Sarang K. Yoon
( out of 20 reviews )

Sarang K. Yoon, DO, MOH

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

South Jordan Health Center

5126 West Daybreak Parkway
South Jordan , UT 84009
801-213-4500
Get Directions

Redwood Health Center

Occupational Medicine
1525 West 2100 South
Salt Lake City , UT 84119
Get Directions

Dr. Yoon is an Associate Professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine, Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, and Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH). Her responsibilities include research, teaching, administration, and patient care. She is board-certified in Occupational Medicine.

She has served as a site PI on a multicenter on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in a prospective cohort of frontline workers and children with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She also served as a site PI on a multicenter clinical trial on influenza vaccine efficacy with the CDC.

At present, she is conducting an investigator-initiated clinical trial on COVID-19 boosters. In addition to research, she enjoys teaching and mentoring and looks forward to the opportunity further to develop this aspect of scholarship in her career.

She practices at the Redwood Clinic in West Valley where she precepts resident physicians and medical students. She is the course director for OEHS 6504 Clinical and Behavioral Aspects of Preventive Medicine. She is the Associate Program Director for the Occupational Medicine Residency. In addition to her clinical and academic responsibilities, she serves as a medical director/occupational health specialist for companies and the federal government to promote worker safety and health.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Preventive Medicine (Occupational Medicine)

Patient Rating

Patients consistently describe Dr. Yoon as kind, caring, attentive, and easy to talk to. Several comments highlight strong communication, including listening carefully, explaining things clearly, and working collaboratively on care plans. A few notes mention quick access or helpful follow-up, though one comment mentioned a delay in bringing back a bandage and splint. Overall, the feedback is overwhelmingly positive.

Generated via Patient Reviews

4.4 /5
( out of 20 reviews )

The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers. The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER

Very kind and attentive, good service [TRANSLATED]

REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER

Dr Sarang Kim Yoon is very good.

REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Yoon was so kind, communicative, caring, and collaborative. She actively listened, was hands on, and we worked on solutions and care plans together. I really like her!

REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER

One of the best doctors there

REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER

Very nice

REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER

Es muy amable y me entiende en mi situacin y me aclara mis dudas

REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER

I really liked her personality. She was very concerned and caring.

REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER

She's very explainable

REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER

took a long time to come back with the bandage and splint

REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER

Muy amable y atenta

REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER

She was great. Friendly and professional, easy to talk to. Felt comfortable the whole time.

REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER

I didn't work with Dr. Yoon directly or talk with her directly, but the comments and results I got back on my chart were very helpful.

REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER

Very friendly, fast service caring about people

REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER

She really listened to me, and didn't just try to give me a quick answer, instead she tried to understand where I was coming from

REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER

She was great and compassionate, and got me in quickly, as well as explaining many things to me.

Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

Dr. Yoon is an Associate Professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine, Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, and Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH). Her responsibilities include research, teaching, administration, and patient care. She is board-certified in Occupational Medicine.

She has served as a site PI on a multicenter on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in a prospective cohort of frontline workers and children with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She also served as a site PI on a multicenter clinical trial on influenza vaccine efficacy with the CDC.

At present, she is conducting an investigator-initiated clinical trial on COVID-19 boosters. In addition to research, she enjoys teaching and mentoring and looks forward to the opportunity further to develop this aspect of scholarship in her career.

She practices at the Redwood Clinic in West Valley where she precepts resident physicians and medical students. She is the course director for OEHS 6504 Clinical and Behavioral Aspects of Preventive Medicine. She is the Associate Program Director for the Occupational Medicine Residency. In addition to her clinical and academic responsibilities, she serves as a medical director/occupational health specialist for companies and the federal government to promote worker safety and health.

Education history

Undergraduate Spanish - University of California, Los Angeles B.A.
Certification Pre-Medical and General Science Studies - University of California, Los Angeles Certificate
Professional Medical Osteopathic Medicine - Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine D.O.
Internship Internal Medicine - West Anaheim Medical Center Intern
Graduate Training Occupational Health - University of Utah School of Medicine M.O.H.
Residency Occupational Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident
Chief Resident Occupational Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine Chief Resident

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Rivers P, Porter C, LeClair LB,...Yoon SK, Lutrick K (2024). Longitudinal parental perception of COVID-19 vaccines for children in a multi-site, cohort study. Vaccine, Epub ahead of print,
  2. Feldstein LR, Britton A, Grant L,...Yoon SK,...et al (2024). Effectiveness of Bivalent mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Adolescents Aged 5 to 17 Years. JAMA, 331(5), 408-416.
  3. Ellingson KD, Hollister J, Porter C,...Yoon SK,...et al (2023). Risk Factors for Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant among Previously Infected Frontline Workers. Emerging infectious diseases, 29(3), 599-604.
  4. Lyski ZL, Porter C, Uhrlaub JL,...Yoon SK,...et al (2023). Humoral Immune Response to mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Among Children 5-11 in a Multisite Prospective Cohort study. Open forum infectious diseases, 10(8), ofad431.
  5. Hollister J, Caban-Martinez AJ, Ellingson KD,...Yoon SK...,et al (2023). Serum per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance concentrations and longitudinal change in post-infection and post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. . Environmental research, Epub 2023 Oct 8,
  6. Lutrick K, Groom H, Fowlkes AL,..., Yoon SK (2022). COVID-19 Vaccine Perceptions and Uptake in a National Prospective Cohort of Essential Workers. Vaccine, 40(3), 494-502.
  7. Naleway AL, Grant L, Caban-Martinez AJ,...Yoon SK,...et al (2022). Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among COVID-19 vaccinated and unvaccinated healthcare personnel, first responders, and other essential and frontline workers: Eight US locations, January-September 2021. Influenza and other respiratory viruses, 16(3), 585-593.
  8. Yoon SK, Hegmann KT, Thiese MS,...HEROES-RECOVER Network Investigator (2022). Protection with a Third Dose of mRNA Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Frontline Workers . New England Journal of Medicine (International Edition), 386(19), 1855-1857.
  9. Fowlkes AL, Yoon SK, Lutrick K, et al (2022). Effectiveness of 2-Dose BNT162b2 (Pfizer BioNTech) mRNA Vaccine in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Children Aged 5-11 Years and Adolescents Aged 12-15 Years - PROTECT Cohort, July 2021-February 2022. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 71(11), 422-428.
  10. Burns J, Rivers P, LeClair LB, ...Yoon SK,...et al (2022). Pediatric Research Observing Trends and Exposures in COVID-19 Timelines (PROTECT): Protocol for a Multisite Longitudinal Cohort Study. JMIR research protocols, 11(7), e37929.
  11. Thompson MG, Yoon SK, Naleway AL,...HEROES-RECOVER Network Investigator (2022). Association of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination with Clinical and Virologic Features of COVID-19 among US Essential and Frontline Workers . JAMA, 328(15), 1523-1533.
  12. Veguilla V, Fowlkes AL, Bissonnette A,...,Yoon SK,...et al (2022). Detection and Stability of SARS-CoV-2 in Three Self Collected Specimen Types: flocked midturbinate swab (MTS) in viral transport media, foam MTS, and saliva. Microbiology spectrum, 10(3), e0103322.
  13. Lutrick K, Rivers P, Fowlkes AL,..., Yoon S (2022). Parental Intentions and Perceptions Toward COVID-19 Vaccination Among Children Aged 4 Months to 4 Years - PROTECT Cohort, Four States, July 2021-May 2022. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 71(35), 1109-1114.
  14. Herring MK, Romine JK, Wesley MG,...Yoon SK...et al (2022). Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection History and Antibody Response to 3 Coronavirus Disease 2019 Messenger RNA Vaccine Doses. Clinical infectious diseases, 76(10), 1822-1831.
  15. Tyner HL, Burgess JL, Grant MS,..., Yoon SK,...et al. (2021). Neutralizing Antibody Response to Pseudotype SARS-CoV-2 Differs between mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccines and by History of Natural Infection. Clin Infect Dis, 75(1), e827-e837.
  16. Thompson MG, Burgess JL, Naleway AL, Tyner HL, Yoon SK, et al. (2021). Interim Estimates of Vaccine Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Personnel, First Responders, and Other Essential and Frontline Workers — Eight U.S. Locations, December 2020–March 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 70(13), 495¿500.
  17. Fowlkes A, Gaglani M, Groover K,..., HEROES-RECOVER Network (2021). Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Frontline Workers Before and During B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant Predominance — Eight U.S. Locations, December 2020–August 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 70(34), 1167-1169.
  18. Thompson MG, Burgess JL, Naleway AL, Tyner H, Yoon SK, et al (2021). Prevention and Attenuation of Covid-19 with the BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 Vaccines. New England Journal of Medicine (International Edition), 385(4), 320-329.
  19. Edwards LJ, Fowlkes AL, Wesley MG,...Yoon SK,...et al (2021). Research on the Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Essential Response Personnel (RECOVER): study design and methods for a multi-site longitudinal cohort . JMIR research protocols, 10(12), e31574.
  20. Lutrick K, Rivers P, Yoo YM, ...Yoon SK,...et al (2021). Interim Estimate of Vaccine Effectiveness of BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) Vaccine in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Adolescents Aged 12-17 Years - Arizona, July-December 2021. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 70(5152), 1761-1765.
  21. Yoon SK, Thiese MS, Ott U, Kapellusch J, Merryweather A, Wood EM, Ronna BB, Foster J, Drury DL, Hegmann K (2019). The Role of Elbow Tender Point Examination in the Diagnosis of Lateral Epicondylitis. . Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 61(2), 126-131.

Book Chapter

  1. Mumenthaler S, Yoon NK, Li A, Mah V, Chang G, Nooraie F, Elshimali Y, Hanna S, Kim S, Horvath S, Apple S, Chia D, Seligson DB, Goodglick (2008). Tissue Microarrays: Construction and Utilization For Biomarker Studies.

Letter

  1. Thompson MG, Grant L, Meece J, HEROES-RECOVER Networ (2021). Prevention of Covid-19 with the BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 Vaccines. Reply. New England Journal of Medicine (International Edition), 385(19), 1819-1821.

News & Podcasts

News