Sebastian Yu

Dr. Sebastian Yu

Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Biography

Sebastian Yu, also known as Wei-Tai Yu, is a dermatologist and associate professor at Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. He was awarded the World Congress of Dermatology Rising Star Scholarship, TSID/JSID Young Fellow Collegiality Award, Stellar Success Award, and Dermatologica Sinica Citation Award. His main academic interests are cutaneous immunologic diseases, such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. He is also investigating brain–skin communications to elucidate the mechanistic associations between skin diseases and neuropsychiatric diseases.

Affiliations

Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Department of Dermatology

Honors and Awards

honor

World Congress of Dermatology Rising Star Scholarship

23rd World Congress of Dermatology

2015

honor

Graduate Student Study Abroad Program

Taiwan Ministry of Science and Technology

2018

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TSID/JSID Young Fellow Collegiality Award

Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology

2019

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Stellar Success Award

Skin Education Research and Development Foundation (Taiwan)

2019

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Dermatologica Sinica Citation Award

Taiwanese Dermatological Association

2020

Experience

Attending Physician

Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

01 Aug 2025 - present

Attending Physician

Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital

01 Aug 2013 - present

Associate Professor

Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

01 Aug 2022 - 01 Jul 2025

Assistant Professor

Kaohsiung Medical University

01 Feb 2019 - 01 Jul 2022

Post Doctoral Researcher

University of California Davis School of Medicine

01 Aug 2017 - 01 Jan 2019