Dr. Yver is a member of the American Medical Association, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, American College of Surgeons, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Head and Neck Society, and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. She is board-certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology.
Dr. Yver aims to grow the facial nerve program within the Otolaryngology Department and help teach residents and trainees about the most modern advances in the treatment of facial nerve disorders. She also hopes to expand the presence of the facial plastics division as it pertains to the treatments of other facial plastic surgery conditions such as facial trauma, facial reconstruction, and cosmetic facial plastic surgery.
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary at Harvard University, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Residency
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Internship
- The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, MBA
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, MD
- Dartmouth College, BA, Biology (Molecular Genetics), Spanish
Education & Training
"Depressor anguli oris resection for post- paralysis facial synkinesis: Who stands to benefit?". Yver CM, McGonagle ER, Hadlock TA. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Apr 9. doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000012153. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40209053
Muscle Foreshortening after Free Gracilis Transfer for Smile: Where? When? Why? Yver CM, McGonagle ER, Hadlock TA. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Apr 1;155(4):794e-800e. doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000011713. Epub 2024 Aug 30. PMID: 39212957
Predictors of Success of Endonasal Septal Perforation Repair: A 10-Year Experience. Chien L, Yver CM, Shohat S, Friedman O. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2024 Mar-Apr;26(2):117-123. doi: 10.1089/fpsam.2022.0162. Epub 2023 Sep 29. PMID: 37782906
Financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on an academic otolaryngology department. Yver CM, Chao TN, Thaler ER, Ruckenstein MJ, Chalian AA, Weinstein GS, O'Malley BW Jr, Cannady SB. World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Jul 21:10.1002/wjo2.51. doi: 10.1002/wjo2.51. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35942327
Assessment of YouTube as an educational tool in teaching thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy. Chorath KT, Luu NN, Douglas JE, Yver CM, Thakkar PG, Tasche KK, Rajasekaran K.
J Laryngol Otol. 2022 Oct;136(10):952-960. doi: 10.1017/S0022215121004096. Epub 2021 Dec 13. PMID: 34895376
Dr. Yver is especially interested in synkinesis, a subset of facial nerve disorders that occurs when there is disorganized nerve recovery after a transient facial nerve insult. These patients can have many debilitating symptoms like muscle tightness, disorganized or aberrant facial movements, and functional issues such as difficulty with speech and oral incompetence.