Yu-Xiao Yang, MD, MSCE
Associate Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology)
Attending Physician, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC)
Attending Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP)
Attending Physician, Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)
Senior Scholar, Center for Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania
Co-Director, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research Program, UPENN
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
423 Guardian Drive
733 Blockley Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104
423 Guardian Drive
733 Blockley Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-573-5027
Email:
yangy@mail.med.upenn.edu
yangy@mail.med.upenn.edu
Publications
Links
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University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Penn Medicine Esophageal and Swallowing Disorders Program
Search PubMed for articles
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Penn Medicine Esophageal and Swallowing Disorders Program
Education:
BE (Electrical Engineering)
City College of New York, 1992.
MD
New York University School of Medicine, 1996.
MSCE
University of Pennsylvania, 2003.
Permanent linkBE (Electrical Engineering)
City College of New York, 1992.
MD
New York University School of Medicine, 1996.
MSCE
University of Pennsylvania, 2003.
Selected Publications
Wang L, Tate J, Skanderson M, Hauser R, Brandt C, Yang YX, Justice A.: Leveraging the Electronic Health Record for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer among 9.4 million US Veterans. Clin Transl Gastroenterol Jan 2026.Peerless Y, Strauss G, Margalit O, Shacham-Shmueli E, Yang YX, Boursi B.: The effect of metformin exposure on colorectal cancer incidence according to tumor sidedness. Cancer Epidemiol 2026.
Levinson RN, Bushman R, Tate JP, Skanderson M, Mezzacappa C, Park LS, Brandt CA, Schuster KM, Ketwaroo GA, Yang YX, Justice AC, Wang LL.: Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma After Hepatitis C Infection. JAMA Netw Open 8: e2543701, Nov 2025.
Khan AN, Jones RB Jr, Khan N, Yang YX, Adler RA.: Trends in hip fracture rates in US male veterans. Osteoporos Int. 35(12): 2137-2144, Dec 2024.
Kanwal F, Kramer JR, Li L, Yang YX, Cao Y, Yu X, Samuel R, Ali B, Desiderio R, Cholankeril G, Bajaj M, El-Serag HB, Asch SM.: GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Risk for Cirrhosis and Related Complications in Patients With Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease. JAMA Intern Med. 184(1): 1314-1323, Nov 2024.
Brown TJ, Gimotty PA, Mamtani R, Karasic TB, Yang YX.: Classification and Regression Trees to Predict for Survival for Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated With Atezolizumab and Bevacizumab. JCO Clin Cancer Inform 8: e2300220, Aug 2024.
Tobi M, Pascua M, Rodriguez R, Yang YX, Lieb J, Weinstein D, Kaplan DE: Prospective Visual Inspection of the Ventrum of Tongue (VIVOT) Vasculature Predicts the Presence of Esophageal Varices. Gastrointest Disord 6(1): 230-240, Feb 2024.
Wang L, Rahimi Larki N, Dobkin J, Salgado S, Ahmad N, Kaplan DE, Yang W, Yang YX.: A Clinical Prediction Model to Assess Risk for Pancreatic Cancer Among Patients With Acute Pancreatitis. Pancreas 53(3): e254-e259, 2024.
Mezzacappa C, Larki NR, Skanderson M, Park LS, Brandt C, Hauser RG, Justice A, Yang YX, Wang L.: Development and Validation of Case-Finding Algorithms to Identify Pancreatic Cancer in the Veterans Health Administration. Dig Dis Sci 69(4): 1507-1513, 2024.
Kurlander JE, Laine L, Kim HM, Roberts CB, Saffar D, Myers A, Holleman R, Gao Y, Shank M, Nelson R, Forman J, Helfrich CD, Krein SL, Saini SD, Yang YX: Impact of large scale, multicomponent intervention to reduce proton pump inhibitor overuse in integrated healthcare system: difference-in-difference study. BMJ 385: e076484, 2024.