Qingyang (Kristy) Yuan, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Department: Neurology
Contact information
Department of Neurology
3400 Spruce Street, 3 Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 Spruce Street, 3 Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-3606
Education:
BS (Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics; Minor, Spanish Language)
University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 2006.
MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2011.
Permanent linkBS (Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics; Minor, Spanish Language)
University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 2006.
MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2011.
Selected Publications
Meredith Spindler, Dina Jacobs, Kristy Yuan, Thomas Tropea, Clare W. Teng, Christopher Perrone, David Do, Lawrence Wechsler: A department approach to teleneurology. Telemed J E Health 27(9), September 2021.Tropea T, Fuentes A, Roberts Z, Spindler M, Yuan K, Perrone C, Do D, Jacobs D, Wechsler, L: Provider experience with teleneurology in an academic Neurology department. Telemed J E Health 28(3): 374-383, March 2021.
Meisel K, Yuan K, Fang Q, Bibby D, Lee R, Schiller NB.: Embolic stroke of undetermined source: A population with left atrial dysfunction. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 28(7): 1891-1896, July 2019.
Yuan, K and Kasner, SE. : Patent foramen ovale and cryptogenic stroke: diagnosis and and updates in secondary stroke prevention. Stroke Vasc Neurol 3(2): 84-91, June 2018.
Dhar R, Yuan K [co-first author], Kulik T, Chen Y, Heitsch L, An H, Ford A, Lee JM: CSF volumetric analysis for quantification of cerebral edema after hemispheric infraction. Neurocritical Care 24(3): 420-7, June 2016.
Yuan K, Musiek A, Schaffer A, Bucelli R.: Neuro-Sweet disease: A case of recurrent encephalitis and febrile neutrophilic dermatosis. Neurology: Clinical Practice 6(23): e20-e23, June 2016.
Yuan K, Kim AS.: When a single antiplatelet agent for stroke prevention is not enough: Current evidence and future applications of dual antiplatelet therapy. Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine 18(4): 26, April 2016.
Chen Y, Dhar R, Kulik T, Yuan K: Validation of an efficient machine-learning approach to quantify CSF volume changes using multicenter CT scans. Moderated poster at the International Stroke Conference, Los Angeles, CA February 2016.
Dhar R, Yuan K: Early CSF volume changes predict malignant edema in large hemispheric infarction. Poster at the International Stroke Conference, Nashville, TN February 2015.
Yuan K, Dhar R: CSF volumetric analysis reliably quantifies cerebral edema and correlates with clinical deterioration in large hemispheric infarcts. Poster at the International Stroke Conference, Nashville, TN February 2015.