Yonghong Huan, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension)
Medical Director, Penn Outpatient Hemodialysis Unit, 3701 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA
Medical Director, Inpatient PD Program at Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
1 Founders Pavilion
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-2638
Links
Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Clinical Trials--Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis/Roxadustat
Penn Kidney Medicine Comprehensive Hypertension Center (ASH-certified)
Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Clinical Trials--Hypertension/SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED and SPYRAL HTN-ON MED
Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Research Interests--Nephrology Clinical Research
Penn's Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division
Penn Kidney Medicine Dialysis Care
Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Clinical Trials--Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis/Roxadustat
Penn Kidney Medicine Comprehensive Hypertension Center (ASH-certified)
Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Clinical Trials--Hypertension/SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED and SPYRAL HTN-ON MED
Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Research Interests--Nephrology Clinical Research
Penn's Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division
Penn Kidney Medicine Dialysis Care
Education:
BA (Biology/Premed)
Beijing University, 1989.
BM (Medicine)
Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 1991.
MS (Biochemistry)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995.
MD (Medicine)
Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 2002.
Permanent linkBA (Biology/Premed)
Beijing University, 1989.
BM (Medicine)
Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 1991.
MS (Biochemistry)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995.
MD (Medicine)
Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 2002.
Description of Clinical Expertise
hypertension, chronic kidney disease, acute kidney disease, glomerular disease, electrolyte disorders, kidney stones, peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysisspecial interests in pregnancy related renal complications and high risk pregnancy due to chronic kidney disease
Description of Research Expertise
hypertension, chronic kidney disease, pheochromocytoma and paragangliomaSelected Publications
Alex Graboyes, Christopher Rassekh, Yonghong Huan: Rare and Unusual Complications following Embolization for Carotid Body Tumors. NASBS 2026 poster March 2026 Notes: NASBS 2026 poster presentation.Alex Graboyes, Aleena Abbasi, Christopher Rassekh, Yonghong Huan: Baroreflex failure after bilateral carotid body tumor surgery: A Systematic Review of NASBS 2026 Poster March 2026 Notes: poster presentation.
Alex Graboyes, Jason Grant, Christopher Rassekh, Yonghong Huan: Recurrent Tympanic Paragangliomas: An Overview of Institutional Experience NANETS 2025 Poster Oct 2025 Notes: NANETS 2025, Poster.
Swar N. Vimawala, MD; Alex Z. Graboyes; Yonghong Huan, MD; Jason Brant, MD: Genetic Mutation Affects Numbers of Tumors in Head and Neck Paragangliomas. AAO-HNSF 2024 Annual Meeting & OTO Expo september 2024 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Swar N Vimawala, Alex Z Graboyes, Bonita Bennett, Maria Bonanni, Aleena Abbasi, Tanaya Oliphant, Michelle Alonso-Basanta, Christopher Rassekh, Debbie Cohen, Jason A Brant, Yonghong Huan: Head and Neck Paragangliomas: Overview of Institutional Experience. Cancers (Basel) 16(8): 1523, April 2024.
Alex Z. Graboyes*, Tanaya Oliphant*, MPH, Bonita Bennett†, BSN, Maria Bonanni†, NP, Ayelet Rubenstein‡, Swar Vimawala§, MD, Debbie Cohen†, MD, Christopher H. Rassekh*, MD, Jason A. Brant*||, MD, Yonghong Huan†, MD: Glomus Jugulare and Tympanicum: Overview of Institutional Experience. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base Feburary 2024 Notes: NASBS 2024 Oral Presentation.
Yonghong Huan*, MD, Jason Brant, MD, Bonita Bennett, BSN, Maria Bonanni, NP, Tanaya Oliphant, Swar Vimawala, MD, Ayelet Rubenstein, Alex Graboyes, Debbie Cohen, MD: Head and Neck Paragangliomas: Overview of Institutional Experience. Endocrine Related Cancer 16: 1523, November 2023 Notes: 2023 NANETS Symposium Oct 2023.
Yonghong Huan*, MD, Jason Brant, MD, Bonita Bennett, BSN, Maria Bonanni, NP, Tanaya Oliphant, Swar Vimawala, MD, Ayelet Rubenstein, Alex Graboyes, Debbie Cohen, MD: Head and Neck Paraganglioma: Overview of Institutional Experience. 1st international congress on head and neck paraganglioma september 2023 Notes: Oral presentation.
Park J, Yang CW, Huan Y, Aggarwal S.: Polypill and Combination Therapy: Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction. Curr Cardiol Rep 2023.
Yonghong Huan, Sandeep Aggarwal, Jingjing Zhang, Heather Wachtel, Chris Ji, Debbie Cohen: Clinical utilization of plasma metanephrines as a screening test for Pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma: experience from a large health care organization. 6th International Symposium on Pheochromocytoma Oct 2022.