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, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Department of Medicine
Division of Renal, Electrolyte, and Hypertension
3400 Spruce Street
1 Founders, Renal Suite
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Renal, Electrolyte, and Hypertension
3400 Spruce Street
1 Founders, Renal Suite
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-2638
Links
Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Clinical Trials--Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis/Roxadustat
Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Research Interests--Nephrology Clinical Research
Penn Kidney Medicine Comprehensive Hypertension Center (ASH-certified)
Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Clinical Trials--Hypertension/SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED and SPYRAL HTN-ON MED
Penn's Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division
Penn Kidney Medicine Dialysis Care
Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Clinical Trials--Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis/Roxadustat
Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Research Interests--Nephrology Clinical Research
Penn Kidney Medicine Comprehensive Hypertension Center (ASH-certified)
Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Clinical Trials--Hypertension/SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED and SPYRAL HTN-ON MED
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, chronic dialysis including home hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysisspecial interests in genetic renal disease
Description of Research Expertise
hypertension, chronic kidney disease, pheochromocytoma and paragangliomaSelected Publications
Alex Z. Graboyes, Alvaro Ordonez, MD, Debbie Cohen, MD, Christopher H. Rassekh, MD, Yonghong Huan, MD: Clinical Characteristics Head and Neck Paragangliomas: Penn Experience 2008-2026. 2nd international congress on head and neck paraganglioma Sep 2026 Notes: Oral Presentation.Alex Z. Graboyes, BA, Alvaro Ordonez, MD, Bryan A. Pukenas, MD, Elizabeth A. Genovese, MD, Debbie Cohen, MD, , Yonghong Huan, MD, Christopher H. Rassekh, MD: Revisiting the Role of Preoperative Angiography for Carotid Body Tumors. 2nd international congress on head and neck paraganglioma Sep 2026 Notes: Oral presentation by Dr. Rassekh.
Alex Z. Graboyes, BA, Alvaro Ordonez, MD, Aleena A. Abassi, BS, Tiffany P. Hwa, MD, Debbie Cohen, MD, Christopher H. Rassekh, MD, Yonghong Huan, MD: Head and Neck Paragangliomas in Atypical Anatomical Locations. 2nd international congress on head and neck paraganglioma Sep 2026 Notes: Oral presentation by Dr. Rassekh.
Alex Z. Graboyes, Alvaro Ordonez, MD, Aleena A. Abbasi, BS, Tiffany Hwa, MD, Christopher H. Rassekh, MD, Yonghong Huan, MD: Impact of Germline Mutations on Tumor Burden and Recurrence in Patients with Head and Neck Paragangliomas 2nd international congress on head and neck paraganglioma Sep 2026 Notes: Oral Presentation.
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, Kevin Wong, MD, Yonghong Huan, MD, Jason Brant, MD: A Recurrent Tympanicum Paraganglioma With a SDHD Pathogenic Variant: First Reported Case. World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2026 Notes: In Press.
Alex Graboyes, Jason Brant, 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.