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Laurice Yang, MD, MHA, FAAN
Clinical Professor, Adult Neurology
BioDr . Laurice Yang is a board-certified, fellowship-trained neurologist with Stanford Health Care. She is also a clinical associate professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, where she serves as the vice chair of clinical affairs. She is a member of the Division of Movement Disorders at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Yang specializes in diagnosing movement disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, atypical parkinsonian disorders, essential tremor, and Huntington’s disease. Passionate about quality improvement education, Dr. Yang is the medical director of Improvement Training Programs in the Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences. She has lectured on quality improvement and leadership at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). She is also involved in creating national guidelines for neurology care as part of the AAN Quality Measures Subcommittee.
Dr. Yang completed her neurology residency at the University of Southern California. She then pursued specialized training as a movement disorders fellow at the University of California in Los Angeles. She also has a master’s degree in health care administration from the University of Southern California.
Dr. Yang is a member of the AAN, the Movement Disorder Society, and the American Association for Physician Leadership. -
Yanmin Yang
Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences (Neurology Research Faculty)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsElucidate biological functions of cytoskeletal associated proteins in neurons. Define the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration in null mice.
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Jerome Yesavage
Jared and Mae Tinklenberg Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsWe study cognitive processes and aging in our research center. Studies range from molecular biology to neuropsychology of cognitive processes.
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Kyan Younes, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Adult Neurology
BioDr. Younes is a fellowship-trained, board-certified neurologist and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at Stanford University School of Medicine.
His areas of expertise include the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, primary progressive aphasia, Lewy body dementia, normal pressure hydrocephalus and cognitive and behavioral impairments. For each patient, Dr. Younes develops a personalized plan of care. A plan may include his close collaboration with experts from psychiatry, nursing, pharmacy, genetic counseling, and other specialties. His goal is to ensure that each patient receives care that is both comprehensive and compassionate.
To help lead advances and innovations in his field, Dr. Younes conducts extensive research. He is studying the clinical, neuropsychological, socioemotional, genetic, and pathological features when a patient experiences degeneration of the right anterior temporal lobe area of the brain. This disorder can affect a person’s ability to process emotions and person-specific knowledge.
He also is researching how multimodal brain imaging, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) combined with machine learning can help improve the detection of neurodegenerative diseases. In other research, he has participated in clinical trials of new drug therapies for Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr. Younes has presented research findings at meetings of the American Neurological Association, American Academy of Neurology, and American Psychiatric Association. Topics have included predictors of cognitive performance in dementia.
He has co-authored research articles published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, Journal of Neuroimaging, and elsewhere. Subjects of these articles have included guidelines for diagnosing the effects of right anterior temporal lobe degeneration on behavior, treatment for symptoms of encephalitis, and the impact of mild traumatic brain injury on healthy older adults.
Dr. Younes has written chapters on frontotemporal dementia for Psychiatric Clinics as well as the epilepsy, coma, acute ischemic stroke, meningitis and encephalitis chapters for the textbook The Little Black Book of Neurology.
He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, American Neurological Association, Alzheimer’s Association, and International Society for Frontotemporal Dementias.
