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Xiao Yang (杨潇)
Postdoctoral Scholar, Mechanical Engineering
BioXiao Yang is a postdoctoral fellow of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Xiao received his bachelor degree from Tianjin University in China in June 2016, and obtained his doctoral degree from Tianjin University in China in June 2023. Xiao’s research interests focus on fabrication and application of functional liquid crystal elastomer composites.
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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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Yunzhi Peter Yang
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering and of Bioengineering
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsThe Yang Lab focuses on next-generation solutions at the intersection of 3D printing, regenerative medicine, modular tissue engineering, biomaterials, and medical device innovation. Our research focuses on engineering dynamic, biomimetic microenvironments that promote cell growth, tissue regeneration, and functional restoration. We develop transformative technologies to treat a broad spectrum of musculoskeletal conditions—including multi-tissue healing challenges and complex traumatic injuries.
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Zhiyu Yang, MD
Affiliate, Medicine - Med/Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Visiting Scholar, Medicine - Med/Gastroenterology and HepatologyBioAs a clinical physician specializing in gastroenterology and hepatology, I am proficient in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of common gastrointestinal diseases and various liver diseases. My main research lay on metabolic related liver diseases and inflammatory bowel diseases.
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Zi Yang
Clinical Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Physics
BioDr. Zi Yang is a Clinical Assistant Professor and an American Board of Radiology–certified medical physicist in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Stanford University. She completed her CAMPEP-accredited residency in Therapeutic Medical Physics at Stanford. Dr. Yang earned her M.S. in Medical Physics from Duke University and her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering - Medical Physics track from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
Her research focuses on the development and clinical translation of artificial intelligence methods to enhance radiation therapy, including applications in target segmentation, outcome prediction, and workflow optimization. She is a recipient of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Research Seed Funding Grant. -
Zijian Yang
Postdoctoral Scholar, Radiology
BioI have long term interest in combining advanced science and technology to provide next generation healthcare system.
To reach that goal, I have developed machine learning based diagnosis model on the software end, which is combined with my hardware end work including wearable/flexible electronics and microelectronic/microfludic platforms. -
Serena Yang-Loudin, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Urology
BioDr. Serena Yang-Loudin is a board-certified urologist. She is also a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Urology at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Yang-Loudin diagnoses and treats the full spectrum of urologic conditions, such as enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia), kidney stones, incontinence, sexual dysfunction, infertility, and urologic oncology. She feels that urology is a highly personal specialty and that it is a privilege to help each patient with their concerns. Her goal is to assist each of her patients in finding a treatment solution that aligns with their needs.
Dr. Yang-Loudin’s research interests include the impact of smoking and BMI on semen after reversing a vasectomy (vasovasostomy), somatic growth in pediatric patients after a surgical procedure (pyeloplasty) to remove a blockage where the kidney meets the ureter (ureteropelvic junction), and the effectiveness of verapamil injections to treat severe Peyronie’s disease.
She has presented her research at international, national, and regional meetings, including those of the International Society for Sexual Medicine, Northwest Urological Society, and Western Section of the American Urological Association.
Dr. Yang-Loudin is a member of the American Urological Association (AUA) and the Society of Women in Urology (SWIU). -
Caely Hambro Yanikoglu, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Dermatology
BioDr. Caely Yanikoglu is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Stanford. Dr. Yanikoglu received her Bachelor of Science degree with distinction from the University of Michigan. She received her medical degree from Columbia University in New York, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. She completed her residency in dermatology at Stanford University Medical Center and served as chief resident in her final year. Dr. Yanikoglu’s clinical interest is general medical dermatology, including skin cancer, acne, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and dermatologic surgery.
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Dong-han Yao, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
BioDong-han Yao, M.D., is the Associate Director of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education at Stanford University, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Yao holds a B.A. in Molecular & Cell Biology and Immunology from University of California, Berkeley, and an M.D. from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He completed his Emergency Medicine Residency training at University of California, Los Angeles, and his fellowship training in Clinical Informatics at Stanford University.
Dr. Yao is an invited speaker at grand rounds, national conferences, and workshops on applied generative AI and prompt engineering for both healthcare and non-clinical audiences around the country. He collaborates with the Stanford School of Medicine and Stanford Healthcare Data Science Team on both enterprise-level AI education and research, as well as co-development and evaluation of novel generative AI platforms and technologies for healthcare. His research has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Nature Medicine, and JAMA.
His scholarly and operational work include expanding patient access to acute care via virtual care, responsible integration of AI into medical education and the clinical continuum, and leveraging design thinking and technology to streamline physician workflow and improve patient outcomes in the emergency department. His past informatics work includes award-winning usage of mobile devices to improve the efficiency and accessibility of medical documentation during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, creation of novel patient discharge mechanisms for academic hospital centers, and development and implementation of new interdisciplinary clinical pathways for the emergency department. Dr. Yao's clinical interests include critical care, cardiac emergencies, telemedicine, and novel care delivery models in emergency medicine. -
Jeffrey Yao, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and, by courtesy, of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
Current Research and Scholarly Interests1. Minimally invasive and arthroscopic treatment alternatives for common hand and wrist disorders
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Theresa Jingyun Yao, SLPD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Speech-Language Pathologist Iv, Central Mgmt-Misc AR
BioTheresa Yao, SLPD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, is a board-certified specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders and a senior speech-language pathologist at the Head and Neck Oncology Speech and Swallowing Rehabilitation Center. She received her clinical and research training at the University of Hong Kong, California State University East Bay, Stanford University, and Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions.
Dr. Yao specializes in head and neck cancer rehabilitation, swallowing and voice disorders. She is a co-founder of the Bay Area Swallow Support (B.A.S.S.) group, which provides resources and support for individuals with dysphagia. She is also a Fellow for Life of the Bay Area Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Program, mentoring graduate students in healthcare as they develop community projects to address health disparities.
In addition to her clinical and research work, Dr. Yao serves on the Executive Board of the Asian Pacific Islander Speech-Language-Hearing Caucus and as the Continuing Education Content Manager for ASHA Special Interest Group 13 (Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders). She also represents California as an ASHA State Advocate for Medicare Policy (StAMP). She is deeply committed to serving individuals from diverse backgrounds with communication and swallowing disorders. She is a passionate advocate for her patients and the profession, continuously working to improve access to quality care. -
Ling Yao
Food Systems Resource Economics Fellow, Environmental & Natural Resources Law & Policy Program (ENRLP)
BioLing Yao is a Food Systems Resource Economics Fellow in the Climate and Energy Policy Program (CEPP) at the Woods Institute for the Environment and in the Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Policy Program (ENRLP) at Stanford Law School. As part of an interdisciplinary team, her goal is to explore policy solutions to address environmental challenges in our food systems. Her work combines economic thinking with rich data sources and advanced quantitative methods.
Ling obtained her PhD in Applied Economics from the University of Minnesota, with a focus on agricultural economics and policy. She has also served as a visiting instructor at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.
Outside of her professional pursuits, she enjoys gardening and spending time in nature. -
Yvonne Yarbro-Bejarano
Professor of Iberian and Latin American Cultures, Emerita
BioProfessor Yarbro-Bejarano is interested in Chicana/o cultural studies with an emphasis on gender and queer theory; race and nation; interrogating critical concepts in Chicana/o literature; and representations of race, sexuality and gender in cultural production by Chicanas/os and Latinas/os.
She is the author of Feminism and the Honor Plays of Lope de Vega (1994), The Wounded Heart: Writing on Cherríe Moraga (2001), and co-editor of Chicano Art: Resistance and Affirmation (1991). She has published numerous articles on Chicana/o literature and culture. She teaches Introduction to Chicana/o Studies and a variety of undergraduate courses on literature, art, film/video, theater/performance and everyday cultural practices. Her graduate seminars include topics such as race and nation; interrogating critical concepts in Chicana/o literature; and representations of race, sexuality and gender in cultural production by Chicanas/os and Latinas/os.
Since 1994, Professor Yarbro-Bejarano has been developing "Chicana Art," a digital archive of images focusing on women artists. Professor Yarbro-Bejarano is chair of the Chicana/o Studies Program in Stanford's Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity. -
Seema Yasmin
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
BioSeema Yasmin is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, poet, medical doctor and author. Yasmin served as an officer in the Epidemic Intelligence Service at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention where she investigated disease outbreaks and was principal investigator on a number of CDC studies. Yasmin trained in journalism at the University of Toronto and in medicine at the University of Cambridge.
Yasmin was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in breaking news in 2017 with a team from The Dallas Morning News for coverage of a mass shooting, and recipient of an Emmy award for her reporting on neglected tropical diseases and their impact on resource poor communities in the U.S. She received multiple grants from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting for coverage of gender based violence in India and the aftermath of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. In 2017, Yasmin was a John S. Knight Fellow in Journalism at Stanford University investigating the spread of health misinformation and disinformation during public health crises. Previously she was a science correspondent at The Dallas Morning News, medical analyst for CNN, and professor of public health at the University of Texas at Dallas. She teaches crisis management and crisis communication at the UCLA Anderson School of Management as a Visiting Assistant Professor.
She is the author of 12 non-fiction, fiction, poetry and childrens books, including: Can Scientists Succeed Where Politicians Fail? (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025) which was co-authored with Nobel laureate Dr. Peter Agre; What the Fact?! Finding the Truth in All the Noise (Simon and Schuster, 2022); Viral BS: Medical Myths and Why We Fall For Them (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021); Muslim Women Are Everything: Stereotype-Shattering Stories of Courage, Inspiration and Adventure (HarperCollins, 2020); If God Is A Virus: Poems (Haymarket, 2021); Unbecoming: A Novel (Simon and Schuster, 2024); Djinnology: An Illuminated Compendium of Spirits and Stories from the Muslim World (Chronicle, 2024); and The ABCs of Queer History (Workman Books, 2024). Her writing appears in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, WIRED, Scientific American and other outlets.
Yasmin’s unique expertise in epidemics and communications has been called upon by the Vatican, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, the Aspen Institute, the Skoll Foundation, the Biden White House, and others. She teaches a new paradigm for trust-building and evidence-based communication to leadership at the World Health Organization and CDC. In 2019, she was the inaugural director of the Stanford Health Communication Initiative.
Her scholarly work focuses on the spread of scientific misinformation and disinformation, information equity, and the varied susceptibilities of different populations to false information about health and science. In 2020, she received a fellowship from the Emerson Collective for her work on inequitable access to health information. She teaches multimedia storytelling to medical students in the REACH program. -
Audrey Yau
Director, Stanford Energy Postdoctoral Fellowship, Precourt Institute for Energy
BioAs a Director in the Precourt Institute for Energy in the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, Audrey is responsible for the overall strategic and operational leadership for the Stanford Energy Postdoctoral Fellowship. In her role, Audrey develops educational experiences that connect academic learning with real world impact for postdoctoral scholars in Stanford's newest school.
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Tiffanie Yau
Affiliate, IT Services
BioTiffanie is a Physician Assistant specializing in cardiac surgery. She helps patients through most phases of perioperative care, including clinic, operating room, and inpatient areas. She is skilled in obtaining history, and performing a physical exam. She has experience interpreting tests and assisting in formulating treatment plans. Other pertinent skills include endoscopic vein harvest.
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Jessica Yauney
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2024
Graduate Program Assistant, SAL Digital LearningBioI am an Education PhD student at Stanford who is working in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. I was a software developer at FamilySearch and still love genealogy. I was a high school computer science teacher and dance teacher in Los Angeles, California. I'm interested in learning and improving myself as a programmer and an educator.
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Ali Yaycioglu
Associate Professor of History
BioAli Yaycioglu is a historian of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey. His research centers on economic, political and legal institutions and practices as well as social and cultural life in southeastern Europe and the Middle East during the Ottoman Empire. He also has a research agenda on how people imagined, represented and recorded property, territory, and nature in early periods. Furthermore, Yaycioglu explores how we can use digital tools to understand, visualize and conceptualize these imaginations, representations and recordings. Yaycioglu’s first book, Partners of the Empire: Crisis of the Ottoman Order in the Age of Revolutions (Stanford University Press, 2016) offers a rethinking of the Ottoman Empire within the global context of the revolutionary age in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Currently Dr. Yaycioglu is working on a book project entitled The Ultimate Debt: State, Wealth and Death in the Ottoman Empire, in which he analyzes transformations in property, finance and statehood in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Ali Yaycioglu is the supervisor of a digital history project, Mapping Ottoman Epirus housed in Stanford’s Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis.
