Penn Medicine Provider
Yu-Xiao Yang, MD, MSCE
Sees patients age 18 and up

About me

  • Associate Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology)
  • Associate Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Education and training

  • Medical School: New York University
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Yang is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Khan AN, Jones RB Jr, Khan N, Yang YX, Adler RA. Trends in hip fracture rates in US male veterans. , Osteoporos Int., 35(12): 2024,2137-2144


Kanwal F, Kramer JR, Li L, Yang YX, Cao Y, Yu X, Samuel R, Ali B, Desiderio R, Cholankeril G, Bajaj M, El-Serag HB, Asch SM. GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Risk for Cirrhosis and Related Complications in Patients With Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease. , JAMA Intern Med., 184(1): 2024,1314-1323


Brown TJ, Gimotty PA, Mamtani R, Karasic TB, Yang YX. Classification and Regression Trees to Predict for Survival for Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated With Atezolizumab and Bevacizumab. , JCO Clin Cancer Inform, 8: 2024,e2300220


Tobi M, Pascua M, Rodriguez R, Yang YX, Lieb J, Weinstein D, Kaplan DE. Prospective Visual Inspection of the Ventrum of Tongue (VIVOT) Vasculature Predicts the Presence of Esophageal Varices , Gastrointest Disord, 6(1): 2024,230-240


Wang L, Rahimi Larki N, Dobkin J, Salgado S, Ahmad N, Kaplan DE, Yang W, Yang YX. A Clinical Prediction Model to Assess Risk for Pancreatic Cancer Among Patients With Acute Pancreatitis , Pancreas, 53(3): 2024,e254-e259


Khan N, Sundararajan R, Patel M, Trivedi C, Yang YX. Effectiveness of Tofacitinib in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis: A Nationwide Veterans Administration Cohort Study , Am J Gastroenterology: 2024


Lam R, Hwang WT, Chennareddy S, Boursi B, Yang YX Exogenous Insulin Therapy Is Associated with the Risk of Advanced Colorectal Adenoma in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus , Dig Dis Sci: 2024


Mezzacappa C, Larki NR, Skanderson M, Park LS, Brandt C, Hauser RG, Justice A, Yang YX, Wang L. Development and Validation of Case-Finding Algorithms to Identify Pancreatic Cancer in the Veterans Health Administration , Dig Dis Sci, 69(4): 2024,1507-1513


Kurlander JE, Laine L, Kim HM, Roberts CB, Saffar D, Myers A, Holleman R, Gao Y, Shank M, Nelson R, Forman J, Helfrich CD, Krein SL, Saini SD, Yang YX Impact of large scale, multicomponent intervention to reduce proton pump inhibitor overuse in integrated healthcare system: difference-in-difference study , BMJ, 385: 2024,e076484


Wang L, Grimshaw AA, Mezzacappa C, Rahimi Larki N, Yang YX, Justice AC Do polygenic risk scores add to clinical data in predicting pancreatic cancer? a scoping review , Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev: 2023


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