Doris Yang

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Biography

Doris is an MD-PhD student from Portland, Oregon. She graduated summa cum laude from Harvard with an AB/AM in Statistics and minor in Global Health & Health Policy. As an undergraduate, her research in Dr. Tianxi Cai's lab focused on representation learning from high-dimensional data, computable phenotyping using electronic health records, and genome-wide association studies. At Yale, she works in the CarDS lab to develop multimodal and mechanistically informed artificial intelligence methods for personalized cardiovascular medicine.

Last Updated on August 03, 2026.

Education & Training

BA: Harvard, Statistics (2025)

MA: Harvard, Statistics (2025)

Research

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Publications Timeline

A big-picture view of Doris Yang's research output by year.

8Publications

80Citations

Publications

2025

Label efficient phenotyping for Long COVID using electronic health records
Hong C, Wen J, Zhang H, Ayakulangara Panickan V, Yang D, Chen A, Xiong X, Wang X, Morris M, Morini S, Sangar R, Dey A, Samayamuthu M, Liao K, Bonzel C, Tanukonda V, Maripuri M, Honerlaw J, Ho Y, Visweswaran S, Kohane I, Cho K, Brat G, Xia Z, Cai T. Label efficient phenotyping for Long COVID using electronic health records. Npj Digital Medicine 2025, 8: 405. PMID: 40615692, PMCID: PMC12227522, DOI: 10.1038/s41746-025-01617-y.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Robust Automated Harmonization of Heterogeneous Data Through Ensemble Machine Learning: Algorithm Development and Validation Study
Yang D, Zhou D, Cai S, Gan Z, Pencina M, Avillach P, Cai T, Hong C. Robust Automated Harmonization of Heterogeneous Data Through Ensemble Machine Learning: Algorithm Development and Validation Study. JMIR Medical Informatics 2025, 13: e54133. PMID: 39844378, PMCID: PMC11778729, DOI: 10.2196/54133.
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2024

Multisource representation learning for pediatric knowledge extraction from electronic health records
Li M, Li X, Pan K, Geva A, Yang D, Sweet S, Bonzel C, Ayakulangara Panickan V, Xiong X, Mandl K, Cai T. Multisource representation learning for pediatric knowledge extraction from electronic health records. Npj Digital Medicine 2024, 7: 319. PMID: 39533050, PMCID: PMC11558010, DOI: 10.1038/s41746-024-01320-4.
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Characterization of Post–COVID-19 Definitions and Clinical Coding Practices: Longitudinal Study
Maripuri M, Dey A, Honerlaw J, Hong C, Ho Y, Tanukonda V, Chen A, Panickan V, Wang X, Zhang H, Yang D, Samayamuthu M, Morris M, Visweswaran S, Beaulieu-Jones B, Ramoni R, Muralidhar S, Gaziano J, Liao K, Xia Z, Brat G, Cai T, Cho K. Characterization of Post–COVID-19 Definitions and Clinical Coding Practices: Longitudinal Study. Online Journal Of Public Health Informatics 2024, 16: e53445. PMID: 38700929, PMCID: PMC11073632, DOI: 10.2196/53445.
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2023

NETosis Is Induced by Complement Component 5a: Implications in the Pathogenesis of Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Wang Z, Hornick N, Vague M, Yang D, Keller J, Kody S, Leachman S, Ortega-Loayza A, Liu Y. NETosis Is Induced by Complement Component 5a: Implications in the Pathogenesis of Pyoderma Gangrenosum. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2023, 144: 184-188.e2. PMID: 37516310, PMCID: PMC10818001, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2023.06.204.
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2022

Bimodal distribution pattern associated with the PCR cycle threshold (Ct) and implications in COVID-19 infections
Yang D, Hansel D, Curlin M, Townes J, Messer W, Fan G, Qin X. Bimodal distribution pattern associated with the PCR cycle threshold (Ct) and implications in COVID-19 infections. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 14544. PMID: 36008543, PMCID: PMC9406279, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-18735-2.
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Using Spike Gene Target Failure to Estimate Growth Rate of the Alpha and Omicron Variants of SARS-CoV-2
Smith B, Graven P, Yang D, Downs S, Hansel D, Fan G, Qin X. Using Spike Gene Target Failure to Estimate Growth Rate of the Alpha and Omicron Variants of SARS-CoV-2. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2022, 60: e02573-21. PMID: 35254096, PMCID: PMC9020352, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02573-21.
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2021

Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris Response to IL-17A Inhibition Is Associated with IL-17C and CCL20 Protein Levels
Strunck J, Cutler B, Rajpal B, Kent G, Haynes D, Topham C, Ortega-Loayza A, Yang D, Wang Z, Liu Y, Cassidy P, Greiling T. Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris Response to IL-17A Inhibition Is Associated with IL-17C and CCL20 Protein Levels. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2021, 142: 235-239.e1. PMID: 34246621, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.06.009.
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0000-0002-5188-2571