David Yang, MD, MHS
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Instructor of Emergency MedicineCards
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2026
Disparities for Asian American Medical Students in Alpha Omega Alpha and Gold Humanism Honor Societies
Yang D, Nguyen M, Zhang L, Hu J, Kwon S, Yi S, Đoàn L, Henderson D, Hajduk A, Chaudhry S, Li B, Boatright D. Disparities for Asian American Medical Students in Alpha Omega Alpha and Gold Humanism Honor Societies. JAMA Network Open 2026, 9: e265168. PMID: 41941185, PMCID: PMC13054621, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.5168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrends in cardiovascular mortality among disaggregated Asian American subgroups: 2018-2022
Yang D, Ahn S, Gowrikanthan T, Valencia F, Wang K, Choi J, Uy L, Jamal A, Shah N, Rajeshuni N, Kim G, Srinivasan M, Palaniappan L, Bacong A. Trends in cardiovascular mortality among disaggregated Asian American subgroups: 2018-2022. American Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2026, 27: 101515. PMID: 42291088, PMCID: PMC13261282, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2026.101515.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates cardiovascular mortality trends among Asian American subgroups, showing stagnant ischemic heart disease rates and rising heart failure mortality in Vietnamese American females from 2018-2022.Evolution Over Time of EMS Statewide Treatment Protocols on Prehospital Agitation in the United States
Yang D, Tolkoff A, Bartlett D, Wong A, Gettel C, Casey J, Fritz C, Ettingoff C, Breyre A, Ingram C, Lardaro T, Nelson A, Couturier K. Evolution Over Time of EMS Statewide Treatment Protocols on Prehospital Agitation in the United States. Prehospital Emergency Care 2026, ahead-of-print: 1-7. PMID: 41489336, PMCID: PMC13286584, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2025.2608105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates changes in U.S. emergency medical services protocols for managing agitated patients, showing increased adoption of verbal de-escalation but limited use of standardized agitation scores.
2025
Statewide and Regional Variation in Hospice and Palliative Care Protocols in Emergency Medical Services in the United States
Gunaga S, Yang D, Hanson K, Merkle-Scotland E, Jagani S, Breyre A. Statewide and Regional Variation in Hospice and Palliative Care Protocols in Emergency Medical Services in the United States. Prehospital Emergency Care 2025, ahead-of-print: 1-7. PMID: 41269023, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2025.2589960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEMS Care of Survivors of Sexual Assault – A Position Statement and Resource Document of NAEMSP
Yang D, Friend L, Fritz C, Konik Z, Paydar-Darian N, Middleton M, Cunningham C, Breyre A. EMS Care of Survivors of Sexual Assault – A Position Statement and Resource Document of NAEMSP. Prehospital Emergency Care 2025, 30: 546-556. PMID: 41147881, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2025.2579074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis position statement investigates EMS care for sexual assault survivors, emphasizing trauma-informed approaches, interdisciplinary collaboration, and specialized protocols to enhance patient-centered management and improve forensic and medical outcomes.An Electronic Health Record‐Integrated Clinical Pathway Improves Care of Sexual Assault Survivors
Yang D, Sherak R, Chin M, Pagano E, Tyrrell J, Sullivan T, Henderson R, Jubanyik K, Dodington J, Rhodes D, Gawel M, Sangal R. An Electronic Health Record‐Integrated Clinical Pathway Improves Care of Sexual Assault Survivors. Academic Emergency Medicine 2025, 33: e70179. PMID: 41147845, DOI: 10.1111/acem.70179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnderrepresentation of Filipino, Laotian, Cambodian, and Indonesians Among US Allopathic Medical Students
Yang D, Zhang L, Li B, Pang J, Hu J, Hajduk A, Chaudhry S, Yi S, Đoàn L, Kwon S, Boatright D. Underrepresentation of Filipino, Laotian, Cambodian, and Indonesians Among US Allopathic Medical Students. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 41: 1473-1482. PMID: 41023302, PMCID: PMC13032193, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09880-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOverdose-Related Cardiac Arrest in the Era of the Opioid Epidemic
Buckley R, Yang D, D’Onofrio G, Perman S. Overdose-Related Cardiac Arrest in the Era of the Opioid Epidemic. Critical Care Clinics 2025, 42: 215-233. PMID: 41260714, PMCID: PMC13286586, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2025.08.008.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsEmergency Medical Services Time on Scene and Non-Transport: Role of Communication Barriers
Kurkurina E, Rothenberg C, Couturier K, Breyre A, Yang D, Nelson A, Cordone A, Venkatesh A, Gettel C. Emergency Medical Services Time on Scene and Non-Transport: Role of Communication Barriers. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2025, 0: 1265-1273. PMID: 41193020, PMCID: PMC12591645, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.41212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProvision of Public Interventions for Cardiac Arrests in US Airports—The Right Place at the Right Time
Perman S, Mayer J, Yang D. Provision of Public Interventions for Cardiac Arrests in US Airports—The Right Place at the Right Time. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2529759. PMID: 40880093, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.29759.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
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- December 16, 2025Source: Yale News
Improving the Medical and Forensic Care of Sexual Assault Survivors in the Emergency Department
- November 05, 2024
Yale Researchers at American Heart Association Scientific Session 2024
- June 18, 2024
Yale EM has prodigious showing at SAEM24
- September 11, 2023Source: Hartford Courant
Yale study: Asian-American medical students experience racism
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