Neal Yuan, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor

Education
2020 - Cardiology Fellowship, Chief Fellow, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
2018 - Internal Medicine Residency, University of California, San Francisco
2015 - School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
2010 - Molecular Biology, Engineering Biology, Princeton University
Publications

  1. Christensen M, Vukadinovic M, Yuan N, Ouyang D. Vision-language foundation model for echocardiogram interpretation. Nature medicine 2024. PMID: 38689062


  2. Yuan N, Stein NR, Duffy G, Sandhu RK, Chugh SS, Chen PS, Rosenberg C, Albert CM, Cheng S, Siegel RJ, Ouyang D. Deep learning evaluation of echocardiograms to identify occult atrial fibrillation. NPJ digital medicine 2024. PMID: 38615104


  3. Oikonomou EK, Holste G, Yuan N, Coppi A, McNamara RL, Haynes NA, Vora AN, Velazquez EJ, Li F, Menon V, Kapadia SR, Gill TM, Nadkarni GN, Krumholz HM, Wang Z, Ouyang D, Khera R. A Multimodal Video-Based AI Biomarker for Aortic Stenosis Development and Progression. JAMA cardiology 2024. PMID: 38581644


  4. Kwan AC, Chang EW, Jain I, Theurer J, Tang X, Francisco N, Haddad F, Liang D, Fábián A, Ferencz A, Yuan N, Merkely B, Siegel R, Cheng S, Kovács A, Tokodi M, Ouyang D. Deep Learning-Derived Myocardial Strain. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging 2024. PMID: 38551533


  5. Oikonomou EK, Holste G, Yuan N, Coppi A, McNamara RL, Haynes N, Vora AN, Velazquez EJ, Li F, Menon V, Kapadia SR, Gill TM, Nadkarni GN, Krumholz HM, Wang Z, Ouyang D, Khera R. A Multimodality Video-Based AI Biomarker For Aortic Stenosis Development And Progression. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2024. PMID: 37808685


  6. Ouyang D, Theurer J, Stein NR, Hughes JW, Elias P, He B, Yuan N, Duffy G, Sandhu RK, Ebinger J, Botting P, Jujjavarapu M, Claggett B, Tooley JE, Poterucha T, Chen JH, Nurok M, Perez M, Perotte A, Zou JY, Cook NR, Chugh SS, Cheng S, Albert CM. Electrocardiographic deep learning for predicting post-procedural mortality: a model development and validation study. The Lancet. Digital health 2023. PMID: 38065778


  7. Yuan N, Duffy G, Dhruva SS, Oesterle A, Pellegrini CN, Theurer J, Vali M, Heidenreich PA, Keyhani S, Ouyang D. Deep Learning of Electrocardiograms in Sinus Rhythm From US Veterans to Predict Atrial Fibrillation. JAMA cardiology 2023. PMID: 37851434


  8. Holste G, Oikonomou EK, Mortazavi BJ, Coppi A, Faridi KF, Miller EJ, Forrest JK, McNamara RL, Ohno-Machado L, Yuan N, Gupta A, Ouyang D, Krumholz HM, Wang Z, Khera R. Severe aortic stenosis detection by deep learning applied to echocardiography. European heart journal 2023. PMID: 37611002


  9. Hughes JW, Tooley J, Torres Soto J, Ostropolets A, Poterucha T, Christensen MK, Yuan N, Ehlert B, Kaur D, Kang G, Rogers A, Narayan S, Elias P, Ouyang D, Ashley E, Zou J, Perez MV. A deep learning-based electrocardiogram risk score for long term cardiovascular death and disease. NPJ digital medicine 2023. PMID: 37700032


  10. Sangha V, Nargesi AA, Dhingra LS, Khunte A, Mortazavi BJ, Ribeiro AH, Banina E, Adeola O, Garg N, Brandt CA, Miller EJ, Ribeiro ALP, Velazquez EJ, Giatti L, Barreto SM, Foppa M, Yuan N, Ouyang D, Krumholz HM, Khera R. Detection of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction From Electrocardiographic Images. Circulation 2023. PMID: 37489538


  11. Holmstrom L, Christensen M, Yuan N, Weston Hughes J, Theurer J, Jujjavarapu M, Fatehi P, Kwan A, Sandhu RK, Ebinger J, Cheng S, Zou J, Chugh SS, Ouyang D. Deep learning-based electrocardiographic screening for chronic kidney disease. Communications medicine 2023. PMID: 37237055


  12. He B, Kwan AC, Cho JH, Yuan N, Pollick C, Shiota T, Ebinger J, Bello NA, Wei J, Josan K, Duffy G, Jujjavarapu M, Siegel R, Cheng S, Zou JY, Ouyang D. Blinded, randomized trial of sonographer versus AI cardiac function assessment. Nature 2023. PMID: 37020027


  13. Yuan N, Oesterle A, Botting P, Chugh S, Albert C, Ebinger J, Ouyang D. High-Throughput Assessment of Real-World Medication Effects on QT Interval Prolongation: Observational Study. JMIR cardio 2023. PMID: 36662566


  14. Yuan N, Kwan AC, Duffy G, Theurer J, Chen JH, Nieman K, Botting P, Dey D, Berman DS, Cheng S, Ouyang D. Prediction of Coronary Artery Calcium Using Deep Learning of Echocardiograms. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography 2022. PMID: 36566995


  15. Duffy G, Clarke SL, Christensen M, He B, Yuan N, Cheng S, Ouyang D. Confounders mediate AI prediction of demographics in medical imaging. NPJ digital medicine 2022. PMID: 36550271


  16. Yuan N, Zhang J, Khaki R, Leong D, Bhoopalam C, Tabak SW, Elad Y, Pevnick JM, Cheng S, Ebinger JE. Implementation of an Electronic Health Records-Based Safe Contrast Limit for Preventing Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes 2022. PMID: 36475471


  17. Duffy G, Cheng PP, Yuan N, He B, Kwan AC, Shun-Shin MJ, Alexander KM, Ebinger J, Lungren MP, Rader F, Liang DH, Schnittger I, Ashley EA, Zou JY, Patel J, Witteles R, Cheng S, Ouyang D. High-Throughput Precision Phenotyping of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy With Cardiovascular Deep Learning. JAMA cardiology 2022. PMID: 35195663


  18. Kwan AC, Yuan N, Ouyang D. Predicting the Future With Wearable Technology. JACC. Asia 2021. PMID: 36341211


  19. Hughes JW, Yuan N, He B, Ouyang J, Ebinger J, Botting P, Lee J, Theurer J, Tooley JE, Nieman K, Lungren MP, Liang DH, Schnittger I, Chen JH, Ashley EA, Cheng S, Ouyang D, Zou JY. Deep learning evaluation of biomarkers from echocardiogram videos. EBioMedicine 2021. PMID: 34656880


  20. Yuan N, Botting PG, Elad Y, Miller SJ, Cheng S, Ebinger JE, Kittleson MM. Practice Patterns and Patient Outcomes After Widespread Adoption of Remote Heart Failure Care. Circulation. Heart failure 2021. PMID: 34587763


  21. Yuan N, Jain I, Rattehalli N, He B, Pollick C, Liang D, Heidenreich P, Zou J, Cheng S, Ouyang D. Systematic Quantification of Sources of Variation in Ejection Fraction Calculation Using Deep Learning. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging 2021. PMID: 34274282


  22. Yuan N, Rader F, Siegel RJ. Safe to go with the flow? Large left atrial appendage thrombus despite robust appendage flow velocities. Volume 22 of Issue 6. European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging 2021. PMID: 33159198


  23. Yuan N, Wu S, Rader F, Siegel RJ. Determining Which Hospitalized Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients Require Urgent Echocardiography. Volume 34 of Issue 8. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography 2021. PMID: 33812952


  24. Yuan N, Pevnick JM, Botting PG, Elad Y, Miller SJ, Cheng S, Ebinger JE. Patient Use and Clinical Practice Patterns of Remote Cardiology Clinic Visits in the Era of COVID-19. Volume 4 of Issue 4. JAMA network open 2021. PMID: 33818619


  25. Yuan N, Ji H, Sun N, Botting P, Nguyen T, Torbati S, Cheng S, Ebinger J. Pseudo-safety in a cohort of patients with COVID-19 discharged home from the emergency department. Emergency medicine journal : EMJ 2021. PMID: 33602725


  26. Van Dyke TE, Kholy KE, Ishai A, Takx RAP, Mezue K, Abohashem SM, Ali A, Yuan N, Hsue P, Osborne MT, Tawakol A. Inflammation of the periodontium associates with risk of future cardiovascular events. Volume 92 of Issue 3. Journal of periodontology 2021. PMID: 33512014


  27. Yuan N, Boscardin C, Lisha NE, Dudley RA, Lin GA. Is Better Patient Knowledge Associated with Different Treatment Preferences? A Survey of Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease. Volume 15. Patient preference and adherence 2021. PMID: 33531798


  28. Yuan N, Latif K, Botting PG, Elad Y, Bradley SM, Nuckols TK, Cheng S, Ebinger JE. Refining Safe Contrast Limits for Preventing Acute Kidney Injury After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Volume 10 of Issue 1. Journal of the American Heart Association 2020. PMID: 33325246


  29. Ouyang D, He B, Ghorbani A, Yuan N, Ebinger J, Langlotz CP, Heidenreich PA, Harrington RA, Liang DH, Ashley EA, Zou JY. Video-based AI for beat-to-beat assessment of cardiac function. Volume 580 of Issue 7802. Nature 2020. PMID: 32269341


  30. Yuan N, Scherzer R, Tanriverdi K, Martin J, Rahalkar S, Hsue P. MicroRNA biomarkers associated with type 1 myocardial infarction in HIV-positive individuals. Volume 33 of Issue 15. AIDS (London, England) 2019. PMID: 31764100


  31. Fatollahi JJ, Colbert JA, Agarwal P, Lee JL, Lehmann EY, Yuan N, Lehmann LS, Chretien KC. The Impact of Physician Social Media Behavior on Patient Trust. Volume 11 of Issue 2. AJOB empirical bioethics 2019. PMID: 31663810


  32. Yuan N, Dudley RA, Boscardin WJ, Lin GA. Electronic health records systems and hospital clinical performance: a study of nationwide hospital data. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA 2019. PMID: 31233144


  33. Ishai A, Osborne MT, El Kholy K, Takx RAP, Ali A, Yuan N, Hsue P, Van Dyke TE, Tawakol A. Periodontal Disease Associates With Arterial Inflammation Via Potentiation of a Hematopoietic-Arterial Axis. Volume 12 of Issue 11 Pt 1. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging 2019. PMID: 31326471


  34. Yuan N, Geha RM, Schiller NB. A Change of Pace: Sudden Hypotension. The American journal of medicine 2017. PMID: 28396225


  35. Ouyang D, Yuan N, Sheu L, Lau G, Chen C, Lai CJ. Community health education at student-run clinics leads to sustained improvement in patients' hepatitis B knowledge. Journal of community health 2013. PMID: 23161212


  36. Yuan N, Glezer A. A young woman presenting with psychotic and mood symptoms from anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDA-R) encephalitis: an emerging diagnosis. Volume 46 of Issue 4. International journal of psychiatry in medicine 2013. PMID: 24922990