WenguiYuMDPhD

Vascular Neurology, Neurocritical Care

Professor of Clinical Neurology and Vice Chair for Hospital Affairs. Director, Comprehensive Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center. University of California, Irvine

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Office
101 The City Dr S
Orange, CA 92868
Phone+1 714-456-6011

Fax+1 714-456-7927

Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Neurocritical Care, 2002 - 2004
University of Missouri-ColumbiaResidency, Neurology, 1999 - 2002
University of Missouri-ColumbiaInternship, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 1999
Harvard Medical SchoolPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 1994 - 1998
McGill UniversityPhD, Exp Med, 1989 - 1994
Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesM.Sc., Pharmacology, 1984 - 1987
Medical College of Nanchang UniversityClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2002 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2007 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Vascular Neurology
UCNSNeurocritical Care

Clinical Trials

Post Market Surveillance Study of the Wingspan Stent System Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: Recent advances and critical thinking on future clinical trial design.
Wengui Yu, Michael J Alexander
Chinese Medical Journal. 2024-12-10
Comparison of functional outcome after intracerebral hemorrhage in patients with or without end stage renal disease on hemodialysis: a propensity-score matched study.
Kotaro Tsutsumi, Matthew Nguyen, Victoria Nguyen, Zhu Zhu, Mohammad Shafie
BMC Neurology. 2024-11-18
3 citations
Balloon Angioplasty vs Medical Management for Intracranial Artery Stenosis: The BASIS Randomized Clinical Trial.
Xuan Sun, Yiming Deng, Yong Zhang, Ming Yang, Dapeng Sun
JAMA. 2024-10-01

Press Mentions

Wengui Yu, MD, PhD, Named Director of Cedars-Sinai's Neuroscience Critical Care UnitJune 6th, 2012
Methamphetamine Use Increases Risks of Artery Tears and StrokeDecember 25th, 2006