YanMichaelLiMDPhD, FAANS, FCNS(He/Him)

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Neurotrauma

Board Certified Fellowship Trained Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery, Complex and Minimal Invasive Spine Program, Comprehensive Brain & Spine Tumor Program. Tel:18007138519; Email:Dr.Yanli@gmail.com

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Office
7601 W Sam Houston Pkwy S, Suite 300
Houston, TX 77072
Phone+1 713-396-2969

Fax+1 888-565-2928

Education & Training

University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 2013 - 2014
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2006 - 2013
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical SchoolPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2005 - 2006
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterPh.D, Cancer Biology and Gene Therapy, 1999 - 2004
Peking Union Medical CollegeClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2013 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2014 - 2025
CA State Medical License 2009 - 2023
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Hypoxia-Preconditioned BMSC-Derived Exosomes Induce Mitophagy via the BNIP3-ANAX2 Axis to Alleviate Intervertebral Disc Degeneration.
Yuxin Jin, Ouqiang Wu, Qizhu Chen, Linjie Chen, Zhiguang Zhang
Advanced Science. 2024-09-01
The evidence mapping and methodological quality of clinical practice guidelines of diagnosis and management for spinal pain: A cross-sectional survey.
Jinfeng Huang, Zongshi Qin, Jialiang Lin, Xuanqi Zheng, Kai Zhang
Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine. 2022-12-01
1 citations
Laterally placed expandable interbody spacers with and without adjustable lordosis improve patient outcomes: A preliminary one-year chart review.
Yan Michael Li, Zheng Huang, James Towner, Yan Icy Li, Brandon Bucklen
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2022-02-01

Journal Articles

Nociceptor Translational Profiling Reveals the Ragulator-Rag GTPase Complex as a Critical Generator of Neuropathic Pain
Yan Li, MD, The Journal of Neuroscience