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Philip Yang MD, MS

  • Department of Medicine
    Assistant Professor
  • philip.yang@emory.edu
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Overview

Research interests: utilizing biomarkers, -omics, and bioinformatics tools to better understand critical illness syndromes such as sepsis, ARDS, and respiratory failure.

Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor, Emory University

Education

Degrees

  • B.S. from Johns Hopkins University
  • M.D. from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  • M.S. from Emory University

Research

Publications

  • Improving clinical decision support through interpretable machine learning and error handling in electronic health records.
    J Am Med Inform Assoc
    04/22/2025 Authors: Arora M; Mortagy H; Dwarshuis N; Wang J; Yang P; Holder AL; Gupta S; Kamaleswaran R
  • RespBERT: A Multi-Site Validation of a Natural Language Processing Algorithm, of Radiology Notes to Identify Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).
    IEEE J Biomed Health Inform Volume: 29 Page(s): 1455 - 1463
    02/01/2025 Authors: Pathak A; Marshall C; Davis C; Yang P; Kamaleswaran R
  • Derivation and validation of generalized sepsis-induced acute respiratory failure phenotypes among critically ill patients: a retrospective study.
    Crit Care Volume: 28 Page(s): 321
    10/01/2024 Authors: Choudhary T; Upadhyaya P; Davis CM; Yang P; Tallowin S; Lisboa FA; Schobel SA; Coopersmith CM; Elster EA; Buchman TG
  • Reducing Tracheostomy-Related Acquired Pressure Injury by Flipping the Ventilator Circuit Position Study.
    Crit Care Explor Volume: 6 Page(s): e1102
    06/01/2024 Authors: Niroula A; Yang P; Campbell ML; Cruse AR; Gizaw RM; Vannostrand KM; Jaber WS; Schimmel M; Daymude K; Revenig J
  • Deep Representation Learning-Based Dynamic Trajectory Phenotyping for Acute Respiratory Failure in Medical Intensive Care Units

    05/04/2024 Authors: Wu A; Choudhary T; Upadhyaya P; Ali A; Yang P; Kamaleswaran R
  • Derivation and Validation of Generalized Sepsis-induced Acute Respiratory Failure Phenotypes Among Critically Ill Patients: A Retrospective Study.
    Res Sq
    04/30/2024 Authors: Choudhary T; Upadhyaya P; Davis CM; Yang P; Tallowin S; Lisboa FA; Schobel SA; Coopersmith CM; Elster EA; Buchman TG
  • Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Definition, Diagnosis, and Routine Management.
    Crit Care Clin Volume: 40 Page(s): 309 - 327
    04/01/2024 Authors: Yang P; Sjoding MW
  • Acute Respiratory Failure: Problems Solved and Unsolved.
    Crit Care Clin Volume: 40 Page(s): xiii - xv
    04/01/2024 Authors: Yang P; Esper AM
  • Racial Differences in Accuracy of Predictive Models for High-Flow Nasal Cannula Failure in COVID-19.
    Crit Care Explor Volume: 6 Page(s): e1059
    03/01/2024 Authors: Yang P; Gregory IA; Robichaux C; Holder AL; Martin GS; Esper AM; Kamaleswaran R; Gichoya JW; Bhavani SV
  • Novel subtypes of severe COVID-19 respiratory failure based on biological heterogeneity: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.
    Crit Care Volume: 28 Page(s): 56
    02/21/2024 Authors: Alipanah-Lechner N; Hurst-Hopf J; Delucchi K; Swigart L; Willmore A; LaCombe B; Dewar R; Lane HC; Lallemand P; Liu KD
  • HIRA: Heart Rate Interval based Rapid Alert score to characterize autonomic dysfunction among patients with sepsis-related acute respiratory failure (ARF).
    Physiol Meas Volume: 44
    10/13/2023 Authors: Krishnan P; Rad MG; Agarwal P; Marshall C; Yang P; Bhavani SV; Holder AL; Esper A; Kamaleswaran R
  • Improving Clinical Decision Support through Interpretable Machine Learning and Error Handling in Electronic Health Records

    08/21/2023 Authors: Arora M; Mortagy H; Dwarshuis N; Wang J; Yang P; Holder AL; Gupta S; Kamaleswaran R
  • Trend in Clinical Trial Participation During COVID-19: A Secondary Analysis of the I-SPY COVID Clinical Trial.
    Crit Care Explor Volume: 5 Page(s): e0930
    06/01/2023 Authors: Yang P; Dickert NW; Haczku A; Spainhour C; Auld SC
  • Report of the first seven agents in the I-SPY COVID trial: a phase 2, open label, adaptive platform randomised controlled trial.
    EClinicalMedicine Volume: 58 Page(s): 101889
    04/01/2023 Authors: I-SPY COVID Consortium
  • Serial Measurements of Protein Biomarkers in Sepsis-Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
    Crit Care Explor Volume: 4 Page(s): e0780
    10/01/2022 Authors: Yang P; Iffrig E; Harris F; Holder AL; Martin GS; Esper AM
  • I-SPY COVID adaptive platform trial for COVID-19 acute respiratory failure: rationale, design and operations.
    BMJ Open Volume: 12 Page(s): e060664
    06/06/2022 Authors: Files DC; Matthay MA; Calfee CS; Aggarwal NR; Asare AL; Beitler JR; Berger PA; Burnham EL; Cimino G; Coleman MH
  • Antibiotic Administration and Outcomes in Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients
    Volume: 205
    05/01/2022 Authors: Mendpara R; Yang P; Kempker R; Rebolledo P; Rollin F; Gurbani S; Schechter M; Wilhoite D; Bogard S; Duggal A
  • Prospective Evaluation of Serial Protein Biomarker Measurements in Sepsis-Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
    Volume: 205
    05/01/2022 Authors: Yang P; Iffrig E; Harris F; Martin GS; Esper AM
  • Clinical trial design during and beyond the pandemic: the I-SPY COVID trial.
    Nat Med Volume: 28 Page(s): 9 - 11
    01/01/2022 Authors: I-SPY COVID Consortium
  • Examining the Association Between Angiopoietin-2 Levels and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Subtypes in Critically Ill Patients with Sepsis
    Volume: 203
    05/01/2021 Authors: Yang P; Sun D; Manatunga A; Harris F; Wells L; Bhavani S; Martin GS; Esper AM
  • eARDS: A multi-center validation of an interpretable machine learning algorithm of early onset Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) among critically ill adults with COVID-19.
    PLoS One Volume: 16 Page(s): e0257056
    01/01/2021 Authors: Singhal L; Garg Y; Yang P; Tabaie A; Wong AI; Mohammed A; Chinthala L; Kadaria D; Sodhi A; Holder AL
  • Investigating the Sex Differences in COVID-19: Another Step Forward, But Many Unanswered Questions.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 71 Page(s): 2495 - 2496
    12/03/2020 Authors: Yang P; Esper AM
  • Wiping Out Wheezing: Novel Therapeutic Targets for Patients with Severe Asthma.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med Volume: 202 Page(s): 1576 - 1578
    12/01/2020 Authors: Ramonell RP; Runnstrom MC; Yang P; Schulman DA; Lee FE-H
  • In COVID-19, adding lopinavir-ritonavir to usual care did not shorten time to clinical improvement.
    Ann Intern Med Volume: 172 Page(s): JC63
    06/16/2020 Authors: Yang P; Tekwani S; Martin GS
  • Progressive Primary Pulmonary Lymphoma After Several Years of Symptom-Free Interval
    Volume: 201
    01/01/2020 Authors: Yang P; Schimmel ME; Van Nostrand K
  • Risk factors and outcomes of acute respiratory distress syndrome in critically ill patients with cirrhosis.
    Hepatol Res Volume: 49 Page(s): 335 - 343
    03/01/2019 Authors: Yang P; Formanek P; Scaglione S; Afshar M
  • A Computable Phenotype for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning.
    AMIA Annu Symp Proc Volume: 2018 Page(s): 157 - 165
    01/01/2018 Authors: Afshar M; Joyce C; Oakey A; Formanek P; Yang P; Churpek MM; Cooper RS; Zelisko S; Price R; Dligach D
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