TEAM

Educational qualifications

• 2011~2017 Graduated from the PhD program of the Institute of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, UK
• 2001 Graduated from the Department of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan

Experience

1. 2019~Present Associate Professor-level Attending Physician, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Branch
2. 2015~2020 Director, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Branch
3. 2011~2015 Honorary Fellow, Academic Neurology, University of Nottingham School of Medicine, UK
4. 2002~2007 Resident and Research Physician, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Branch

Areas of expertise

1. neuroepidemiology
2. neuroimmunologyregarding encephalitis
3. CNS and PNS inflammatory demyelinating disease
4. Pediatric neuromuscular diseases

Professional writings

• Yang YJ, Yang JC, Jeng YM, Ni YH, Chang MH. Prevalence and rapid identification of clarithromycin-resistant Helicobacter pylori isolates in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2001; 20:662-6.
• Yang YJ, Chang MH, Ni YH. Sigmoid volvulus in children: report of two cases. J Formos Med Assoc 2001;100:134-6.
• Tai YT, Yao CT, Yang YJ*. Acute pulmonary edema after intravenous propofol sedation for endoscopy in a child. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2003;37:320-2.
• Yang YJ, Wang SM, Chen CT, Huang MC, Chang CJ, Liu CC. Lack of evidence for fecal-oral transmission of Helicobacter pylori infection in Taiwanese. J Formos Med Assoc 2003; 102:375-8.
• Yang YJ, Wu JJ, Sheu BS, Kao AW, Huang AH. The rdxA gene plays a more major role than frxA gene mutation in high-level metronidazole resistance of Helicobacter pylori in Taiwan. Helicobacter 2004; 9:400-7