Kesi Yang is the Associate Medical Director and the Director of Simulation in the Intensive Care Nursery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP). As part of her role, she oversees the High-Risk prenatal consult program at HUP. She is also the Director of Resident Education and oversees the medical student and resident NICU rotations at both CHOP and HUP.
Her scholarly interests are in interprofessional simulation, within the NICU and across the Women's Health spectrum, as well as improving critical communication skills for NICU trainees.
MD - Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Pediatrics - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatrics - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine – American Board of PediatricsPediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Attending Neonatologist
Director, NICU Resident Education
Coordinator, Chinese Observership
Associate Medical Director, Intensive Care Nursery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director of Simulation, Intensive Care Nursery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Yang KC, Hu HH, Ades AM. The Hidden Impact of Neonatology Boot Camp: A Qualitative Study. Simul Healthc. 2022 Aug 1;17(4):256-263. doi: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000639. Epub 2022 Mar 1. PMID: 35220389.
Yang KC, Te Pas AB, Weinberg DD, Foglia EE. Corrective steps to enhance ventilation in the delivery room. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2020 Mar 9. pii: fetalneonatal-2019-318579. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-318579. PMID: 32152191.
Chen K, Cheung K, Sosa JA: Surgeon Volume Trumps Specialty: Outcomes from 3,569 Pediatric Cholecystectomies. J Ped Surg 2012.
Chen K, Ohkuno Y, Shin, D, Doetschman T, Sanford L, Li H, Vaccarino FM.: Decrease in Excitatory Neurons, Astrocytes and Proliferating Glial Progenitors in Mice Lacking Exon 3 from Fgf2 Gene. BMC Neurosci 2008.
Zou L, Zhang W, Wang H, Zen M, Chen K, Mix E.: Maternal IgG Suppresses NMDA-Induced Spasms in Infant Rats and Inhibits NMDA-Mediated Neurotoxicity in Hippocampal Neurons. J Neuroimmunology 2006.
Yang, KC, Zhang H, Ades A.: Uncovering the Hidden Impact of Neonatology Boot Camp. Platform Presentation, Poster Presentation 2018.
Yang, KC. "Uncovering the Hidden Impact of Neonatology Boot Camp". Platform Presentation, International Pediatric Simulation Symposia and Workshop, Amsterdam, Netherlands. May 2018.
Yang, KC. "Pulmonary Hemorrhage: A Case Presentation." Einstein Montgomery NICU Case Conference, Philadelphia, PA. May 2017.
2023 Istvan Seri MD PhD Neonatology Faculty Teaching Award
2022, 2023 CHOP Early Career Faculty Honor Roll
2012-present, American Academy of Pediatrics