OUR PEOPLE

John Yue, MD

Assistant Professor
UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences
School of Medicine
513 Parnassus Avenue, HSE, #5204
San Francisco, CA 94143
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John Yue
Education and Training

University of California Berkeley,CA, BA - 06/2009 Molecular and Cell Biology

University of California San Francisco,CA, MD - 06/2018 Medicine

University of California San Francisco,CA, Resident - 06/2025 Neurological Surgery

Awards and Honors

Regents' and Chancellor's Scholarship, University of California Berkeley, 2005-2009

AANS/CNS Trauma and Critical Care Abstract Finalist, National Neurotrauma Symposium, 2016

AANS/CNS Trauma and Critical Care Abstract Finalist, National Neurotrauma Symposium, 2017

Top Scoring Abstract, North American Brain Injury Society, 2018

Cover Article - "Critical Care", Neurosurgical Focus, Volume 43, Issue 5, 2018

AANS/CNS Trauma and Critical Care Abstract Finalist, National Neurotrauma Symposium, 2018

Top 1% Cross-Field Peer Reviewer 2019, Web of Science/Clarivate Analytics, 2019

Best Junior Translational Research Paper, UCSF Department of Neurosurgery, 2020

Editorial Board Member, Trauma Care (Journal), 2020

CNS Best Clinical Research Award - Neurotrauma, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2020

Invited Speaker: "The Future of Genetics in Predicting TBI Risk and Outcome", National Neurotrauma Symposium, 2021

CNS Natus Resident/Fellow Award - Traumatic Brain Injury, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2021

Plenary Session (Neurotrauma) at Annual Meeting, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2021

Best Oral Abstract Award, North American Brain Injury Association, 2022

Review Editor, Frontiers in Surgery (Journal), 2022

Associate Editor, Frontiers in Neurology (Journal), 2022

Invited Speaker: "Updates in Acute Pediatric TBI", East Bay Trauma Symposium, 2022

Best Operative Technique Poster - Pediatrics Section, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2022

NREF & Bagan Family Foundation Research Award, Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation, 2022-2023

CNS Natus Resident/Fellow Award - Neurotrauma, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2023

Invited Speaker: "Neuroimaging and Biomarkers in Traumatic Brain Injury Research", Chinese Neurotrauma Scholars Association, 2023

Resident Abstract Award, California Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2023

Resident Fellow, Board of Directors, California Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2023-2024

Cover Article - "Traumatic Brain Injury", The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, Volume 39, November 2024, 2024

AANS/CNS Cranial Trauma Top Abstract Award, National Neurotrauma Symposium, 2024

Anthony Marmarou Award - Clinical Management of Traumatic Brain Injury, National Neurotrauma Society, 2024

CNS Natus Resident Fellow Award - Neurocritical Care, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2024

Resident Abstract Award, California Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2024

AANS Natus Resident/Fellow Award - Neurotrauma/Neurocritical Care, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2024

Hanbery Award (Clinical Neurosurgery), San Francisco Neurological Society, 2025

First Place Resident Abstract Award, California Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2025
Overview
Assistant Professor, UCSF Neurosurgery. Expertise in neurotrauma, neurocritical care, intracranial physiology, injury biomarkers, prognostic tools, best practices, efficacy of care pathways. Dedicated to national efforts to improve traumatic brain injury (TBI) classification and care.

UCSF Weill Neurohub Clinician-Scientist Award (2025-2026) and Catalyst Program Award (2025-2026), Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation Grant (2022-2023), AANS/CNS Natus Award in Neurotrauma (2021, 2023, 5/2024, 9/2024), Marmarou Award in TBI Management (National Neurotrauma Society 2024), Hanbery Award in Clinical Neurosurgery (SFNS 2025), Naffziger Award for Clinical Service and Patient Care (UCSF Neurosurgery 2025).

NINDS TBI Classification and TBI Common Data Elements Working Group Member. UCSF Institute for Health Policy Studies Affiliate Faculty. Expert Panelist for the 2024 American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Program TBI Management Guidelines. 210+ peer-reviewed publications, 40+ oral presentations and plenary seminars, 7 textbook chapters.