OUR PEOPLE
John Yue, MD
Assistant Professor
UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences
UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences
School of Medicine
513 Parnassus Avenue, HSE, #5204
San Francisco, CA 94143
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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.
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.