Yuanhang Yang, MD, PhD
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Yuanhang Yang is a Postdoctoral Associate at the Yale Center for Perinatal, Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology (Yale CPPEE) in the Yale School of Public Health. His research focuses on the safety of medication use during pregnancy and its potential impact on infant health, with a particular interest in pregnant women with autoimmune diseases. He leverages large healthcare databases, including MarketScan, Epic Cosmos, and the Danish National Birth Cohort, to generate real-world evidence on medication safety and support clinical decision-making.
Before joining Yale, Yuanhang earned his PhD in Epidemiology from Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. His doctoral research focused on autoimmune diseases, particularly inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and their associations with adverse kidney outcomes.
Last Updated on July 18, 2026.
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- Postdoctoral Reseacher
- Karolinska Institute (2026)
- PhD
- Karolinska Institute, Epidemiology (2025)
- Marie Curie Research Fellow
- Aarhus University (2021)
- MSc
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Health Policy (2017)
- MD
- Sun Yat-sen University, Preventive Medicine (2016)
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Medical Research Interests
Arthritis, Psoriatic; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Autoimmune Diseases; Axial Spondyloarthritis; Cardiovascular Diseases; Colitis, Ulcerative; Crohn Disease; Health Care Economics and Organizations; Health Services Research; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases; Quality of Health Care
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Health Economics; Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice; Health Policy; Maternal & Child Health; Pharmacoepidemiology; Epidemiology Methods
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0000-0002-0208-344X
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20Publications
318Citations
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Arthritis, Psoriatic
Colitis, Ulcerative
Crohn Disease
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Population-based estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate distributions and associated health outcomes provide opportunities for early identification of and primary prevention of chronic kidney disease
Yang Y, Creon A, Levey A, Faucon A, Caldinelli A, Evans M, Sjölander A, Ortiz A, Fu E, Carrero J. Population-based estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate distributions and associated health outcomes provide opportunities for early identification of and primary prevention of chronic kidney disease. Kidney International 2026, 109: 559-568. PMID: 41543464, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2025.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEstimated glomerular filtration ratePrimary prevention of chronic kidney diseasePrevention of chronic kidney diseaseChronic kidney diseasePrimary preventionRisk of kidney failurePopulation-based observational cohort studyMedian eGFRGlomerular filtration rate distributionsKidney diseaseEstimated glomerular filtration rate valuesKidney failureDiagnostic work-upGlomerular filtration rateEarly identificationObservational cohort studyCause-specific Cox regressionRisk of KFRTExclusion of individualsHealth outcomesCKD screeningPopulation-basedReplacement therapyCKD-EPIEGFR measurementsRisk of Kidney Failure in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Undergoing Colectomy: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Yang Y, Ludvigsson J, Forss A, Faucon A, Faye A, Olén O, Sjölander A, Carrero J. Risk of Kidney Failure in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Undergoing Colectomy: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2024, 22: 2291-2298.e17. PMID: 38777172, PMCID: PMC11512676, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2024.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAcute kidney injuryCohort studySwedish cohort studyInflammatory bowel diseaseTime-varying exposureNationwide cohort studyCox proportional hazards modelsTotal colectomyHigh-risk populationProportional hazards modelFollow-upKidney failureNephrologist careEducation levelRelative riskRates of acute kidney injuryRisk of acute kidney injuryRisk of kidney failureHazards modelMedian Follow-UpAbstractText Label="Background &Subgroup analysisKidney failure eventsTemporary stomaRiskAbsolute and Relative Risks of Kidney and Urological Complications in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Yang Y, Ludvigsson J, Olén O, Sjölander A, Carrero J. Absolute and Relative Risks of Kidney and Urological Complications in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2023, 119: 138-146. PMID: 37566886, DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEstimated glomerular filtration rateAcute kidney injuryChronic kidney diseaseInflammatory bowel diseaseChronic kidney disease progressionAssociated with higher riskChronic kidney disease diagnosisUrological complicationsHazard ratioAbsolute riskRisk of acute kidney injuryBowel diseaseRelative riskKidney stone riskKidney stonesGlomerular filtration rateIncident inflammatory bowel diseaseChronic kidney disease eventsKidney-related complicationsDiagnosis of chronic kidney diseaseInflammatory bowel disease casesKidney function monitoringMedian 9 yearsRisk of kidneyKidney injury
2026
Laboratory Signs of CKD after Preeclampsia
Yo J, Yang Y, Caldinelli A, Grams M, Bramham K, Piccoli G, Carrero J, Oberg A. Laboratory Signs of CKD after Preeclampsia. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2026, 37: 1524-1534. PMID: 41568873, DOI: 10.1681/asn.0000001001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsComposite outcomeHigh riskPostpartum monitoringLaboratory signsLaboratory markersHypertensive disorders of pregnancyKidney damagePopulation-based cohort studyMonitoring of kidney functionDisorders of pregnancyMedian Follow-UpMarkers of kidney damageInverse probability of treatment weightingUrine albumin testingInverse probabilityProbability of treatment weightingRisk of kidney failureEarly kidney damageKidney function monitoringEarly kidney diseaseRisk of CKDWeighted hazard ratioNo preeclampsiaNulliparous womenPostpartum year
2025
Albuminuria is associated with increased risk of dementia, independent of eGFR: The SCREAM project
Luo L, Gansevoort R, Kieneker L, Yang Y, Bosi A, de Boer R, Franssen C, Eriksdotter M, Carrero J, Xu H. Albuminuria is associated with increased risk of dementia, independent of eGFR: The SCREAM project. Journal Of Internal Medicine 2025, 298: 489-503. PMID: 40985174, PMCID: PMC12522533, DOI: 10.1111/joim.70022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAll-cause dementiaStockholm CREAtinine MeasurementsAlbumin-creatinine ratioAlbumin-creatinine ratio levelsClinical pathwayRisk of all-causeAlbumin-creatinine ratio testingStockholm Creatinine Measurements projectHigh riskRisk of dementiaHistory of dementiaIncident dementiaEstimated glomerular filtration rateDementia subtypesAlbuminuria testingAll-CauseCox regression modelsProteinuria testingUrine albumin-creatinine ratioDementiaMultivariable adjustmentHazard ratioSecondary outcomesDipstick proteinuria testingRegression models
2024
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Yang Y, Carrero J. Reply. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2024, 23: 1271-1272. PMID: 39689771, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2024.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research#876 Albuminuria and the risk of dementia and different dementia subtypes: the Stockholm Creatinine Measurements (SCREAM) project
Luo L, Gansevoort R, Kieneker L, Yang Y, Bosi A, de Boer R, Franssen C, Eriksdotter M, Carrero J, Xu H. #876 Albuminuria and the risk of dementia and different dementia subtypes: the Stockholm Creatinine Measurements (SCREAM) project. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2024, 39: gfae069-0152-876. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfae069.152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of all-causeAll-cause dementiaStockholm CREAtinine MeasurementsDementia subtypesAlbumin-creatinine ratioAll-CauseHigher risk of all-causeVascular dementiaProteinuria testingHigh riskAlbumin-creatinine ratio testingDipstick proteinuria testingRisk of dementiaHistory of dementiaAssociation of chronic kidney diseaseDementia recordsDementia RegistryDementia incidenceEstimated glomerular filtration rateNo significant associationRecord linkageLewy body dementiaCox regression modelsICD-10Baseline estimated glomerular filtration rateDOP51 Risk of kidney failure in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease undergoing colectomy: a nationwide cohort study
Yang Y, Ludvigsson J, Forss A, Faucon A, Faye A, Olen O, Sjölander A, Carrero J. DOP51 Risk of kidney failure in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease undergoing colectomy: a nationwide cohort study. Journal Of Crohn's And Colitis 2024, 18: i163-i164. DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad212.0091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of kidney failureInflammatory bowel diseaseTotal colectomyKidney failureRelative riskCohort studyFollow-upSwedish cohort studyInflammatory bowel disease diagnosisFuture riskTime-varying exposureBowel diseaseNationwide cohort studyAbsolute risk differenceMedian Follow-UpCox proportional hazards modelsHigh-risk populationKidney failure eventsProportional hazards modelRates of kidney failureKidney failure riskAbsolute riskNephrologist careEducation levelRisk differenceAn increase in albuminuria is associated with a higher incidence of malignancies
Luo L, Kieneker L, Yang Y, Janse R, Bosi A, de Boer R, Vart P, Carrero J, Gansevoort R. An increase in albuminuria is associated with a higher incidence of malignancies. Clinical Kidney Journal 2024, 17: sfae009. PMID: 38455523, PMCID: PMC10919336, DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfae009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsCancer incidenceAlbumin-creatinine ratioCancer riskStockholm CREAtinine MeasurementsHigher risk of overall cancerSite-specific cancer incidenceRisk of overall cancerSite-specific cancer riskHigh riskSite-specific cancersElevated albumin-creatinine ratioHistory of cancerPredictor of cancer riskUrinary tractIndependent predictorsLung cancerBaseline estimated glomerular filtration rateBaseline albumin-creatinine ratioOverall cancerHigher incidence of malignancyUrine albumin-creatinine ratioHigher incidenceMedian Follow-UpIncidence of malignancyGlomerular filtration rate
2023
Albuminuria and the risk of cancer: the Stockholm CREAtinine Measurements (SCREAM) project
Luo L, Yang Y, Kieneker L, Janse R, Bosi A, Mazhar F, de Boer R, de Bock G, Gansevoort R, Carrero J. Albuminuria and the risk of cancer: the Stockholm CREAtinine Measurements (SCREAM) project. Clinical Kidney Journal 2023, 16: 2437-2446. PMID: 38046028, PMCID: PMC10689191, DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfad145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsStockholm CREAtinine MeasurementsCancer incidenceEstimated glomerular filtrationAlbumin-creatinine ratioSite-specific cancer incidence ratesAssociated with cancer incidenceHigh riskCancer incidence ratesHigh risk of developing cancerRisk of developing cancerRisk of cancerAssociation of chronic kidney diseaseCox proportional hazards regression modelsProportional hazards regression modelsUrinary tractMultivariate Cox proportional hazards regression modelsCreatinine measurementsHazards regression modelsRisk of urinary tractAlbuminuria testingUrine albumin-creatinine ratioMedian Follow-UpIncidence rateHazard ratioGastrointestinal tract
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