Hong Yu MD
Hong Yu
MD
Assistant Professor
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Psychiatry
Contact Information
Patient Care
Patient Care
This faculty member is affiliated with UBMD, practicing physicians who are also professors in the Jacobs School.
View this physician on UBMDProfessional Summary:
I have been working as an attending psychiatrist in the Department of Psychiatry, University at Buffalo NY since 08, 2005. I am in charge of 20 beds in an adult inpatient unit at the Erie County Medical Center. My other duties include outpatient clinic, teaching medical students and residents, and research.
Education and Training:
- Residency, Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University (2004)
- MS, Philosophy, Chinese University of Hong Kong (1995)
- Residency, Psychiatry, Shenzhen Institue of Mental Health (1993)
- MD, Medicine, West China University of Medicine and Science (1990)
Employment:
- Attending Physician, Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2005-present)
- Consulting Psychiatrist, Lincoln Correctional Center, Lincoln NE (2004–2005)
- Psychiatrist, Private Practice - Outpatient Clinic, Lincoln, NE (2004–2005)
- Staff Psychiatrist, St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Lincoln, NE (2004–2005)
- Polysomnographic Technician, Canadian Sleep Institute, Calgary, Canada (1996–1997)
- Research Fellow, Dept of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (1993–1996)
Awards and Honors:
- Fellowship for the Tenth World Congress of Psychiatry (1996)
- Research grant for overseas academic activities of Chinese University of Hong Kong (1994)
- Postgraduate Scholarship of Chinese University of Hong Kong 1993 to 1995 (1993)
Journal Articles:
- Filipescu R, Powers C, Yu H, Yu J, Rothstein DH, Harmon CM, Clemency B, Guo WA, Bass KD. (2020) Improving the performance of the Revised Trauma Score using Shock Index, Peripheral Oxygen Saturation, and Temperature-a National Trauma Database study 2011 to 2015. Surgery (Jan), 167(5): 821-828.
- Barnard KN, Alford-Lawrence BK, Buchholz DW, Wasik BR, LaClair JR, Yu H, Honce R, Ruhl S, Pajic P, Daugherity EK, Chen X, Schultz-Cherry SL, Aguilar HC, Varki A, Parrish CR. (2020) Modified Sialic Acids on Mucus and Erythrocytes Inhibit Influenza A Virus Hemagglutinin and Neuraminidase Functions. J Virol (Jan), 94(9).
- Filipescu R, Powers C, Yu H, Rothstein DH, Harmon CM, Clemency B, Guo WA, Bass KD. (2020) The adherence of adult trauma centers to American Pediatric Surgical Association guidelines on management of blunt splenic injuries. J Pediatr Surg (Jan).
- Chen L, Cui S, Yu H, Li G, Liu N, Wu Q, Zhang HT, O'Donnell JM, Wang G, Xu Y, O‘Donnell JM. (2019) Reduced phosphodiesterase-2 activity in the amygdala results in anxiolytic-like effects on behavior in mice. J Psychopharmacol (Mar)2698811198-2698811198.
- Mu L, Niu Z, Blair RH, Yu H, Browne RW, Bonner MR, Fanter T, Deng F, Swanson M. (2019) Metabolomics Profiling before, during, and after the Beijing Olympics: A Panel Study of Within-Individual Differences during Periods of High and Low Air Pollution. Environ Health Perspect (Jan), 127(5): 57010-57010.
- Clemency BM, Eggleston W, Shaw EW, Cheung M, Pokoj NS, Manka MA, Giordano DJ, Serafin L, Yu H, Lindstrom HA, Hostler D. (2019) Hospital Observation Upon Reversal (HOUR) With Naloxone: A Prospective Clinical Prediction Rule Validation Study. Acad Emerg Med (Jan), 26(1): 7-15.
- Fugle CW, Zhang Y, Hong F, Sun S, Westwater C, Rachidi S, Yu H, Garret-Mayer E, Kirkwood K, Liu B, Li Z, Kirkwood KL. (2016) CD24 blunts oral squamous cancer development and dampens the functional expansion of myeloid-derived suppressor cells. Oncoimmunology (Sep), 5(10): 1226719-1226719.
- Jiang P, Liang M, Zhang J, Gao Y, He Z, Yu H, Zhao F, Ji Y, Liu X, Zhang M, Fu Q, Tong Y, Sun Y, Zhou X, Huang T, Qu J, Guan MX. (2015) Prevalence of Mitochondrial ND4 Mutations in 1281 Han Chinese Subjects With Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (Jul), 56(8): 4778-4788.
- Li Y, Lu Z, Zhang X, Yu H, Kirkwood KL, Lopes-Virella MF, Huang Y. (2015) Metabolic syndrome exacerbates inflammation and bone loss in periodontitis. J Dent Res (Feb), 94(2): 362-370.
- Valerio MS, Herbert BA, Basilakos DS, Browne C, Yu H, Kirkwood KL. (2015) Critical role of MKP-1 in lipopolysaccharide-induced osteoclast formation through CXCL1 and CXCL2. Cytokine (Jan), 71(1): 71-80.
- Zhang X, Hyer JM, Yu H, D'Silva NJ, Kirkwood KL. (2014) DUSP1 phosphatase regulates the proinflammatory milieu in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Res (Dec), 74(24): 7191-7197.
- Jin J, Zhang X, Lu Z, Li Y, Lopes-Virella MF, Yu H, Haycraft CJ, Li Q, Kirkwood KL, Huang Y. (2014) Simvastatin inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced osteoclastogenesis and reduces alveolar bone loss in experimental periodontal disease. J Periodontal Res (Aug), 49(4): 518-526.
- Jin J, Machado ER, Yu H, Zhang X, Lu Z, Li Y, Lopes-Virella MF, Kirkwood KL, Huang Y. (2014) Simvastatin inhibits LPS-induced alveolar bone loss during metabolic syndrome. J Dent Res (Mar), 93(3): 294-299.
- Yu H, Popescu GK. (2013) Inhibition of GluN2A-containing N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors by 2-naphthoic acid. Mol Pharmacol (Oct), 84(4): 541-550.
- Dunmyer J, Herbert B, Li Q, Zinna R, Martin K, Yu H, Kirkwood KL. (2012) Sustained mitogen-activated protein kinase activation with Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans causes inflammatory bone loss. Mol Oral Microbiol (Oct), 27(5): 397-407.
- McAbee J, Li Q, Yu H, Kirkwood KL. (2012) Sexual dimorphism in periapical inflammation and bone loss from mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase-1 deficient mice. J Endod (Aug), 38(8): 1097-1100.
- Ge C, Yang Q, Zhao G, Yu H, Kirkwood KL, Franceschi RT. (2012) Interactions between extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 and p38 MAP kinase pathways in the control of RUNX2 phosphorylation and transcriptional activity. J Bone Miner Res (Mar), 27(3): 538-551.
- Yu H, Sun Y, Haycraft C, Palanisamy V, Kirkwood KL. (2011) MKP-1 regulates cytokine mRNA stability through selectively modulation subcellular translocation of AUF1. Cytokine (Nov), 56(2): 245-255.
- Trombetta-Esilva J, Yu H, Arias DN, Rossa C, Kirkwood KL, Bradshaw AD. (2011) LPS induces greater bone and PDL loss in SPARC-null mice. J Dent Res (Apr), 90(4): 477-482.
- Yu H, Li Q, Herbert B, Zinna R, Martin K, Junior CR, Kirkwood KL. (2011) Anti-inflammatory effect of MAPK phosphatase-1 local gene transfer in inflammatory bone loss. Gene Ther (Apr), 18(4): 344-353.
- Li Q, Yu H, Zinna R, Martin K, Herbert B, Liu A, Rossa C, Kirkwood KL. (2011) Silencing mitogen-activated protein kinase-activated protein kinase-2 arrests inflammatory bone loss. J Pharmacol Exp Ther (Mar), 336(3): 633-642.
- Yu H, Lee S, Wing YK, Chan C, Lee DTS, Chen CN, Lin KM, Weiss MG, Lee AM. (2000) Psychiatric morbidity and illness experience of primary care patients with chronic fatigue in Hong Kong. American Journal of Psychiatry (Jan), 157(3): 380-384.
- Gabor S, Helen Chiu, Tony Leung, Yu H, Eddie So, Francis Lum. (1999) The reliability of ‘praecox feeling‘ in the diagnosis of schizophrenia. APA 1999 Annual Conference. Washington, DC, USA. May 15-20. The reliability of ‘praecox feeling’ in the diagnosis of schizophrenia. APA 1999 Annual Conference. Washington, DC, USA (Jan).
- Lee S, Lee AM, Leung T,Yu H. (1997) Psychometric properties of the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI-l) in a non-clinical Chinese population in Hong Kong. International Journal of Eating Disorders (Jan), 21: 187-194.
- Wing YK,Yu H, Ho KH, Chen CN. (1996) The Clinical and polysomnographic characteristics and HLA typing of narcolepsy in Chinese. Shanghai Archives of Psychiatry (Jan), 8: 127-129.
- Yu H, Lee S. (1996) The use of multiple psychotropic medication In the treatment of mental disorders. Journal of Clinical Psychological Medicine (Jan), 6: 183-184.
- Lee S, Leung T, Lee AM,Yu H, Leung CM. (1996) Body dissatisfaction among Chinese undergraduates and its implications for eating disorders in Hong Kong. International Journal of Eating Disorders (Jan), 20: 77-84.
- Lee S, Yu H. (1995) Cross-cultural variations in the phenomenology and etiology of anorexia nervosa. Chinese Journal of Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases (Jan), 21: 138-140.
- Lee S, Yu H, Lee MA. (1995) A critique on mixed anxiety-depressive disorder and shenjing shuairuo. Transcultural Psychiatric Research Review (Jan), 32: 90-93.
- Lee S, Yu H. (1995) The use of Western diagnostic criteria In Chinese patients with mental disorders. Journal of Clinical Psychological Medicine (Jan), 5: 164-165.
- Yu H, Lee S. (1995) The evaluation of Qigong induced mental disorder as a Chinese culture-bound syndrome. Shanghai Archives of Psychiatry (Jan), 7: 222-225.
- Lee S, Yu H. (1994) The experience of the first lithium clinic in Hong Kong. Journal of Clinical Psychological Medicine (Jan), 4: 152-154.
- Lee S, Yu H. (1994) Unipolar mania in non-Western cultures. British Journal of Psychiatry (Jan), 165: 413-413.
- Lee S, Yu H. (1994) Ways of cultivating medical students‘ interest in psychiatry. Journal of Clinical Psychological Medicine (Jan), 4: 230.
- Yu H. (1994) Psychiatric comorbidity of patients with drug abuse. Foreign Referential Psychiatry (Jan), 21: 24-27.
- Yu H. (1994) Introducing the membership examination of the Royal College of Psychiatrist (U.K.). Journal of Clinical Psychological Medicine (Jan), 4: 229-229.
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