Home

Stephen Yang

Academic title(s): 
  • Assistant Professor; 
  • Clinician Investigator, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital
Stephen Yang
Contact Information
Email address: 
stephen.yang [at] mcgill.ca
Phone: 
514-340-8222, Ext. 25701
Location: 
Jewish General Hospital
Division: 
Anesthesia
Hospital title: 
Research director, Department of Anesthesia, Jewish General Hospital
Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia, Jewish General Hospital
Staff Intensivist, Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Jewish General Hospital
Degree(s): 

MD, MSc, FRCPC

Current research: 

Clinical Epidemiology; Perioperative hemodynamics; Predictors of postoperative outcomes

Clinical Interests: 

Perioperative medicine; Advanced physiologic monitoring

Language(s) spoken: 
English
French
Biography: 

Dr. Stephen Yang, MD MSc completed his Medical Degree and Anesthesiology residency at McGill University. He then pursued a subspeciality training in Critical Care Fellowship at McGill, a MSc in Health Research Methodology specializing in clinical epidemiology at McMaster University, and a fellowship in Perioperative Medicine Research at the Population Health Research Institute.

Dr. Yang’s research interests focus on perioperative medicine, hemodynamic changes during perioperative period, advanced hemodynamic monitoring of high-risk surgical patients, and postoperative outcomes. Dr. Yang is currently the director of research in the Department of Anesthesia at Jewish General Hospital.

Dr. Yang is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, and holds a specialist certificate from Collège des Médecins du Québec.

Selected publications: 

Dr. Yang’s publications on Pubmed

  • Schwartz BC, Jayaraman D, Yang SS, Wong EG, Lipes J, Dial S. High-flow nasal oxygen as first-line therapy for COVID-19-associated hypoxemic respiratory failure: a single-centre historical cohort study Can J Anaesth. 2022;1-9. doi:10.1007/s12630-022-02218-z
  • Yang SS, Al Kharusi L, Gosselin A, Chirico A, Baradari PG, Cameron MJ. Iron supplementation for patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Can J Anaesth. 2022;69(1):129-139. doi:10.1007/s12630-021-02113-z
  • Simard C, Yang S, Koolian M, Shear R, Rudski L, Lipes J. The role of echocardiography in amniotic fluid embolism: a case series and review of the literature. Can J Anaesth. 2021;68(10):1541-1548. doi:10.1007/s12630-021-02065-4
  • Mah J, Lieu A, Palayew M, Alipour P, Kong LY, Song S, Palayew A, Tutt-Guerette MA, Yang SS, Wilchesky M, Lipes J, Azoulay L, Greenaway C. Comparison of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 who did and did not live in residential care facilities in Montréal: a retrospective case series. CMAJ Open. 2021;9(3):E718-E727. Published 2021 Jul 13. doi:10.9778/cmajo.20200244
  • Cameron MJ, Al Kharusi L, Gosselin A, Gholipour Baradari P, Chirico A, Amar-Zifkin A, Yang SS. a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. CMAJ Open. 2021;9(2):E623-E626. Published 2021 Jun 4. doi:10.9778/cmajo.20200204
  • Lipes J, Yang SS. Re: 'Clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with COVID-19 infection: a systematic review' by Serafim et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021;27(6):938-939. doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2021.01.010
  • Demir KK, Simard C, Lipes J, Yang SS. Life and Limb: a Case of COVID-19-Associated Multisystem Thrombosis and Review of the Literature. J Gen Intern Med. 2021;36(3):802-806. doi:10.1007/s11606-020-06496-5
  • Chirico A, Cameron MJ, Yang SS. Letter to the Editor: Prehabilitation Before Major Abdominal Surgery-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World J Surg. 2021;45(3):909-910. doi:10.1007/s00268-020-05855-x
  • Yang SS, Boudjemai R, Lipes J. Interleukin-6 Antagonist Tocilizumab to Treat Critically Ill Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients With Cytokine Release Syndrome: A Case Series. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2021;35(7):2237-2239. doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2020.10.040
  • Yang SS, Lipes J, Dial S, Schwartz B, Laporta D, Wong E, Baldry C, Warshawsky P, McMillan P, Hornstein D, de Marchie M, Jayaraman D. Outcomes and clinical practice in patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit in Montréal, Canada: a descriptive analysis. CMAJ Open. 2020;8(4):E788-E795. Published 2020 Nov 24. doi:10.9778/cmajo.20200159
  • Yang SS, Nguyen TT. Re-visiting preoperative SARS-CoV-2 testing using a Bayesian approach. Can J Anaesth. 2020;67(11):1690-1691. doi:10.1007/s12630-020-01767-5
  • Yang SS, Lipes J. Corticosteroids for critically ill COVID-19 patients with cytokine release syndrome: a limited case series. Can J Anaesth. 2020;67(10):1462-1464. doi:10.1007/s12630-020-01700-w
  • Yang SS, Zhang M, Chong JJR. Comparison of three tracheal intubation methods for reducing droplet spread for use in COVID-19 patients. Br J Anaesth. 2020;125(1):e190-e191. doi:10.1016/j.bja.2020.04.083
  • Marcucci M, Etxeandia I, Agarwal A, Gupta S, Germini F, Yang S, Ventresca M, Tang S, Tikkinen K, Guyatt G, Violette P. PD09-03 Efficacy and Safety of Pharmacological Theromboprophylaxis in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: A Network Meta-Analysis. Journal of Urology 2020; 203(Supplement 4): e175. doi:10.1097/JU.0000000000000836.03
  • Manogaran M, Yang SS. Data for beta-blockade in ACLS - A trial sequential analysis. Resuscitation. 2020;150:191-192. doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.02.019
  • Yang SS, Ramdoyal N. Do erythropoietin and iron really decrease blood transfusion in surgical patients? A trial sequential analysis. Can J Anaesth. 2020;67(6):777-778. doi:10.1007/s12630-019-01564-9
  • McGillion M, Ouellette C, Good A, Bird M, Henry S, Clyne W, Turner A, Ritvo P, Ritvo S, Dvirnik N, Lamy A, Whitlock R, Lawton C, Walsh J, Paterson K, Duquette J, Sanchez K, Elias F, Scott T, Mills J, Harrington D, Field M, Harsha P, Yang S, Peter E, Bhavnani S, Devereaux PJ. Postoperative Remote Automated Monitoring and Virtual Hospital-to-Home Care System Following Cardiac and Major Vascular Surgery: User Testing Study. J Med Internet Res. 2020;22(3):e15548. Published 2020 Mar 18. doi:10.2196/15548
  • Yang SS, Wang N-N, Postonogova T, Yang GJ, McGillion M, Beique F, Schricker T. Intravenous lidocaine to prevent postoperative airway complications in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Anaesth. 2020;124(3):314-323. doi:10.1016/j.bja.2019.11.033
  • The HIP ATTACK Investigators (Including Yang SS). Accelerated surgery versus standard care in hip fracture (HIP ATTACK): an international, randomised, controlled trial [published correction appears in Lancet. 2021 Nov 27;398(10315):1964]. Lancet. 2020;395(10225):698-708. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30058-1
  • Spence J, LeManach Y, Chan MTV, Wang CY, Sigamani A, Xavier D, Pearse R, Alonso-Coello P, Garutti I, Srinathan SK, Duceppe E, Walsh M, Kessler Borges F, Malaga G, Abraham V, Faruqui A, Berwanger O, Biccard BM, Villar JC, Sessler DI, Kurz A, Chow CK, Polanczyk CA, Szczeklik W, Ackland G, Garg AX, Jacka M, Guyatt GH, Sapsford RJ, Williams C, Cortes OL, Coriat P, Patel A, Tiboni M, Belley-Côté EP, Yang S, Heels-Ansdell D, McGillion M, Schünemann HJ, Parlow S, Patel M, Pettit S, Yusuf S, Devereaux PJ. Association between complications and death within 30 days after noncardiac surgery. CMAJ. 2019;191(30):E830-E837. doi:10.1503/cmaj.190221
  • McGillion MH, Henry S, Busse JW, Ouellette C, Katz J, Choinière M, Lamy A, Whitlock R, Pettit S, Hare J, Gregus K , Brady K, Dvirnik N, Yang S, Parlow J, Dumerton-Shore D, Gilron I, Buckley DN, Shanthanna H, Carroll SL, Coyte PC, Ebrahim S, Isaranuwatchai W, Guerriere DN, Hoch J, Khan J, MacDermid J, Martorella G, Victor JC, Watt-Watson J, Howard-Quijano K, Mahajan A, Chan MTV, Clarke H, Devereaux PJ. Examination of psychological risk factors for chronic pain following cardiac surgery: protocol for a prospective observational study. BMJ Open. 2019;9(2):e022995. Published 2019 Mar 1. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022995
  • The MANAGE Investigators (Including Yang SS). Dabigatran in patients with myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MANAGE): an international, randomised, placebo-controlled trial [published correction appears in Lancet. 2018 Jul 7;392(10141):30]. Lancet. 2018;391(10137):2325-2334. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30832-8
  • McGillion M, Duceppe E, Allan K, Marcucci M, Yang S, Johnson AP, Ross-Howe S, Peter E, Scott T, Ouellette C, Henry S, Le Manach M, Paré G, Downey B, Carroll S, Mills J, Turner A, Clyne W, Dvirnik N, Mierdel S, Poole L, Nelson M, Harvey V, Good A, Pettit S, Sanchez K, Harsha P, Mohajer D, Ponnambalam S, Bhavnani S, Lamy A, Whitlock R, and Devereaux PJ. Postoperative Remote Automated Monitoring: Need for and State of the Science. Can J Cardiol. 2018;34(7):850-862. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2018.04.021
  • Yang SS. Re: Preoperative intra-aortic counterpulsation in high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017;51(1):193-194. doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezw141
  • Yang SS, Kardash K, Sirois C. Intraoperative Pneumothorax Presenting as Abdominal Distention. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016;101(1):336-338. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.01.073
  • Yang SS, Hamdy R, Dahan-Oliel N. Functional Outcomes in Children with Arthrogryposis. J Bone Joint Surg Br 2011 vol. 93-B no. SUPP IV 578-9
  • Allison P, Dahan-Oliel N, Jando V, Yang SS, Hamdy R. Open Fractures of the Femur in Children: Analysis of Various Treatment Methods. J Child Orthop 2011;5(2): 101-8. DOI:10.1007/s11832-011-0334-6
  • Yang SS, Dahan-Oliel N, Montpetit K, Hamdy R. Ambulation Gains after Knee Surgery in Children with Arthrogryposis. J Pediatr Orthop 2010;30: 863–69. DOI:10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181f5a0c8
  • Charytan DM, Yang SS, McGurk S, Rawn J. Long and Short-term Outcomes following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients with and without Chronic Kidney Disease. Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2010: p. 328. DOI:10.1093/ndt/gfq328
  • Azam S, Jouvet N, Jilani A, Vongsamphanh R, Yang X, Yang S, Ramotar D. Human glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase plays a direct role in reactivating oxidized forms of the DNA repair enzyme APE1. J Biol Chem.2008;283(45):30632-30641. doi:10.1074/jbc.M801401200

Follow us on:

Back to top