Nanci Yuan, MD
Academic Appointments
- Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics - Pulmonary Medicine
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Respiratory Specialties and ENT 730 Welch Rd 1st Floor Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel Work (650) 497-8841 Fax (650) 497-8791Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
Administrative Contact Angela Leung Clinical Research Coordinator Email Tel Work (650)723-5191Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Snapshot
Clinical Focus
- Pediatric Pulmonary
- Pulmonary Medicine/Cystic Fibrosis, Pediatric
- Sleep Medicine
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Sleep Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics (2009) |
| Board Certification: | Sleep Medicine, American Board of Sleep Medicine (2005) |
| Board Certification: | Pediatric Pulmonary, American Board of Pediatrics (2004) |
| Board Certification: | General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics (1999) |
| Fellowship: | Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, CA (2003) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
My research interests are concentrated on the pulmonary complications due to neuromuscular disease, cerebral palsy/hypertonicity, scoliosis, and sleep disorders in the pediatric population.
Clinical Trials
- Cystic Fibrosis Registry Recruiting
- EPIC Observational Study No longer recruiting
Publications
- Successful pregnancy and cesarean delivery via noninvasive ventilation in mitochondrial myopathy. J Perinatol. 2009; (2): 166-7
- Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication during gastrostomy tube placement and noninvasive ventilation may improve survival in type I and severe type II spinal muscular atrophy. J Child Neurol. 2007; (6): 727-31
- The Effect of Scoliosis Surgery on Lung Function in the Immediate Post-operative Period. SPINE. 2005
- PreOperative Predictors of Prolonged Post-Operative Mechanical Ventilation in Children Following Scoliosis Repair Pediatr. Pulmonol. 2005; (5): 414-419
- Pre-Operative Polysomnograms and Infant Pulmonary Function Tests Do Not Predict Prolonged Post-Operative Mechanical Ventilation in Children Following Scoliosis Repair. Pediatric Pulmonology. 2004; (3): 256-60
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