Bio
Dong-han Yao, M.D., is a physician informaticist and emergency physician at Stanford University. Dr. Yao holds a B.A. in Molecular & Cell Biology and Immunology from University of California, Berkeley, and an M.D. from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He completed his Emergency Medicine Residency training at University of California, Los Angeles, and his fellowship training in Clinical Informatics at Stanford University.
Dr. Yao is an invited speaker at grand rounds, national conferences, and workshops on the topic of prompt engineering and generative AI for both healthcare and non-clinical applications around the country. He collaborates with the Stanford Health Care Data Science Team (DSatSHC) on both enterprise-level AI education and research, as well as co-development and evaluation of novel generative AI platforms and technologies for healthcare.
His scholarly and operational work include expanding patient access to acute care via virtual care, responsible integration of AI into medical education and the clinical continuum, and leveraging technology to streamline physician workflow and improve patient outcomes in the emergency department. His past informatics work includes award-winning usage of mobile devices to improve the efficiency and accessibility of medical documentation during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, creation of novel patient discharge mechanisms for academic hospital centers, and development and implementation of new interdisciplinary clinical pathways for the emergency department. Dr. Yao's clinical interests include critical care, cardiac emergencies, telemedicine, and novel care delivery models in emergency medicine.
