Kenneth Yen, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician
Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English
Education and Training
- Medical School
- University of IL at Chicago College of Medicine (1996)
- Residency
- University of Chicago Medicine - GME (1999), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- Medical College of Wisconsin (2002), Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Post-graduate School
- Medical College of Wisconsin (2006)
- Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics/Emergency Medicine
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Clinical decision rules
- Disaster preparedness
- IV access
- Medical education
- New technology
- Trauma
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Publications
Publications
- Predicting Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome and Renal Replacement Therapy in Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli-infected Children. McKee RS, Schnadower D, Tarr PI, Xie J, Finkelstein Y, Desai N, Lane RD, Bergmann KR, Kaplan RL, Hariharan S, Cruz AT, Cohen DM, Dixon A, Ramgopal S, Rominger A, Powell EC, Kilgar J, Michelson KA, Beer D, Bitzan M, Pruitt CM, Yen K, Meckler GD, Plint AC, Bradin S, Abramo TJ, Gouin S, Kam AJ, Schuh A, Balamuth F, Hunley TE, Kanegaye JT, Jones NE, Avva U, Porter R, Fein DM, Louie JP, Freedman SB, Clin. Infect. Dis. 2020 Apr 70 8 1643-1651
- Essentials of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship: Part 6: Program Administration. Kim IK, Zuckerbraun N, Kou M, Vu T, Levasseur K, Yen K, Chapman J, Doughty C, McAneney C, Zaveri P, Hsu D Pediatr Emerg Care 2016 Oct 32 10 726-730
- Essentials of PEM Fellowship: Part 5: Scholarship Prepares Fellows to Lead as Pediatric Emergency Specialists. Reynolds S, Chang T, Iyer S, Mann C, Wilkinson M, Yen K, Schnadower D Pediatr Emerg Care 2016 Sep 32 9 645-7
- Management of children with solid organ injuries after blunt torso trauma. Wisner DH, Kuppermann N, Cooper A, Menaker J, Ehrlich P, Kooistra J, Mahajan P, Lee L, Cook LJ, Yen K, Lillis K, Holmes JF J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2015 Aug 79 2 206-14
- Comparison of Clinician Suspicion Versus a Clinical Prediction Rule in Identifying Children at Risk for Intra-abdominal Injuries After Blunt Torso Trauma. Mahajan P, Kuppermann N, Tunik M, Yen K, Atabaki SM, Lee LK, Ellison AM, Bonsu BK, Olsen CS, Cook L, Kwok MY, Lillis K, Holmes JF Acad Emerg Med 2015 Aug
Books
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine. In Pediatric Board Study Guide: A Last Minute Review, 2nd edition. Nesiama J.O., McConnell, J. and Yen K (2019 p.197-245). Springer
- The Last Minute Review Cases: Emergency Medicine. In Pediatric Board Study Guide: A Last Minute Review, 2nd edition. McConnell J. and Yen K (2019 p.1015-1135). Springer
- Esophagitis. In Fleisher and Ludwig?s 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult, 2nd Edition. Lowe, G., and Yen K (2019 p.278). Wolters Kluwer
- Shigella. In Fleisher and Ludwig?s 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult, 2nd Edition. Nadeem S., and Yen K. (2019 p.830). Wolters Kluwer
- Tendonitis. In Fleisher and Ludwig?s 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult, 2nd Edition. Thayaril A., and Yen K. (2019 p.886). Wolters Kluwer
- Oral Lesions. In Fleisher and Ludwig?s 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult, 2nd Edition. Deramo J., and Yen K. (2019 p.606). Wolters Kluwer
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Professional Activities
- Academic Pediatric Association (APA) (2001)
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) (1996)
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Council on Clinical Information Technology (COCIT) (2004-2014)
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow (1996)
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Section of Epidemiology (SOEp) (2004-2014)
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Emergency Medicine (SOEM) (2001)
- American Medical Association (1992-2004)
- Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD) (2018-2020)
- National Association of EMS Physicians (2008-2012)
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine Special Interest Group (PEM-SIG) (2002)
- Society for Pediatric Research (2010)
- Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (2001-2002)
- Texas Pediatric Society (TPS) (2012-2019)
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Awards and Honors
- Citation for Distinguished Service Rendered - American Academy of Pediatrics, Section of Epidemiology (2006)
- Ken Graff Young Investigator Award - American Academy of Pediatrics (2006)
- Ambulatory Pediatric Association Fellow Award - Pediatric Academic Society (2001)
- Best Fellow Research Presentation - Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin (2001)
- Ludwig Seidel Award - Ambulatory Pediatric Association (2001)