Yao Sun, MD, PhD

My research interests are mainly in the domain of Clinical Informatics and include projects such as: development of clinical decision support tools (e.g. a smart TPN calculator), development of a software infrastructure platform for mobile health, development of research database interfaces and data repositories, and analytic tools for intensive care unit physiological data.

As a Neonatologist, I am also involved in multidisciplinary research in educating and training parents to become more deeply involved in the care of their newborn infant in the Intensive Care Nursery.
Education
Ph.D., 2002 - Computer Science, MIT
1995 - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Harvard Joint Program in Neonatology
1992 - Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital
M.D., 1989 - School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles
Websites

  1. Franck LS, Magaña J, Bisgaard R, Lothe B, Sun Y, Morton CH. Mobile-enhanced Family Integrated Care for preterm infants: A qualitative study of parents' views. PEC innovation 2024. PMID: 38737891


  2. Franck LS, Hodgson C, Gay CL, Bisgaard R, Cormier DM, Joe P, Lothe B, Sun Y. Mobile-Enhanced Family-Integrated Care for Preterm Infants: Nurse and Physician Views About Implementation. Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 2023. PMID: 37948639


  3. Franck LS, Gay CL, Hoffmann TJ, Kriz RM, Bisgaard R, Cormier DM, Joe P, Lothe B, Sun Y. Maternal mental health after infant discharge: a quasi-experimental clinical trial of family integrated care versus family-centered care for preterm infants in U.S. NICUs. BMC pediatrics 2023. PMID: 37563722


  4. Franck LS, Gay CL, Hoffmann TJ, Kriz RM, Bisgaard R, Cormier DM, Joe P, Lothe B, Sun Y. Neonatal outcomes from a quasi-experimental clinical trial of Family Integrated Care versus Family-Centered Care for preterm infants in U.S. NICUs. BMC pediatrics 2022. PMID: 36418988


  5. McAdams RM, Kaur R, Sun Y, Bindra H, Cho SJ, Singh H. Predicting clinical outcomes using artificial intelligence and machine learning in neonatal intensive care units: a systematic review. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2022. PMID: 35562414


  6. Franck LS, Kriz RM, Bisgaard R, Gay CL, Sossaman S, Sossaman J, Cormier DM, Joe P, Sasinski JK, Kim JH, Lin C, Sun Y. Parent Readiness for Their Preterm Infant's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge. The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursing 2022. PMID: 36707751


  7. Haeusslein L, Gano D, Gay CL, Kriz RM, Bisgaard R, Vega M, Cormier DM, Joe P, Walker V, Kim JH, Lin C, Sun Y, Franck LS. Relationship between social support and post-discharge mental health symptoms in mothers of preterm infants. Journal of reproductive and infant psychology 2021. PMID: 34587850


  8. Franck LS, Cormier DM, Hutchison J, Moore D, Bisgaard R, Gay C, Ngo S, Kriz RM, Lin C, Ekno M, Ribero D, Sun Y. A Multisite Survey of NICU Healthcare Professionals' Perceptions About Family-Centered Care. Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 2021. PMID: 33417328


  9. Furtak SL, Gay CL, Kriz RM, Bisgaard R, Bolick SC, Lothe B, Cormier DM, Joe P, Sasinski JK, Kim JH, Lin CK, Sun Y, Franck LS. What parents want to know about caring for their preterm infant: A longitudinal descriptive study. Patient education and counseling 2021. PMID: 33966954


  10. Sun Y, Kaur R, Gupta S, Paul R, Das R, Cho SJ, Anand S, Boutilier JJ, Saria S, Palma J, Saluja S, McAdams RM, Kaur A, Yadav G, Singh H. Development and validation of high definition phenotype-based mortality prediction in critical care units. JAMIA Open 2021. PMID: 33796821


  11. Singh H, Cho SJ, Gupta S, Kaur R, Sunidhi S, Saluja S, Pandey AK, Bennett MV, Lee HC, Das R, Palma J, McAdams RM, Kaur A, Yadav G, Sun Y. Designing a bed-side system for predicting length of stay in a neonatal intensive care unit. Scientific Reports 2021. PMID: 33558618


  12. Singh H, Kusuda S, McAdams RM, Gupta S, Kalra J, Kaur R, Das R, Anand S, Kumar Pandey A, Cho SJ, Saluja S, Boutilier JJ, Saria S, Palma J, Kaur A, Yadav G, Sun Y. Machine Learning-Based Automatic Classification of Video Recorded Neonatal Manipulations and Associated Physiological Parameters: A Feasibility Study. Children (Basel, Switzerland) 2020. PMID: 33375101


  13. Franck LS, Kriz RM, Bisgaard R, Cormier DM, Joe P, Miller PS, Kim JH, Lin C, Sun Y. Comparison of family centered care with family integrated care and mobile technology (mFICare) on preterm infant and family outcomes: a multi-site quasi-experimental clinical trial protocol. BMC pediatrics 2019. PMID: 31791285


  14. Singh H, Kaur R, Saluja S, Cho SJ, Kaur A, Pandey AK, Gupta S, Das R, Kumar P, Palma J, Yadav G, Sun Y. Development of data dictionary for neonatal intensive care unit: advancement towards a better critical care unit. JAMIA Open 2019. PMID: 32607484


  15. Cohen J, Van Marter LJ, Sun Y, Allred E, Leviton A, Kohane IS. Perturbation of gene expression of the chromatin remodeling pathway in premature newborns at risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Genome biology 2007. PMID: 17916252


  16. Liu H, Kho AT, Kohane IS, Sun Y. Predicting survival within the lung cancer histopathological hierarchy using a multi-scale genomic model of development. PLoS medicine 2006. PMID: 16800721


  17. Sun JY, Sun Y. A system for automated lexical mapping. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA 2006. PMID: 16501186


  18. Sun Y. Methods for automated concept mapping between medical databases. Journal of biomedical informatics 2004. PMID: 15196481


  19. van Wingerde FJ, Sun Y, Harary O, Mandl KD, Salem-Schatz S, Homer CJ, Kohane IS. Linking multiple heterogeneous data sources to practice guidelines. Proceedings. AMIA Symposium 1998. PMID: 9929248


  20. Sun Y, Kohane IS, Stark AR. Computer-assisted adjustment of inspired oxygen concentration improves control of oxygen saturation in newborn infants requiring mechanical ventilation. The Journal of pediatrics 1997. PMID: 9403660


  21. Sun Y, Kohane I, Stark AR. Fuzzy logic assisted control of inspired oxygen in ventilated newborn infants. Proceedings. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care 1994. PMID: 7950026