A board-certified radiologist/neuroradiologist, Dr. Carina Yang is an Associate Professor of Radiology, and has served as the Director of Pediatric Neuroradiology at the University of Chicago Medicine since 2013, with a focus on diagnosing and characterizing the full scope of head, brain, spine and neck conditions. Dr. Yang is an expert in interpretation of neuroradiological computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) examinations, and promotes techniques for pediatric patients to minimize radiation exposure and performing testing without the need for extended sedation. She also serves as the Vice Chair of Diversity & Inclusion for her department, and is the Faculty Director for Fellowship Accreditation with the Office of Graduate Medical Education.
Dr. Yang was previously a team member for the Margaret Hackett Family Program at the University of Chicago, which aims to collaborate with physicians who advocate for the education and the advancement of knowledge pertaining to the care of patients. She is an elected member of the American Syringomyelia & Chiari Alliance Project Board. Dr. Yang is also a collaborating researcher with other pediatric neuroscience clinicians in evaluating topics including noninvasive MR of meningeal lymphatics in patients with craniosynostosis, and the potential relationship of retinopathy of prematurity to posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) in premature infants.
She was selected as a Senior Faculty Scholar in the Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence, as well as recently inducted as a Fellow of the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators. She also has great interest in promoting neuroradiology education to trainees and practicing clinicians on a global arena, with past invited visiting professorships to locations such as Newfoundland, Canada; Trinidad; Hong Kong; as well as Gwalior and New Delhi, India, in part with funding from two University of Chicago Provost’s Global Faculty Awards. She was selected as the 2019 Anne G. Osborn American Society of North America International Outreach Professor to Ethiopia, and most recently traveled to Armenia for additional volunteer pediatric neuroradiology teaching. She hopes to continue to further her worldwide educational endeavors at new upcoming sites.
