Peter Yang, MD
Pediatric Neurosurgeon
Assistant Professor
Dr. Yang Sees Patients at:
6410 Fannin St., Ste. 950
Houston, TX 77030
(832) 325-7242
(713) 512-2220
Dr. Peter H. Yang specializes in pediatric neurosurgery with clinical expertise in congenital brain and spinal disorders, hydrocephalus, neurotrauma, craniosynostosis, Chiari malformation, Moyamoya disease, and tumors involving the brain and spine.
A native of West Windsor, New Jersey, Dr. Yang received his Bachelor of Science in biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University and his Doctor of Medicine at Columbia University Vangelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, where he was awarded a research grant from the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He completed his neurosurgery residency at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
He completed pediatric neurosurgery fellowship training at St. Louis Children’s Hospital while also serving as a clinical instructor in the Department of Neurological Surgery.
Among Dr. Yang’s recognitions are the Augustus McCravey Resident Paper Award at the 70th Southern Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, the Resident Medical Student Teaching Award and two Resident Mentor Awards, and the Washington University School of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery’s Robert Grubb Clinical Excellence Award. In 2021, he was a Center for Innovation in Neuroscience and Technology Fellow at Washington University.
He is an author of peer-reviewed articles published in Nature Communications, Journal of NeuroOncology, Translational Stroke Research, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, Neurosurgical Focus, Neuro-Oncology Advances, Child’s Nervous System, Brain Sciences, and The International Journal of Nanomedicine. He has given oral presentations at national meetings, including the American Association for Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
Dr. Yang’s research is motivated by real-world clinical challenges that young patients face and the desperate need for better understanding and treatment of neurological disorders. His interests include developing tissue engineering platforms to investigate central nervous system development and bringing novel biotechnologies and therapeutics from bench to bedside to improve patient outcomes.
Collaboration with Referring Physicians
Physicians at UTHealth Houston Neurosciences engage referring physicians in the care of their patients, keeping them informed about patient progress throughout the evaluation and treatment process. After a patient’s treatment, referring physicians receive a summary and a plan for follow-up. Our physicians encourage continued communication about each patient.
Languages Spoken:
English
Sara Paez: Surviving a Brain Hemorrhage
After Sara suffered a severe headache, nausea, and confusion while out with her friends, a test showed the cause to be bleeding from a ruptured arteriovenous malformation, or AVM, which is a tangle of abnormal blood vessels.
Peter Yang, MD, an assistant professor of pediatric neurosurgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and a pediatric neurosurgeon at UTHealth Houston Neurosciences, explained to the family that an AVM is a congenital condition, something a person is born with. “However, it is typically ‘silent,’ meaning that most people have no idea they have one until an event like this happens,” Yang said. “It often goes undetected until it ruptures, causing a hemorrhage.”
See how Sara’s resilience helped get her back to living her life »
Presentations
Pediatric Hydrocephalus
Spina Bifida Treatment
Cavernous Malformation
Arteriovenous Malformation