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Wei Yang

Professor in Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology
Box 3094 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
132 Sands Bldg, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor in Anesthesiology · 2024 - Present Anesthesiology, Clinical Science Departments
Associate Professor in Neurology · 2022 - Present Neurology, Stroke and Vascular Neurology, Neurology

Recent Publications


Microglial state transitions dominate the brain immune response in the subacute phase after cardiac arrest.

Journal Article J Neuroinflammation · May 27, 2026 Cardiac arrest (CA) is a life-threatening medical emergency, and most victims are elderly. Despite advances in resuscitation, post-CA morbidity and mortality remain high, and this is thought to result largely from brain injury in which neuroinflammation pl ... Full text Link to item Cite

Feasibility of a Multi-Laboratory Model of Middle Cerebral Artery Thromboembolic Stroke with Thrombolysis: TE-MCAo.

Journal Article Transl Stroke Res · January 30, 2026 UNLABELLED: No single animal stroke model satisfies all needs of translational stroke investigation. While the nylon filament model is widely accepted in preclinical translational stroke research, thromboembolic models have more physiological relevance. Th ... Full text Link to item Cite

Activation of Intestinal Mast Cells Contributes to Gut Damage After Cardiac Arrest in Mice.

Journal Article Shock · January 1, 2026 Sudden cardiac arrest (CA) is associated with high mortality and morbidity rates, largely due to detrimental effects of global ischemia on every organ. Notably, clinical evidence indicates that gastrointestinal tract damage is frequently observed in succes ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Integrated Training in Anesthesiology Research

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 1996 - 2031

Hypoperfusion, Hemodynamic Control Domains and Neurovascular Dysregulation in AD brain pathology

ResearchCollaborating Investigator · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2023 - 2027

Duke Testing Site for Stroke Preclinical Assessment Network

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2023 - 2026

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Education


Universitat Rostock (Germany) · 2005 Ph.D.
Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) · 2002 M.S.