Michelle J. Yang
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Michelle J. Yang, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Primary Children's Hospital

100 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City , UT 84113
801-662-1000
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Dr. Michelle Yang is a faculty member of the Division of Neonatology at the University of Utah, where she cares for neonates at both the University of Utah and Intermountain Healthcare facilities. Clinically, she has a strong interest in neonatal surgical disorders with an emphasis on pulmonary hypoplasia. She is the neonatology co-founder and lead for the IHC Pulmonary Hypoplasia clinic.

Dr. Yang has a particular interest in research, with a master’s degree in Clinical Investigation. Her research focuses on utilizing pathophysiology and clinical pharmacology to design and conduct neonatal clinical trials. She is pursuing a PhD in Clinical Pharmacology to ultimately improve the design and execution of neonatal pharmacological trials and is actively involved with ongoing clinical trials within the division. In addition, Dr. Yang has a passion for the neonatal congenital diaphragmatic hernia cohort, on which she has published widely and provides best practice management guidelines via national/international talks. She consults families in the GSB Utah Fetal Center where she provides anticipatory guidance to families, including those expecting an infant with CDH.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)

Dr. Michelle Yang is a faculty member of the Division of Neonatology at the University of Utah, where she cares for neonates at both the University of Utah and Intermountain Healthcare facilities. Clinically, she has a strong interest in neonatal surgical disorders with an emphasis on pulmonary hypoplasia. She is the neonatology co-founder and lead for the IHC Pulmonary Hypoplasia clinic.

Dr. Yang has a particular interest in research, with a master’s degree in Clinical Investigation. Her research focuses on utilizing pathophysiology and clinical pharmacology to design and conduct neonatal clinical trials. She is pursuing a PhD in Clinical Pharmacology to ultimately improve the design and execution of neonatal pharmacological trials and is actively involved with ongoing clinical trials within the division. In addition, Dr. Yang has a passion for the neonatal congenital diaphragmatic hernia cohort, on which she has published widely and provides best practice management guidelines via national/international talks. She consults families in the GSB Utah Fetal Center where she provides anticipatory guidance to families, including those expecting an infant with CDH.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Neonatology
Board Certification
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)

Education history

Undergraduate Cellular & Molecular Biology - University of Michigan B.S.
Professional Medical Medicine - Medical College of Wisconsin M.D.
Residency Obstetrics & Gynecology - University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Resident
Residency Pediatrics - University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Resident
Fellowship Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
Graduate Training Clinical Investigation - University of Utah M.S.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Mantle A, Yang MJ, Judkins A, Chanthavong I, Yoder BA, Chan B (2024). Association of Intrapartum Drugs with Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation: A Single-Center Retrospective Review. Am J Perinatol, 41(2), 174-179.
  2. Cox KJ, Yang MJ, Fenton SJ, Russell KW, Yost CC, Yoder BA (2022). Operative repair in congenital diaphragmatic hernia: How long do we really need to wait? J Pediatr Surg, 57(9), 17-23.
  3. Bushati C, Chan B, Harmeson Owen A, Woodbury A, Yang M, Fung C, Lechtenberg E, Rigby M, Baserga (2021). Challenges in Implementing Exclusive Human Milk Diet to Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infants in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Nutrition in clinical practice, 36(6), 1198-1206.
  4. Yang MJ, Fenton S, Russell K, Yost CC, Yoder BA (2020). Left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia: can we improve survival while decreasing ECMO? J Perinatol, 40(6), 935-942.
  5. Mears M, Yang M, Yoder B (2020). Is Milrinone Effective for Infants with Mild-to-Moderate Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia?. American journal of perinatology, 37(3), 258-263.

Review

  1. Yang MJ, Russell KW, Yoder BA, Fenton SJ (2021). Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a narrative review of controversies in neonatal management. [Review]. Transl Pediatr, 10, (5), 1432-1447.

Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

  1. Chan B, Gordon S, Yang M, Weekes J, Dance (2021). Abdominal Ultrasound Assists the Diagnosis and Management of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Advances in neonatal care, 21(5), 365-370.