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Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Sciences

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Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Sciences

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Address: 1725 W Harrison St. 1121G
Chicago, IL 60612
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(312) 942-3332
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(312) 942-9793
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dixon_yang@rush.edu

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Dixon Yang, MD, MS, is a board-certified vascular neurologist, epidemiologist, and assistant professor in the Department of Neurological Sciences at Rush University. Yang's clinical practice focuses on the diagnosis and management of cerebrovascular diseases. His primary research interest is in determining how cerebral atherosclerosis relates to dementia. As an Asian American, Yang is also interested in developing ways to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in cerebral atherosclerosis.
Previously, Yang earned an MD at the University of Miami in 2017 and completed a neurology residency at New York University in 2021, serving as Chief Resident in Education. In 2023, Yang completed an NIH-funded Neuroepidemiology training program at Columbia University, concurrently earning an MS in Epidemiology from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, and completed a clinical vascular neurology fellowship at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University.

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