
Fengxia Yan, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor
Community Health & Preventive Medicine
Location: Multidisciplinary Research Center
Phone: 404-752-1153
E-mail: fyan@msm.edu
Education
MEDICAL SCHOOL:Qingdao University Medical College
Degree: Doctor of Medicine in Medical Science in Pediatrics
GRADUATE:
Quingdao University Medical College
Degree: Master of Science in Human Histology and Embryology
Georgia State University
Degree: Master of Science in Biostatistics
UNDERGRADUATE:
Qingdao University Medical College
Degree: Bachelor
Research Interests
- Applying statistical methods to solve public health, medical and biomedical problems using both newly collected and existing datasets
- Chronic diseases
- Cancer,
- Mental health
- Infectious diseases
- Constructing different type of models to examine the risk factors or perform prediction
Clinical Interests
Participating in clinical trialsPublications
- Yan F, Cha E, Lee ET, et, al. A self-assessment tool for screening young adults at risk of type 2 diabetes using Strong Heart Family Study data. Diabetes Educ (2016), 42(5):607-17.
- Fareed S, Sarode N, Yan F, et al. Immergluck LC. Applying fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) to treat recurrent Clostridium difficile infections (rCDI) in children. PeerJ (2018), 6: 14-33
- Yan F, Guo JF, Cui X. Racial disparity of the preventive health care and behavior risk factors among Type 2 Diabetes. Ethn Dis (2015), 25(2):220-5.
- Yan F, Mayberry R, Li Y: Statistical methods and common problems in medical or biomedical science research. Int J Physiol Pathophysiol Pharmacol (2017), 9(5):157-163.
- Wiltshire A, Brayboy LM, Yan F, et al. Infertility knowledge and treatment beliefs among African American women in an urban community. Contracept Reprod Med (2019), 4: 16-23.