EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Nephrology Fellowship (2002-2004)
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Advanced Training in Clinical Research, Dept. of Epidemiology & Biostatistics (2003-2004)
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Medicine Residency (1999-2002)
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Medical School (1995-1999)
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

SITE OF PRACTICE:
VA Puget Sound Health Care System

CONTACT INFORMATION
VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Renal Dialysis Unit S111, Bldg 100
1660 S. Columbian Way
Seattle, WA 98108
Email: ynhall@u.washington.edu

Administrative Contacts:
Phone: (206) 277-3012
Fax:  (206) 764-2022

Division Administration:
http://depts.washington.edu/
nephron/admin.htm

CLINICAL INTERESTS

• IgA nephropathy
• Complementary and alternative medicine-associated CKD
• Hyperuricemia and chronic kidney disease

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Epidemiology of CKD in Asians and Pacific Islanders
• Health disparities in CKD among vulnerable populations

CURRENT RESEARCH

• Mechanisms underlying excess risk of ESRD among Asians and Pacific Islanders
• Association of health literacy, health care utilization, and CKD among vulnerable populations

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Hall YN, Hsu CY. New insights into the epidemiology of chronic kidney disease in U.S. Asians and Pacific Islanders. Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension 15(3):264-9, 2006.

Hall YN, Hsu CY, Iribarren C, McCulloch CE, Darbinian J, Go AS. The conundrum of increased burden of end-stage renal disease in Asians. Kidney International 68:2310-2316, 2005.

Hall YN, Sugihara JG, Go AS, Chertow GM. Differential mortality and transplantation rates among Asians and Pacific Islanders with end-stage renal disease. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 16(12):3711-20, 2005.

Hall YN, Chertow GM. End-stage renal disease. Clinical Evidence (13):1048-59, 2005. 

Hall YN, Fuentes EF, Chertow GM, Olson JL. Race/ethnicity and disease severity in IgA nephropathy. BMC Nephrology 5:10; 1186/1471-2369, 2004.

AWARDS

• American Kidney Fund – Clinical Scientist in Nephrology
• Alpha Omega Alpha

NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Outcome Committee, Frequent Hemodialysis Network Trial
Abstract Reviewer, American Society of Nephrology Annual Meetings 2007
Relevance Reviewer, American Board of Internal Medicine - Nephrology