Dr. John K. Yue, MD is a neurosurgeon who specializes in treatment of traumatic injuries to the brain, spine, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system. He has led surgical management efforts to improve neurotrauma care with emphases on early intervention, multimodality monitoring, diagnostic biomarkers, and prognostic tools. He completed his medical degree and neurosurgery residency at UCSF, where he is Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery and Affiliate Faculty at the Institute for Health Policy Studies. He serves on national panels including the NINDS TBI Reclassification and Common Data Elements Working Groups. He has co-authored 220+ peer-reviewed publications and 7 textbook chapters.
Dr. Yue has extensive experience in leading national and international neurotrauma clinical trials. He serves as Co-Investigator within the TRACK-TBI Network. He received grants from the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation, UCSF Innovation Ventures Catalyst Award, and UCSF Weill Clinician-Scientist Investigator Award. He has been recognized by the AANS/CNS Natus Award (2021, 2023, 2024), 2024 Marmarou Award for TBI Management (National Neurotrauma Society), 2025 Hanbery Award for Clinical Neurosurgery (SF Neurological Society), 10+ abstract awards and 40+ oral presentations at scientific meetings. He received the 2025 Naffziger Award for Clinical Service and Patient Care from UCSF Department of Neurosurgery.