Fun-Sun Frank Yao

Fun-Sun Frank Yao, M.D. is a Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, holding this position continuously since 1999. Board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology, he practices at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City.

Education:

• M.D., National Taiwan University School of Medicine, Taiwan (1968)

Clinical expertise:

• Anesthesia for Bloodless Surgery
• Transesophageal Echocardiography

Research focuses on cardiac anesthesiology with emphasis on:

• Hemodynamic management during cardiopulmonary bypass
• Cerebral oxygen desaturation and neurocognitive outcomes
• Embolism monitoring/prevention in coronary surgery
• Aortic atheroma assessment and stroke risk prediction
• Pharmacologic effects on cardiac function

Publication trends over three decades reveal progressive refinement of intraoperative protocols to optimize physiological parameters. Seminal works establish causal links between aortic disease severity, embolic load, and postoperative complications, while randomized trials demonstrate improved outcomes through targeted mean arterial pressure management during bypass.

No scientific awards, student advising records, or dedicated research laboratories were documented in available sources.