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Kai Yang

Kai Yang, PhD

Assistant Professor, Biostatistics

Locations

  • MEB M1404
    Biostatistics

Contact Information

Education

PhD, Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2021
MS, Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2019
BS, Mathematics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, 2016

Biography

Dr. Kai Yang is an assistant professor of biostatistics at the Ϲ. He joined the division of biostatistics in the fall of 2021. His major methodological research interests include spatial epidemiology, online monitoring of medical outcomes, and quality control and improvement. He is particularly interested in developing statistical methodologies and computational tools for nonparametric modeling and sequential monitoring of large-scale spatio-temporal data. His collaborative research interests are focused on infectious diseases, cancers and cardiovascular diseases. He has close collaborations with several research groups at Ϲ including the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Department of Surgery.

Research Areas of Interest

  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Image Processing
  • Longitudinal Data Analysis
  • Spatial Epidemiology
  • Spatio-Temporal Modeling
  • Statistical Process Control

Research Interests

Dr. Yang’s research interests include spatio-temporal data analysis, statistical process control and image processing. He is particularly interested in developing statistical methodologies and computational tools for nonparametric modeling and sequential monitoring of spatio-temporal data. His collaborative research interests are focused on infectious diseases, cancers and cardiovascular diseases. He is a biostatistician for several research groups at Ϲ including the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Division of Surgical Oncology.

Publications

  • (Schmidt N, Thiessen A, Selthafner M, Yang K, Liu XC.) Eur Spine J. 2025 Nov 04 PMID: 41186725 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105021338799 11/04/2025

  • (Punyamurthy N, Tsafack UK, Yang K, Wanat KA.) J Am Acad Dermatol. 2025 Oct 06 PMID: 41061977 10/09/2025

  • (Radmanovic K, McDonald M, LeSueur J, Canales B, Yang K, Smith P, Harris G, Fritz JM.) J Biomech. 2025 Oct;191:112911 PMID: 40834762 PMCID: PMC12560462 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105013590004 08/21/2025

  • (Schmidt N, Thiessen A, Selthafner M, Yang K, Liu XC.) Eur Spine J. 2025 Oct;34(10):4776-4777 PMID: 40471338 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105007714165 06/05/2025

  • (Suh S, Yang K, Chunara F, Obeid N, Varban O, Noria S, Petrick A, Mahan M, Edwards M, Kindel T.) J Am Coll Surg. 2025 Sep 16 PMID: 40956055 09/16/2025

  • (Seadler MS, Turner H, Hayssen WG, Mantz-Wichman M, Yang K, Conrardy R, Allen K, de Moya M, Carver T.) J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Jul 25 PMID: 40712063 07/25/2025

  • (White CJK, Kodra JD, Bollepalli H, Yang K, Van Valin SE, Liu XC.) Children (Basel). 2025 May 31;12(6) PMID: 40564687 PMCID: PMC12190929 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105009280825 06/26/2025

  • (Punyamurthy N, Kemmo Tsafack U, Yang K, Wanat KA.) Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 10/03/2025

  • (Radmanovic K, McDonald M, LeSueur J, Canales B, Yang K, Smith P, Harris G, Fritz JM.) Journal of Biomechanics. October 2025;191 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105013590004 10/01/2025

  • (Suh S, Yang K, Chunara F, Obeid N, Varban O, Noria S, Petrick A, Mahan M, Edwards M, Kindel T.) Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 08/29/2025

  • (Yang K.) Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A. 12/01/2024

  • (Ahrens A, Chunara F, Yang K, Davis CS.) Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 11/01/2024