John Yue
Asst Prof in Res
M_NeuSrg-Central Admin

Assistant Professor, UCSF Neurosurgery. Expertise in neurotrauma, neurocritical care, intracranial physiology, injury biomarkers, prognostic tools, best practices, and efficacy of care pathways. Dedicated to national efforts to improve traumatic brain injury (TBI) classification and care.

CNS Foundation Sophysa Young Investigator Award (2026-2027), National Neurotrauma Society Rising Star Award (2026), UCSF Weill Neurohub Clinician-Scientist Award (2025-2026), UCSF Weill Institute Catalyst Grant (2025-2026), Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation Grant (2022-2023), AANS/CNS Natus Award in Neurotrauma (2021, 2023, 5/2024, 9/2024), National Neurotrauma Society Marmarou Award in TBI Management (2024), San Francisco Neurological Society Hanbery Award in Clinical Neurosurgery (2025), UCSF Neurosurgery Naffziger Award for Clinical Service & Patient Care (2025).

NINDS TBI Classification and TBI Common Data Elements Working Group Member. UCSF Institute for Health Policy Studies Affiliate Faculty. Expert Panelist for the 2024 American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Program TBI Management Guidelines. 230+ peer-reviewed publications, 40+ oral presentations and plenary seminars, 7 textbook chapters.

Publications

Inflammatory blood-based biomarkers to aid in the assessment and prognostication of traumatic brain injury: a TRACK-TBI study.

Journal of neuroinflammation

Yue JK, Fu AY, Jain S, Puccio AM, Eagle SR, Korley FK, van Essen TA, Samanta R, Li LM, Roberts CJ, Caldwell DJ, Elguindy MM, Vassar MJ, Belton PJ, Bhattacharyay S, Nelson LD, Tracey JX, Etemad LL, Gotthardt CJ, Satris GG, Wang MB, Demos C, Sigal GB, Amorim E, Madhok DY, Radabaugh HL, Ferguson AR, Markowitz AJ, Robertson CS, Valadka AB, Mukherjee P, Yuh EL, McCrea MA, Hinson HE, Schneider ALC, Sun X, Okonkwo DO, Kobeissy FH, Manley GT, Diaz-Arrastia R, Wang KKW, TRACK-TBI Investigators

Neuroworsening from a normal Glasgow Coma Scale Motor Score in the emergency department is an early predictor of neurosurgical intervention, hospital outcomes, and longitudinal disability in traumatic brain injury: A TRACK-TBI Study.

Injury

Yue JK, Fu AY, Elguindy MM, van Essen TA, Eagle SR, Caldwell DJ, Vassar MJ, Belton PJ, Gotthardt CJ, Bhattacharyay S, Chung JE, Satris GG, Vreeburg RJG, Schneider ALC, Lui A, Madhok DY, Halabi C, Ferguson AR, Huang MC, Tarapore PE, DiGiorgio AM, Markowitz AJ, Robertson CS, Mukherjee P, Yuh EL, McCrea MA, Duhaime AC, Hinson HE, Puccio AM, Valadka AB, Okonkwo DO, Sun X, Jain S, Manley GT, TRACK-TBI Investigators

Longitudinal pain intensity and interference symptomatology in mild traumatic brain injury: a TRACK-TBI study.

Pain

Gotthardt CJ, Barber JK, Eagle SR, van Essen TA, Nelson LD, Fu AY, Satris GG, Vreeburg RJG, Tracey JX, Etemad LL, Wong JC, Elguindy MM, Belton PJ, Madhok DY, Korley FK, Ferguson AR, Torres-Espin A, Duhaime AC, Halabi C, Huang MC, Tarapore PE, DiGiorgio AM, Valadka AB, Robertson CS, Mukherjee P, Yuh EL, Puccio AM, Okonkwo DO, Giacino JT, McCrea MA, Temkin NR, Manley GT, Yue JK, TRACK-TBI Investigators

Acute Surgery vs Conservative Treatment for Traumatic Acute Subdural Hematoma.

JAMA network open

Van Essen TA, Yue JK, Barber J, Lingsma HF, Pisica D, den Boogert HF, van Dijck JT, Moojen WA, Hutchinson P, Markowitz AJ, Steyerberg EW, Okonkwo DO, Bodien YG, Valadka AB, Diaz-Arrastia R, Robertson CS, Foreman B, Wang VY, McCrea MA, Giacino JT, Yuh EL, de Ruiter GCW, Temkin NR, Maas AIR, Peul WC, Manley GT, Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury (TRACK-TBI) Study Investigato

Clinical Assessment on Days 1-14 for the Characterization of Traumatic Brain Injury: Recommendations from the 2024 NINDS Traumatic Brain Injury Classification and Nomenclature Initiative Clinical/Symptoms Working Group.

Journal of neurotrauma

Menon DK, Silverberg ND, Ferguson AR, Bayuk TJ, Bhattacharyay S, Brody DL, Cota SA, Ercole A, Figaji A, Gao G, Giza CC, Lecky F, Mannix R, Mikolic A, Moritz KE, Robertson CS, Torres-Espin A, Tsetsou S, Yue JK, Awad HO, Dams-O'Connor K, Doperalski A, Maas AIR, McCrea MA, Umoh N, Manley GT

Clinical profile of patients with acute traumatic brain injury undergoing cranial surgery in the United States: report from the 18-centre TRACK-TBI cohort study.

Lancet regional health. Americas

Yue JK, Kanter JH, Barber JK, Huang MC, van Essen TA, Elguindy MM, Foreman B, Korley FK, Belton PJ, Pisica D, Lee YM, Kitagawa RS, Vassar MJ, Sun X, Satris GG, Wong JC, Ferguson AR, Huie JR, Wang KKW, Deng H, Wang VY, Bodien YG, Taylor SR, Madhok DY, McCrea MA, Ngwenya LB, DiGiorgio AM, Tarapore PE, Stein MB, Puccio AM, Giacino JT, Diaz-Arrastia R, Lingsma HF, Mukherjee P, Yuh EL, Robertson CS, Menon DK, Maas AIR, Markowitz AJ, Jain S, Okonkwo DO, Temkin NR, Manley GT, TRACK-TBI Investigators

The correlation of neurosurgery motor examinations with ISNCSCI motor examinations in patients with spinal cord injury: a multicenter TRACK-SCI study.

Journal of neurosurgery. Spine

Lui A, Bonney PA, Burke J, Kanter JH, Yue JK, Takegami N, Tarapore PE, Huang M, Mummaneni PV, Dhall SS, Hemmerle DD, Ferguson AR, Torres-Espin A, Duong-Fernandez X, Lai N, Saigal R, Pan J, Singh V, Kyritsis N, Talbott JF, Pascual LU, Huie JR, Whetstone WD, Bresnahan JC, Beattie MS, Weinstein PR, Manley GT, O'Banion LA, Kuo YH, Viljoen S, Grandhi R, Shammassian BH, DiGiorgio AM

Prior traumatic brain injury is a risk factor for in-hospital mortality in moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: a TRACK-TBI cohort study.

Trauma surgery & acute care open

Yue JK, Etemad LL, Elguindy MM, van Essen TA, Belton PJ, Nelson LD, McCrea MA, Vreeburg RJG, Gotthardt CJ, Tracey JX, Coskun BC, Krishnan N, Halabi C, Eagle SR, Korley FK, Robertson CS, Duhaime AC, Satris GG, Tarapore PE, Huang MC, Madhok DY, Giacino JT, Mukherjee P, Yuh EL, Valadka AB, Puccio AM, Okonkwo DO, Sun X, Jain S, Manley GT, DiGiorgio AM, TRACK-TBI Investigators, Badjatia N, Barber J, Bodien YG, Fabian B, Ferguson AR, Foreman B, Gardner RC, Gopinath S, Grandhi R, Russell Huie J, Dirk Keene C, Lingsma HF, MacDonald CL, Markowitz AJ, Merchant R, Ngwenya LB, Rodgers RB, Schneider ALC, Schnyer DM, Taylor SR, Temkin NR, Torres-Espin A, Vassar MJ, Wang KKW, Wong JC, Zafonte RD

Isolated Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage on Head Computed Tomography Scan May Not Be Isolated: A Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury Study (TRACK-TBI) Study.

Journal of neurotrauma

Yue JK, Yuh EL, Elguindy MM, Sun X, van Essen TA, Deng H, Belton PJ, Satris GG, Wong JC, Valadka AB, Korley FK, Robertson CS, McCrea MA, Stein MB, Diaz-Arrastia R, Wang KKW, Temkin NR, DiGiorgio AM, Tarapore PE, Huang MC, Markowitz AJ, Puccio AM, Mukherjee P, Okonkwo DO, Jain S, Manley GT

Performance of the IMPACT and CRASH prognostic models for traumatic brain injury in a contemporary multicenter cohort: a TRACK-TBI study.

Journal of neurosurgery

Yue JK, Lee YM, Sun X, van Essen TA, Elguindy MM, Belton PJ, Pisica D, Mikolic A, Deng H, Kanter JH, McCrea MA, Bodien YG, Satris GG, Wong JC, Ambati VS, Grandhi R, Puccio AM, Mukherjee P, Valadka AB, Tarapore PE, Huang MC, DiGiorgio AM, Markowitz AJ, Yuh EL, Okonkwo DO, Steyerberg EW, Lingsma HF, Menon DK, Maas AIR, Jain S, Manley GT, The TRACK-TBI Investigators

Longitudinal Recovery Following Repetitive Traumatic Brain Injury.

JAMA network open

Etemad LL, Yue JK, Barber J, Nelson LD, Bodien YG, Satris GG, Belton PJ, Madhok DY, Huie JR, Hamidi S, Tracey JX, Coskun BC, Wong JC, Yuh EL, Mukherjee P, Markowitz AJ, Huang MC, Tarapore PE, Robertson CS, Diaz-Arrastia R, Stein MB, Ferguson AR, Puccio AM, Okonkwo DO, Giacino JT, McCrea MA, Manley GT, Temkin NR, DiGiorgio AM, TRACK-TBI Investigators

Traumatic brain injury: progress and challenges in prevention, clinical care, and research.

The Lancet. Neurology

Maas AIR, Menon DK, Manley GT, Abrams M, Åkerlund C, Andelic N, Aries M, Bashford T, Bell MJ, Bodien YG, Brett BL, Büki A, Chesnut RM, Citerio G, Clark D, Clasby B, Cooper DJ, Czeiter E, Czosnyka M, Dams-O'Connor K, De Keyser V, Diaz-Arrastia R, Ercole A, van Essen TA, Falvey É, Ferguson AR, Figaji A, Fitzgerald M, Foreman B, Gantner D, Gao G, Giacino J, Gravesteijn B, Guiza F, Gupta D, Gurnell M, Haagsma JA, Hammond FM, Hawryluk G, Hutchinson P, van der Jagt M, Jain S, Jain S, Jiang JY, Kent H, Kolias A, Kompanje EJO, Lecky F, Lingsma HF, Maegele M, Majdan M, Markowitz A, McCrea M, Meyfroidt G, Mikolic A, Mondello S, Mukherjee P, Nelson D, Nelson LD, Newcombe V, Okonkwo D, Orešic M, Peul W, Pisica D, Polinder S, Ponsford J, Puybasset L, Raj R, Robba C, Røe C, Rosand J, Schueler P, Sharp DJ, Smielewski P, Stein MB, von Steinbüchel N, Stewart W, Steyerberg EW, Stocchetti N, Temkin N, Tenovuo O, Theadom A, Thomas I, Espin AT, Turgeon AF, Unterberg A, Van Praag D, van Veen E, Verheyden J, Vyvere TV, Wang KKW, Wiegers EJA, Williams WH, Wilson L, Wisniewski SR, Younsi A, Yue JK, Yuh EL, Zeiler FA, Zeldovich M, Zemek R, InTBIR Participants and Investigators

Association of Posttraumatic Epilepsy With 1-Year Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury.

JAMA network open

Burke J, Gugger J, Ding K, Kim JA, Foreman B, Yue JK, Puccio AM, Yuh EL, Sun X, Rabinowitz M, Vassar MJ, Taylor SR, Winkler EA, Deng H, McCrea M, Stein MB, Robertson CS, Levin HS, Dikmen S, Temkin NR, Barber J, Giacino JT, Mukherjee P, Wang KKW, Okonkwo DO, Markowitz AJ, Jain S, Lowenstein D, Manley GT, Diaz-Arrastia R, TRACK-TBI Investigators, Badjatia N, Duhaime AC, Feeser VR, Gaudette E, Gopinath S, Keene CD, Korley FK, Madden C, Merchant R, Schnyer D, Zafonte R

Functional Outcomes Over the First Year After Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in the Prospective, Longitudinal TRACK-TBI Study.

JAMA neurology

McCrea MA, Giacino JT, Barber J, Temkin NR, Nelson LD, Levin HS, Dikmen S, Stein M, Bodien YG, Boase K, Taylor SR, Vassar M, Mukherjee P, Robertson C, Diaz-Arrastia R, Okonkwo DO, Markowitz AJ, Manley GT, TRACK-TBI Investigators, Adeoye O, Badjatia N, Bullock MR, Chesnut R, Corrigan JD, Crawford K, Duhaime AC, Ellenbogen R, Feeser VR, Ferguson AR, Foreman B, Gardner R, Gaudette E, Goldman D, Gonzalez L, Gopinath S, Gullapalli R, Hemphill JC, Hotz G, Jain S, Keene CD, Korley FK, Kramer J, Kreitzer N, Lindsell C, Machamer J, Madden C, Martin A, McAllister T, Merchant R, Ngwenya LB, Noel F, Nolan A, Palacios E, Perl D, Puccio A, Rabinowitz M, Rosand J, Sander A, Satris G, Schnyer D, Seabury S, Sherer M, Toga A, Valadka A, Wang K, Yue JK, Yuh E, Zafonte R

Association of Sex and Age With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Symptoms: A TRACK-TBI Study.

JAMA network open

Levin HS, Temkin NR, Barber J, Nelson LD, Robertson C, Brennan J, Stein MB, Yue JK, Giacino JT, McCrea MA, Diaz-Arrastia R, Mukherjee P, Okonkwo DO, Boase K, Markowitz AJ, Bodien Y, Taylor S, Vassar MJ, Manley GT, TRACK-TBI Investigators, Adeoye O, Badjatia N, Bullock MR, Chesnut R, Corrigan JD, Crawford K, Dikmen S, Duhaime AC, Ellenbogen R, Feeser VR, Ferguson AR, Foreman B, Gardner R, Gaudette E, Gonzalez L, Gopinath S, Gullapalli R, Hemphill JC, Hotz G, Jain S, Keene CD, Korley FK, Kramer J, Kreitzer N, Lindsell C, Machamer J, Madden C, Martin A, McAllister T, Merchant R, Nolan A, Ngwenya LB, Noel F, Palacios E, Puccio A, Rabinowitz M, Rosand J, Sander A, Satris G, Schnyer D, Seabury S, Sun X, Toga A, Valadka A, Wang K, Yuh E, Zafonte R

Latent Profile Analysis of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Cognitive Function of Adults 2 Weeks After Traumatic Brain Injury: Findings From the TRACK-TBI Study.

JAMA network open

Brett BL, Kramer MD, Whyte J, McCrea MA, Stein MB, Giacino JT, Sherer M, Markowitz AJ, Manley GT, Nelson LD, TRACK-TBI Investigators, Adeoye O, Badjatia N, Boase K, Barber J, Bodien Y, Bullock MR, Chesnut R, Corrigan JD, Crawford K, Diaz-Arrastia R, Dikmen S, Duhaime AC, Ellenbogen R, Feeser VR, Ferguson AR, Foreman B, Gardner R, Gaudette E, Gonzalez L, Gopinath S, Gullapalli R, Hemphill JC, Hotz G, Jain S, Keene CD, Korley FK, Kramer J, Kreitzer N, Levin H, Lindsell C, Machamer J, Madden C, Martin A, McAllister T, Merchant R, Mukherjee P, Ngwenya LB, Noel F, Okonkwo D, Palacios E, Puccio A, Rabinowitz M, Robertson C, Rosand J, Sander A, Satris G, Schnyer D, Seabury S, Taylor S, Temkin N, Toga A, Valadka A, Vassar M, Wang K, Yue JK, Yuh E, Zafonte R

Point-of-Care Platform Blood Biomarker Testing of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein versus S100 Calcium-Binding Protein B for Prediction of Traumatic Brain Injuries: A Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury Study.

Journal of neurotrauma

Okonkwo DO, Puffer RC, Puccio AM, Yuh EL, Yue JK, Diaz-Arrastia R, Korley FK, Wang KKW, Sun X, Taylor SR, Mukherjee P, Markowitz AJ, Jain S, Manley GT, Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury (TRACK-TBI) Investigators

Recovery After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Patients Presenting to US Level I Trauma Centers: A Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury (TRACK-TBI) Study.

JAMA neurology

Nelson LD, Temkin NR, Dikmen S, Barber J, Giacino JT, Yuh E, Levin HS, McCrea MA, Stein MB, Mukherjee P, Okonkwo DO, Robertson CS, Diaz-Arrastia R, Manley GT, and the TRACK-TBI Investigators, Adeoye O, Badjatia N, Boase K, Bodien Y, Bullock MR, Chesnut R, Corrigan JD, Crawford K, Duhaime AC, Ellenbogen R, Feeser VR, Ferguson A, Foreman B, Gardner R, Gaudette E, Gonzalez L, Gopinath S, Gullapalli R, Hemphill JC, Hotz G, Jain S, Korley F, Kramer J, Kreitzer N, Lindsell C, Machamer J, Madden C, Martin A, McAllister T, Merchant R, Noel F, Palacios E, Perl D, Puccio A, Rabinowitz M, Rosand J, Sander A, Satris G, Schnyer D, Seabury S, Sherer M, Taylor S, Toga A, Valadka A, Vassar MJ, Vespa P, Wang K, Yue JK, Zafonte R

Risk of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depression in Civilian Patients After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A TRACK-TBI Study.

JAMA psychiatry

Stein MB, Jain S, Giacino JT, Levin H, Dikmen S, Nelson LD, Vassar MJ, Okonkwo DO, Diaz-Arrastia R, Robertson CS, Mukherjee P, McCrea M, Mac Donald CL, Yue JK, Yuh E, Sun X, Campbell-Sills L, Temkin N, Manley GT, TRACK-TBI Investigators, Adeoye O, Badjatia N, Boase K, Bodien Y, Bullock MR, Chesnut R, Corrigan JD, Crawford K, Diaz-Arrastia R, Dikmen S, Duhaime AC, Ellenbogen R, Feeser VR, Ferguson A, Foreman B, Gardner R, Gaudette E, Giacino JT, Gonzalez L, Gopinath S, Gullapalli R, Hemphill JC, Hotz G, Jain S, Korley F, Kramer J, Kreitzer N, Levin H, Lindsell C, Machamer J, Madden C, Martin A, McAllister T, McCrea M, Merchant R, Mukherjee P, Nelson LD, Noel F, Okonkwo DO, Palacios E, Perl D, Puccio A, Rabinowitz M, Robertson CS, Rosand J, Sander A, Satris G, Schnyer D, Seabury S, Sherer M, Stein MB, Taylor S, Toga A, Temkin N, Valadka A, Vassar MJ, Vespa P, Wang K, Yue JK, Yuh E, Zafonte R

Assessment of Follow-up Care After Emergency Department Presentation for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussion: Results From the TRACK-TBI Study.

JAMA network open

Seabury SA, Gaudette É, Goldman DP, Markowitz AJ, Brooks J, McCrea MA, Okonkwo DO, Manley GT, TRACK-TBI Investigators, Adeoye O, Badjatia N, Boase K, Bodien Y, Bullock MR, Chesnut R, Corrigan JD, Crawford K, Diaz-Arrastia R, Dikmen S, Duhaime AC, Ellenbogen R, Feeser VR, Ferguson A, Foreman B, Gardner R, Giacino J, Gonzalez L, Gopinath S, Gullapalli R, Hemphill JC, Hotz G, Jain S, Korley F, Kramer J, Kreitzer N, Levin H, Lindsell C, Machamer J, Madden C, Martin A, McAllister T, Merchant R, Mukherjee P, Nelson L, Noel F, Palacios E, Perl D, Puccio A, Rabinowitz M, Robertson C, Rosand J, Sander A, Satris G, Schnyer D, Sherer M, Stein M, Taylor S, Temkin N, Toga A, Valadka A, Vassar M, Vespa P, Wang K, Yue J, Yuh E, Zafonte R

COMT Val158Met polymorphism is associated with post-traumatic stress disorder and functional outcome following mild traumatic brain injury.

Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia

Winkler EA, Yue JK, Ferguson AR, Temkin NR, Stein MB, Barber J, Yuh EL, Sharma S, Satris GG, McAllister TW, Rosand J, Sorani MD, Lingsma HF, Tarapore PE, Burchard EG, Hu D, Eng C, Wang KK, Mukherjee P, Okonkwo DO, Diaz-Arrastia R, Manley GT, TRACK-TBI Investigators

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