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ProfessorDepartment of SurgeryUniversity of Toronto

Victor Yang

Professor

Department of Surgery

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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44 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 20 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 25 research grants (13 NSERC, 5 ONTARIO, 4 CIHR, 3 CFI), most recently in 2022.
Supervisor on 3 trainee awards (3 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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339

Publications

9,570

Citations

263

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Research

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Surgical Navigation Fiber-laser Integrated Optical Systems Laser Ablation Medical Robotics Optical Coherence Angiography Optical Coherence Tomography Optical Topographical Imaging

Latest papers

Impact of Brain Frailty on Clinical Presentation and Neurologic Recovery in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Undergoing Thrombectomy
Neurology · 2025
Outcomes after carotid revascularization for symptomatic carotid artery web: A multi-institutional cohort study
Interventional Neuroradiology · 2025
The Impact of Neuroanesthesia Fellowship Training and Anesthesiologist-Surgeon Dyad Volume on Patient Outcomes in Adult Spine Surgery: A Population-Based Study.
Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology · 2025

All 339 publications

Latest funding

Three-dimensional real-time optical coherence tomography for retinal disease diagnosis and treatment
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$20,000
Preclinical assessment of endovascular hydrogel embolization for the treatment of vascular disorders
CIHR · 2020 · Supervisor
$105,000
Targeted robotic and Optical Coherence Tomography mediated laser ablation for biomedical and machining application
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$234,000

All 46 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 339 publications.

Impact of Brain Frailty on Clinical Presentation and Neurologic Recovery in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Undergoing Thrombectomy

Fladt J, Benali F, Jaroenngarmsamer T, Bala F, Singh N, Nogueira RG, McTaggart R, Demchuk A, Poppe A, Buck BH

Neurology202516 citations

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000213619

Outcomes after carotid revascularization for symptomatic carotid artery web: A multi-institutional cohort study

Michael T. Bounajem, Allison S. Liang, Annie Trang, Bachar El Baba, Tyler M. Bielinski, Karl Lee Sangwon, Yuchong Zhang, Daniel D. Wiggan, Eric A. Grin, Avi A. Gajjar, Christopher R. Pasarikovski, Victor X. D. Yang, Ronit Agid, Michael R. Levitt, Matthew N. Anderson, R. Michael Meyer, Jacob Cherian, Brian M. Howard, Philipp Hendrix, Isaac Josh Abecassis, Visish Mani Srinivasan, Kareem El Naamani, Michael Reid Gooch, Erez Nossek, Ramesh Grandhi

Interventional Neuroradiology20257 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/15910199251365529 PMID: 40776764

The Impact of Neuroanesthesia Fellowship Training and Anesthesiologist-Surgeon Dyad Volume on Patient Outcomes in Adult Spine Surgery: A Population-Based Study.

Chui J, Ng W, Yang V, Duggal N

Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology20257 citations

DOI: 10.1097/ana.0000000000000978 PMID: 38910335

Relevance of cervical internal carotid artery patency after thrombectomy in tandem occlusion. Are we missing an opportunity to revascularize?

Alonso Alvarado‐Bolaños, Mosab Maree, Annika Mascarenhas, Sachin Kishore Pandey, Ruba Nabil Mahmoud Kiwan, Victor X. D. Yang, Michael S. Mayich, Manas Sharma, Melfort Boulton, Jennifer L. Mandzia, Sebastián Fridman

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery20252 citations

DOI: 10.1136/jnis-2025-023256 PMID: 40194834

P.208 Open and minimally invasive in-vivo accuracy of pedicle screws with an autonomous robotic system

Ross Johnston, Martin Oppermann, Victor X. D. Yang

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques2025Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2025.10337

Conveying Emotion and Intention through Quadruped Robotic Motion: A Validation Study Using Canine-Inspired Movements

Victor X. D. Yang, Katharina Biernacka, Barbara Bruno

2025First author

DOI: 10.1109/ro-man63969.2025.11217857

Towards a New Plastination Technique for Moisture Management of Western Red Cedar Without Loss of Strength and with Enhanced Stability

Olivia H. Margoto, Madisyn M. Szypula, Grant R. Bogyo, Victor X. D. Yang, Abbas Sadeghzadeh Milani

Materials2025Open Access

DOI: 10.3390/ma18184353 PMID: 41010196

Diagnosis and Management of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Gustavo Saposnik, Cheryl Bushnell, Jonathan M. Coutinho, Thalia Shoshana Field, Karen L. Furie, Najibah Aliyu Galadanci, Wayneho Kam, Fenella C. Kirkham, Norma D. McNair, Aneesh B. Singhal, Vincent Thijs, Victor X. D. Yang

Stroke2024296 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1161/str.0000000000000456 PMID: 38284265

Mediation of Age and Thrombectomy Outcome by Neuroimaging Markers of Frailty in Patients With Stroke

Benali F, Singh N, Fladt J, Jaroenngarmsamer T, Bala F, Ospel JM, Buck BH, Dowlatshahi D, Field TS, Hanel RA

JAMA Network Open202439 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.49628

Carotid stenting for symptomatic carotid artery web: Multicenter experience

Christopher R. Pasarikovski, Jeremy Lynch, Michael Corrin, Jerry C. Ku, Ashish Kumar, Vítor Mendes Pereira, Timo Krings, Leodante da Costa, Sandra E. Black, Ronit Agid, Victor X. D. Yang

Interventional Neuroradiology20246 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/15910199231226293 PMID: 38233047

Three-dimensional real-time optical coherence tomography for retinal disease diagnosis and treatment

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Yang, Victor

$20,000

Preclinical assessment of endovascular hydrogel embolization for the treatment of vascular disorders

SupervisorCIHR2020Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Ku, Jerry C

Keywords: Arteriovenous Malformation; Biomedical Engineering; Cerebral Aneurysm; Embolization; Endovascular; Hemorrhagic Stroke; Hydrogel; Interventional Neuroradiology; Material Science; Tumour

$105,000

Targeted robotic and Optical Coherence Tomography mediated laser ablation for biomedical and machining application

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yang, Victor

Keywords: medical robotics; surgical navigation; optical coherence tomography; optical coherence angiography; optical topographical imaging; laser ablation; robotics; template-free manufacturing; fiber-laser; integrated optical systems

$234,000

Hydrogel Endovascular Adaptive BioExtrusion System (HEABES) as a new platform for endovascular treatment

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Yang, Victor

$125,000

Mend the Gap: A Transformative Biomaterials Platform for Spinal Cord Repair

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation

Principal investigators: Madden, John

Keywords: Nanomaterials Biomaterials Spinal cord injury Nerve regeneration Biomedical implants Surgical robotics Minimally invasive procedures Tissue engineering Electric, Magnetic and Acoustic Field Alignment of Materials Neuropharmacology Localized drug delivery Neural stimulation Multimodal biomedical imaging Biosensors

$8,025,000

Mend the Gap: A Transformative Biomaterials Platform for Spinal Cord Repair

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation

Principal investigators: Madden, John

$8,000,000

Optical Coherence Tomography in Patients with Basilar Artery Ischemic Stroke

SupervisorCIHR2019CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Pasarikovski, Christopher R

Keywords: Acute Ischemic Stroke; Endothelial; Endovascular Thrombectomy; Thrombus

$110,000

Optical Coherence Tomography, Molecular Guided Imaging, and Surgical Navigation for targeted and controlled Laser Ablation

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yang, Victor

$28,000

Brain and Body Blood Vessels: Toward Bipolar Disorder as a Systemic Microvascular Illness

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Goldstein, Benjamin I

Keywords: Adolescent; Atherosclerosis; Bipolar Disorder; Familial Risk; Inflammation; Microvascular; Neurocognition

$952,425

3D Additive/subtractive laser manufacturing of photonic circuit and sensor micro-systems

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Herman, Peter

$434,640

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Victor Yang

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Impact of Brain Frailty on Clinical Presentation and Neurologic Recovery in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Undergoing Thrombectomy

Outcomes after carotid revascularization for symptomatic carotid artery web: A multi-institutional cohort study

The Impact of Neuroanesthesia Fellowship Training and Anesthesiologist-Surgeon Dyad Volume on Patient Outcomes in Adult Spine Surgery: A Population-Based Study.

Relevance of cervical internal carotid artery patency after thrombectomy in tandem occlusion. Are we missing an opportunity to revascularize?

P.208 Open and minimally invasive in-vivo accuracy of pedicle screws with an autonomous robotic system

Conveying Emotion and Intention through Quadruped Robotic Motion: A Validation Study Using Canine-Inspired Movements

Towards a New Plastination Technique for Moisture Management of Western Red Cedar Without Loss of Strength and with Enhanced Stability

Diagnosis and Management of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Mediation of Age and Thrombectomy Outcome by Neuroimaging Markers of Frailty in Patients With Stroke

Carotid stenting for symptomatic carotid artery web: Multicenter experience

Three-dimensional real-time optical coherence tomography for retinal disease diagnosis and treatment

Preclinical assessment of endovascular hydrogel embolization for the treatment of vascular disorders

Targeted robotic and Optical Coherence Tomography mediated laser ablation for biomedical and machining application

Hydrogel Endovascular Adaptive BioExtrusion System (HEABES) as a new platform for endovascular treatment

Mend the Gap: A Transformative Biomaterials Platform for Spinal Cord Repair

Mend the Gap: A Transformative Biomaterials Platform for Spinal Cord Repair

Optical Coherence Tomography in Patients with Basilar Artery Ischemic Stroke

Optical Coherence Tomography, Molecular Guided Imaging, and Surgical Navigation for targeted and controlled Laser Ablation

Brain and Body Blood Vessels: Toward Bipolar Disorder as a Systemic Microvascular Illness

3D Additive/subtractive laser manufacturing of photonic circuit and sensor micro-systems

Frequent collaborators

Alex Vitkin

Brian Wilson

Daipayan Guha

Michael Kolios

Leodante da Costa

Arjun Sahgal

Michael Fehlings

Sandra Black

Xijia Gu

Albert Yee

John Madden

Gregory Czarnota

Mark Ruschin

Richard Swartz

Pejman Maralani

Mayank Goyal

Pejman Jabehdar Maralani

Gustavo Saposnik

Jai Shankar

Michael Hill

Michael Hill

Laura Gioia

Michael Kelly

Peter Howard

Anish Kapadia

Jérôme Paquet

Timo Krings

Vincent Lin

Aditya Bharatha

Gary Linassi

Mahmood Fazl

Shadi Daghighi

Nadia Khan

Julian Spears

Matylda Machnowska

Michael Ford

Michael Corrin

Daryl Fourney

Joel Finkelstein

Stephen Lewis