Faculty & Staff Directory
Yuan Xu, MD
Yuan Xu, MD, is a graduate student in The Loyal and Edith Davis Neurosurgical Research Laboratory in the Department of Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute.
Dr. Xu specializes in the study of intraoperative fluorescence imaging, particularly in the context of gliomas. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
Dr. Xu earned his medical degree from Fudan University Shanghai Medical College in China. He is currently pursuing his PhD through the Arizona State University-Barrow Neurological Institute Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience.
Dr. Xu’s current research includes investigating the clinical applications of confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) and improving surgical fluorescence techniques for better CLE imaging. He is also deeply interested in exploring the intersection of technology and surgical excellence, including applying deep learning and computer vision to enhance neurosurgical training, as well as to process CLE images to facilitate diagnosis.
- MD, Fudan University, Shangai Medical College, 2018
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Leica Proficient Surgical Tumor Award, American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons (AANS/CNS) Joint Section of Tumors, Annual Meeting, 2023
- Fiscal Year 2024 Translational Neuroscience Trainee Fast Track Grant, Barrow Neurological Foundation, 2023
Phoenix, AZ 85013
Yuan Xu, MD
Yuan Xu, MD, is a graduate student in The Loyal and Edith Davis Neurosurgical Research Laboratory in the Department of Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute.
Dr. Xu specializes in the study of intraoperative fluorescence imaging, particularly in the context of gliomas. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
Dr. Xu earned his medical degree from Fudan University Shanghai Medical College in China. He is currently pursuing his PhD through the Arizona State University-Barrow Neurological Institute Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience.
Dr. Xu’s current research includes investigating the clinical applications of confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) and improving surgical fluorescence techniques for better CLE imaging. He is also deeply interested in exploring the intersection of technology and surgical excellence, including applying deep learning and computer vision to enhance neurosurgical training, as well as to process CLE images to facilitate diagnosis.
Phoenix, AZ 85013
- MD, Fudan University, Shangai Medical College, 2018
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Leica Proficient Surgical Tumor Award, American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons (AANS/CNS) Joint Section of Tumors, Annual Meeting, 2023
- Fiscal Year 2024 Translational Neuroscience Trainee Fast Track Grant, Barrow Neurological Foundation, 2023