- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Association of Pediatric Program Directors
- Dallas County Medical Society
- Pediatric Society of Greater Dallas
- Texas Medical Association
- Texas Pediatric Society
Andrew Yu, M.D.
Program Director, Pediatric Residency
- Pediatrics - General
- Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Biography
Andrew Yu, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in the care of hospitalized children.
Dr. Yu earned his medical degree at UT Southwestern Medical School. He completed a residency in pediatrics at UT Southwestern and Children’s Medical Center, where he served as Chief Resident.
Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in general pediatrics and pediatric hospital medicine, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2017.
Dr. Yu is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and is a member of its Section on Hospital Medicine. He is also a member of the Texas Pediatric Society and the Association of Pediatric Program Directors.
He is highly invested in medical education and currently serves as Program Director for the UT Southwestern Pediatric Residency Program. His areas of focus include bedside teaching, clinical reasoning, and skills development.
Dr. Yu has delivered national and regional invited lectures, contributed to the book Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, and published academic articles related to his areas of expertise.
Personal Note
When he’s not at work, Dr. Yu enjoys running and spending time with his wife and two boys.
Education & Training
- Medical School - UT Southwestern Medical School (2010-2014)
- Residency - UT Southwestern/Children's Medical Center (2014-2017), Pediatrics
- Chief Resident - UT Southwestern/Children's Medical Center (2017-2018), Pediatrics
Professional Associations & Affiliations
Honors & Awards
- D Magazine Best Doctor 2025
- Chief Resident 2017-2018, UT Southwestern Pediatric Residency Program
- Advocacy Award 2016, UT Southwestern Pediatric Residency Program
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 2014, UT Southwestern
- Award for Excellence in Pediatric Medicine 2014, Pediatric Society of Greater Dallas
Books & Publications
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Books
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Myocarditis and cardiomyopathy in Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine (3rd ed.)
Yu AG, Kim HA, McGraw Hill
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Myocarditis and cardiomyopathy in Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine (3rd ed.)
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Publications
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Trends in Fentanyl Poisoning and Management in Children’s Hospitals
Bohorquez J, Hall M, Yu A, Alammar N, Devlin G, Chaudhari PP, Gribbons M Hospital Pediatrics 2025 Nov 15 546-549 -
Heat-Related Illness Trends at a Pediatric Health Care System, 2012 to 2023
Merritt TA, Bhatia S, Solomon C, Yu A Academic Pediatrics 2025 Aug 25 -
Trends in Respiratory Pathogen Testing at US Children's Hospitals
Molloy MJ, Hall M, Markham JL, Cotter JM, McCoy E, Tchou MJ, Collins ME, Steiner MJ, Stephens JR, Yu AG, Ugalde IT, Morse RB, Goyal MK, House SA JAMA Network Open 2025 Mar 8 -
Hospital costs and reimbursement for short-stay inpatient versus observation status hospitalizations for children with medical complexity
Arar S, Hall M, Johnson K, Katragadda H, Martinez K, Dadwani A, Chen CN, Devarakonda A, Gribbons M, Challa L, Gupta AT, Patel A, Solomon C, Nunneley CE, Lee BC, Yu AG Journal of hospital medicine 2024 Nov 19 1010-1018 -
Outcomes associated with initial narrow-spectrum versus broad-spectrum antibiotics in children hospitalized with urinary tract infections
Markham JL, Burns A, Hall M, Molloy MJ, Stephens JR, McCoy E, Ugalde IT, Steiner MJ, Cotter JM, House SA, Collins ME, Yu AG, Tchou MJ, Shah SS Journal of hospital medicine 2024 Sep 19 777-786 -
Lower opportunity ZIP code is associated with worse outcomes after listing in pediatric heart transplantation
Kim HA, Yu AG, Kim NP, Iqbal MS, Butts R Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 2024 Aug 43 1298-1307 -
Pharmacologic Restraint Use During Mental Health Admissions to Children’s Hospitals
Masserano B, Hall M, Wolf R, Diederich A, Gupta A, Yu AG, Johnson K, Mittal V Pediatrics 2024 Jan 153 -
Cachexia, chorea, and pain in chronic nonbacterial osteitis and inflammatory bowel disease: a case report
Agharokh L, Mamola K, Yu AG, Medina AL, Gurram B, Fuller J, Park JY, Chen W, Rajaram V, Hammer MR, Waugh JL Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 Dec 17 -
Impact of anakinra use on clinical outcomes in children with moderate or severe multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: a propensity score matched retrospective cohort study
Akkoyun EB, Most Z, Katragadda H, Yu A, Nassi L, Oakman N, Ginsburg S, Maamari M Pediatric Rheumatology 2023 Dec 21 -
National cross-sectional study on cost consciousness, cost accuracy, and national medical waste reduction initiative knowledge among pediatric hospitalists in the United States
Lee BC, Hall M, Agharokh L, Yu AG, Parikh K, Shah SS PloS one 2023 Apr 18 -
Hospital-Level Neighborhood Opportunity and Rehospitalization for Common Diagnoses at US Children's Hospitals
Yu AG, Hall M, Agharokh L, Lee BC, Zaniletti I, Wilson KM, Williams DJ Academic Pediatrics 2022 Nov 22 1459-1467 -
Trends in Pediatric Rhabdomyolysis and Associated Renal Failure: A 10-Year Population-Based Study
Agharokh L, Zaniletti I, Yu AG, Lee BC, Hall M, Williams DJ, Wilson KM Hospital Pediatrics 2022 Aug 12 718-725 -
Pathogenic Autoreactive T and B Cells Cross-React with Mimotopes Expressed by a Common Human Gut Commensal to Trigger Autoimmunity
Ruff WE, Dehner C, Kim WJ, Pagovich O, Aguiar CL, Yu AT, Roth AS, Vieira SM, Kriegel C, Adeniyi O, Mulla MJ, Abrahams VM, Kwok WW, Nussinov R, Erkan D, Goodman AL, Kriegel MA Cell Host and Microbe 2019 Jul 26 100-113.e8 -
Chlamydia trachomatis infection modulates trophoblast cytokine/chemokine production
De La Torre E, Mulla MJ, Yu AG, Lee SJ, Kavathas PB, Abrahams VM Journal of Immunology 2009 Mar 182 3735-3745 -
Regulation of Nod1 and Nod2 in first trimester trophoblast cells
Mulla MJ, Yu AG, Cardenas I, Guller S, Panda B, Abrahams VM American Journal of Reproductive Immunology 2009 61 294-302
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Trends in Fentanyl Poisoning and Management in Children’s Hospitals
Research
- Health services research
- Medical education
Clinical Focus
- Pediatric Hospital Medicine