
Zizi Yu, MD
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Zizi Yu, MD
@ZiziYuMD
@harvardmed 2021. @Yale 2016. Aspiring dermatologist passionate about patient care, translational research, and health policy and advocacy.







Teamed up with the brilliant Dr. Mark Siedner to write this piece on how to interpret the data from a #COVID19 vaccine studies. No epidemiology degree required! @MGHBWHIDFellows statnews.com/2020/11/10/spo… via @statnews




Join us for the second part in our town hall series, Disparities in School Reopening: Addressing Gender, Sexuality, Racial and Ethnic Disparities on Tuesday, August 25th at 5pm EDT. RSVP here: eventbrite.com/e/covac-ma-pre… #covacma

Dear #dermtwitter - we need your help!! Working with the fantastic @PanFabBoston team to try to convert uvb phototherapy units —> UVC for N95 decon for low resource settings. We are in need of an unused/retired hand/foot phototherapy unit for our study!! Any leads??

Smitten with Skin? Planning on applying to Dermatology Residencies? Sign up for our Webinar with Derm PDs! bit.ly/322dKBU #dermtwitter #medtwitter #dermatology #dermatologyresidency


Dermatologists can add value to #oncology care by raising awareness of appropriate treatment options and increasing adherence to evidence-based prophylaxis protocols for EGFRi-associated rash ja.ma/2NKYlxB ONC

In @JAADjournals, pilot study from Tram Bui & @ZiziYu15 w/@sara_j_li & others @bwhdermatology @PanFabBoston on facial skin protectants&N95 fit. All can interfere w/mask failure up to 44%. If you want 2 protect skin must repeat fit testing 2 ensure safety jaad.org/article/S0190-…

#PanFab2020 @PanFabBoston: "#Pandemic Response: Resilience and Recovery in the Era of #COVID19" @AveryLaChanceMD @bwhdermatology (with @harvardmed students Bina Kassamali & @ZiziYu15) discusses work on using UV-B to decontaminate #N95 masks, especially in low-resource settings


N95 fit test failure was associated with increased number of shifts worn. Duckbill worse than dome-shaped "health systems should closely evaluate N95 fit during extended use or reuse and limit duckbill mask use if alternatives are available" jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/… @JAMA_current






