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Brian Yun, MD, MBA, MPH

Associate Professor

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Emergency Medicine

MPH, Harvard School of Public Health
BA, Tufts University

Pronouns: he/him/his

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ORCID : 0000-0002-3842-420X

Brian J. Yun, MD, MBA, MPH serves as the Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Boston Medical Center. In this role, he oversees the clinical operations and the quality and safety program of the emergency department.

Dr. Yun graduated with a MD and MBA from Tufts University School of Medicine, where he was also named to the AOA Honor Society. He has an MPH in Clinical Effectiveness from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. After finishing his residency in emergency medicine at the combined Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency, Dr. Yun completed an Emergency Department Administration Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Faculty can login to make corrections and additions.

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Baymon DE, Shappell E, Park YS, Aaronson E, Egan DJ, Raja AS, Yun BJ. Measuring Emergency Department Workload Perception Using Electronic Medical Record Measures of Patient Volume and Acuity. J Emerg Med. 2024 Mar; 66(3):e374-e380. PMID: 38423864

Berlyand Y, Copenhaver MS, White BA, Dutta S, Baugh JJ, Wilcox SR, Yun BJ, Raja AS, Sonis JD. Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Discharged Patient Experience. West J Emerg Med. 2022 Dec 31; 24(2):185-192. PMID: 36602494; PMCID: PMC10047741; DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2022.10.58045;

Lee AH, Berlyand Y, Dutta S, Succi MD, Sonis JD, Yun BJ, Raja AS, Prabhakar A, Baugh JJ. CT utilization in evaluation of skin and soft tissue extremity infections in the ED: Retrospective cohort study. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 Feb; 64:96-100. PMID: 36502653

Cucka B, Biglione B, Lima XT, Smith GP, Yun BJ, Kroshinsky D. Post-discharge follow-up attendance after pediatric dermatology consultation in the emergency department: A retrospective analysis. Pediatr Dermatol. 2022 Nov; 39(6):937-939. PMID: 36263442; DOI: 10.1111/pde.15152;

Berlyand Y, Fraga JA, Succi MD, Yun BJ, Lee AH, Baugh JJ, Whitehead D, Raja AS, Prabhakar AM. Impact of iodinated contrast allergies on emergency department operations. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Nov; 61:127-130. PMID: 36096014; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.08.052;

Lee AH, Berlyand Y, Dunn PF, Goralnick E, Le LH, Raja AS, Baugh JJ, Cooper S, Yun BJ. Level-loading a health system by transferring emergency department patients to a community hospital: Prospective cohort study. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Oct; 60:29-33. PMID: 35882180

Bakshi S, Carlson LC, Gulla J, Wang P, Helscel K, Yun BJ, Vogeli C, Flaster AO. Improving care coordination and reducing ED utilization through patient navigation. Am J Manag Care. 2022 May; 28(5):201-206. PMID: 35546582

Yun BJ, Baugh JJ, Dutta S, Brown DFM, Temin ES, Turbett SE, Shenoy ES, Biddinger PD, Dighe AS, Kays K, Parry BA, McKaig B, Beakes C, Margolin J, Russell N, Lodenstein C, McEvoy DS, Filbin MR. COVID-19 Seroprevalence in ED Health Care Professionals Study: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Emerg Nurs. 2022 Jul; 48(4):417-422. PMID: 35697551; PMCID: PMC9023353; DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2022.04.003;

Sun CLF, Li DK, Zenteno AC, Bravard MA, Carolan P, Daily B, Elamin S, Ha J, Moore A, Safavi K, Yun BJ, Dunn P, Levi R, Richter JM. Low-Volume Bowel Preparation Is Associated With Reduced Time to Colonoscopy in Hospitalized Patients: A Propensity-Matched Analysis. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2022 Jul 01; 13(7):e00482. PMID: 35347098; PMCID: PMC10476773; DOI: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000482;

Berlyand Y, Baugh JJ, Lee AH, Dorner S, Wilcox SR, Raja AS, Yun BJ. Evaluation of a COVID-19 emergency department observation protocol. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Jun; 56:205-210. PMID: 35427856; PMCID: PMC8865929; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.02.034;

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Carlson LC, Zachrison KS, Yun BJ, Ciccolo G, White BA, Camargo CA, Samuels-Kalow ME. The Association of Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Geographic Factors with Potentially Preventable Emergency Department Utilization. West J Emerg Med. 2021 Oct 27; 22(6):1283-1290. PMID: 34787552; PMCID: PMC8597685; DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2021.5.50233;

Lee AH, Dunn PF, Cooper S, Seger R, Raja AS, Safavi KC, Yun BJ. COVID-19 Level-Loading: Transferring Emergency Department Patients to a Partner Academic Medical Center Within a Healthcare System. Am J Med Qual. 2021 Sep-Oct 01; 36(5):368-370. PMID: 34225276; PMCID: PMC8404738; DOI: 10.1097/01.JMQ.0000743384.54212.e7;

Carlson LC, Tasi MC, Wasfy JH, Thompson RW, Cafiero-Fonseca ET, Temin ES, Yun BJ. An Analysis of Ambulance Transport and Out-of-Network Emergency Department Utilization in an Accountable Care Organization. Popul Health Manag. 2021 10; 24(5):576-580. PMID: 33656386; DOI: 10.1089/pop.2020.0315;

Khidir H, DeLuca M, Macias-Konstantopoulos WL, Samuels-Kalow M, Jasrasaria R, Risley K, Liburd K, Adjei V, Yun BJ. The Health and Social Needs of Patients Discharged From the Emergency Department With Suspected COVID-19. Public Health Rep. 2021 05; 136(3):309-314. PMID: 33593138; PMCID: PMC8580402; DOI: 10.1177/0033354920982579;

Baugh JJ, Monette DL, Takayesu JK, Raja AS, Yun BJ. Types and Timing of Teaching During Clinical Shifts in an Academic Emergency Department. West J Emerg Med. 2021 Jan 29; 22(2):301-307. PMID: 33856316; PMCID: PMC7972397; DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.10.47959;

Tasi MC, Baymon DE, Temin ES, Zheng H, Lehman KM, Baccari B, Tubridy A, Conly B, Yun BJ. Evaluation of Process Improvement Interventions on Handoff Times between the Emergency Department and Observation Unit. J Emerg Med. 2021 Feb; 60(2):237-244. PMID: 33223270; DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2020.10.002;

Baugh JJ, White BA, McEvoy D, Yun BJ, Brown DFM, Raja AS, Dutta S. The cases not seen: Patterns of emergency department visits and procedures in the era of COVID-19. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Aug; 46:476-481. PMID: 33189517; PMCID: PMC7644188; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.10.081;

Liu Y, Luciani-Mcgillivray I, Hughes M, Raja AS, Kaplan RS, Yun BJ. Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing of Emergency Department Postdischarge Nurse Calls. J Healthc Manag. 2020 Nov-Dec; 65(6):419-428. PMID: 33186257; DOI: 10.1097/JHM-D-19-00128;

Sonis JD, Berlyand Y, Yun BJ, Aaronson EL, Raja AS, Brown DFM, Pestka SB, White BA. Patient Experiences With Transfer for Community Hospital Inpatient Admission From an Academic Emergency Department. J Patient Exp. 2020 Dec; 7(6):946-950. PMID: 33457526; PMCID: PMC7786737; DOI: 10.1177/2374373520949168;

Jaffe TA, Goldstein JN, Yun BJ, Etherton M, Leslie-Mazwi T, Schwamm LH, Zachrison KS. Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Delays in Acute Stroke Care. West J Emerg Med. 2020 Jul 08; 21(4):892-899. PMID: 32726261; PMCID: PMC7390586; DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.5.45873;

Baugh JJ, White BA, Biddinger PD, Raja AS, Wittbold KA, Sonis JD, Yun BJ. To solve our new emergency care crisis, let's start with the old one. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 10; 38(10):2000-2001. PMID: 33142164; PMCID: PMC7315955; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.06.036;

Baugh JJ, Monette DL, Takayesu JK, Raja AS, Yun BJ. Documentation Displaces Teaching in an Academic Emergency Department. West J Emerg Med. 2020 Jun 15; 21(4):974-977. PMID: 32726272; PMCID: PMC7390568; DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.5.46962;

Bukhman AK, Baugh CW, Yun BJ. Alternative Dispositions for Emergency Department Patients. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2020 Aug; 38(3):647-661. PMID: 32616285; DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2020.04.004;

Sonis JD, Kennedy M, Aaronson EL, Baugh JJ, Raja AS, Yun BJ, White BA. Humanism in the Age of COVID-19: Renewing Focus on Communication and Compassion. West J Emerg Med. 2020 04 24; 21(3):499-502. PMID: 32421497; PMCID: PMC7234721; DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.4.47596;

Baugh JJ, Yun BJ, Searle E, Chyn A, Bernhardt JM, LeClair K, Henshaw-Archer L, L'Heureux MM, Raja AS, Lennes IT, Biddinger PD. Creating a COVID-19 surge clinic to offload the emergency department. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 07; 38(7):1535-1537. PMID: 32334896; PMCID: PMC7169904; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.04.057;

Wittbold KA, Baugh JJ, Yun BJ, Raja AS, White BA. iPad deployment for virtual evaluation in the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 12; 38(12):2733-2734. PMID: 32317204; PMCID: PMC7165114; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.04.025;

Baugh JJ, Sonis JD, Wittbold KA, White BA, Raja AS, Aaronson EL, Biddinger PD, Yun BJ. Keeping pace: An ED communications strategy for COVID-19. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 12; 38(12):2735-2736. PMID: 32305156; PMCID: PMC7195306; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.04.033;

Sonis JD, Black L, Baugh J, Benzer TI, Hayes BD, Raja AS, White BA, Wilcox SR, Yun BJ, Aaronson EL. Leveraging existing quality improvement communication strategies during the COVID-19 crisis. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 07; 38(7):1523-1524. PMID: 32312576; PMCID: PMC7151532; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.04.021;

Carlson LC, Kim J, Samuels-Kalow ME, Yun BJ, Terry DF, Weilburg JB, Lee J. Comparing neighborhood-based indices of socioeconomic risk factors and potentially preventable emergency department utilization. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 06; 44:213-219. PMID: 32291162; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.03.035;

Patel SK, Elshaboury RH, Gandhi RG, Hayes BD, Yun BJ, Koehl JL. Assessment and Optimization of the Empiric Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in an Academic Emergency Department Observation Unit. J Emerg Med. 2020 Feb; 58(2):203-210. PMID: 32178960; DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2019.12.021;

Aaronson EL, Yun BJ. Emergency department shifts and decision to admit: is there a lever to pull to address crowding? BMJ Qual Saf. 2020 06; 29(6):443-445. PMID: 31843879; DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010554;

Succi MD, Yun BJ, Rao S, Rao S, Gottumukkala RV, Glover M, White BA, Lev MH, Raja AS, Prabhakar AM. Turning around cancer: Oncology imaging and implications for emergency department radiology workflow. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 02; 38(2):317-320. PMID: 31759782; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.158435;

Carlson LC, Raja AS, Dworkis DA, Lee J, Brown DFM, Samuels-Kalow M, Wilson M, Shapiro M, Kim J, Yun BJ. Impact of Urgent Care Openings on Emergency Department Visits to Two Academic Medical Centers Within an Integrated Health Care System. Ann Emerg Med. 2020 03; 75(3):382-391. PMID: 31515180; DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.06.024;

O'Brien ME, Fuh L, Raja AS, White BA, Yun BJ, Hayes BD. Reduced-dose intramuscular ketamine for severe agitation in an academic emergency department. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 04; 58(4):294-298. PMID: 31335216; DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2019.1643468;

Glover M, Prabhakar AM, Yun BJ, White BA, Raja AS. Enhancing Clinical Decision Support and Appropriate Use Criteria With Recommendations on Urgency of Care: Implications for Imaging Within Emergency Settings. J Am Coll Radiol. 2019 Nov; 16(11):1582-1584. PMID: 31145874; DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2019.05.002;

Aaronson EL, Kim J, Hard GA, Yun BJ, Kaafarani HMA, Rao SK, Weilburg JB, Lee J. Emergency department visits by patients with an internal medicine specialist: understanding the role of specialists in reducing ED crowding. Intern Emerg Med. 2019 08; 14(5):777-782. PMID: 30796698; DOI: 10.1007/s11739-019-02051-1;

Borczuk P, Van Ornam J, Yun BJ, Penn J, Pruitt P. Rapid Discharge After Interfacility Transfer for Mild Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage: Frequency and Associated Factors. West J Emerg Med. 2019 Mar; 20(2):307-315. PMID: 30881551; PMCID: PMC6404693; DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2018.12.39337;

Kim J, Yun BJ, Aaronson EL, Kaafarani HMA, Linov P, Rao SK, Weilburg JB, Lee J. The next step to reducing emergency department (ED) crowding: Engaging specialist physicians. PLoS One. 2018; 13(8):e0201393. PMID: 30125284; PMCID: PMC6101357; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201393;

Yun BJ, Rodriguez RM, Prabhakar AM, Peak DA, Baymon DE, Raja AS. Utilization of chest CT for injured patients during visits to U.S. emergency departments: 2012-2015. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 05; 37(5):909-912. PMID: 30100335; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.08.024;

Raja AS, Ip IK, Cochon L, Pourjabbar S, Yun BJ, Schuur JD, Khorasani R. Will publishing evidence-based guidelines for low back pain imaging decrease imaging use? Am J Emerg Med. 2019 03; 37(3):545-546. PMID: 30037562

Goto T, Camargo CA, Faridi MK, Yun BJ, Hasegawa K. Machine learning approaches for predicting disposition of asthma and COPD exacerbations in the ED. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 09; 36(9):1650-1654. PMID: 29970272; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.06.062;

Yun BJ, Borczuk P, Zachrison KS, Goldstein JN, Berlyand Y, Raja AS. Utilization of head CT during injury visits to United States emergency departments: 2012-2015. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 08; 36(8):1463-1466. PMID: 29779675; PMCID: PMC7238671; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.05.018;

White BA, Dorner SC, Yun BJ, Lev MH, Bravard MA, Prabhakar AM, Raja AS. Quantifying the operational impact of boarding inpatients on emergency department radiology services. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 12; 36(12):2317-2318. PMID: 29661667; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.04.013;

Glover M, Gottumukkala RV, Sanchez Y, Yun BJ, Benzer TI, White BA, Prabhakar AM, Raja AS. Appropriateness of Extremity Magnetic Resonance Imaging Examinations in an Academic Emergency Department Observation Unit. West J Emerg Med. 2018 May; 19(3):467-473. PMID: 29760842; PMCID: PMC5942010; DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2018.3.35463;

Berlyand Y, Raja AS, Dorner SC, Prabhakar AM, Sonis JD, Gottumukkala RV, Succi MD, Yun BJ. How artificial intelligence could transform emergency department operations. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 08; 36(8):1515-1517. PMID: 29321109

Yun BJ, Borczuk P, Wang L, Dorner S, White BA, Raja AS. Evaluation of a Low-risk Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Intracranial Hemorrhage Emergency Department Observation Protocol. Acad Emerg Med. 2018 07; 25(7):769-775. PMID: 29159958; DOI: 10.1111/acem.13350;

Sonis JD, Gottumukkala RV, Glover M, Yun BJ, White BA, Kalra MK, Otrakji A, Raja AS, Prabhakar AM. Implications of iodinated contrast media extravasation in the emergency department. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Feb; 36(2):294-296. PMID: 29137904; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.11.012;

Goldsmith A, Ticona L, Thompson R, White BA, Strauss J, Seger R, Brown DFM, Raja AS, Yun BJ. Expedited Discharge from an Academic Emergency Department: A Pilot Program. J Emerg Med. 2017 Dec; 53(6):919-923.View Related Profiles.

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Gottumukkala RV, Glover M, Yun BJ, Sonis JD, Kalra MK, Otrakji A, Raja AS, Prabhakar AM. Allergic-like contrast reactions in the ED: Incidence, management, and impact on patient disposition. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 May; 36(5):825-828. PMID: 29079375

Yun BJ, Chou SC, Nagurney JM, White BA, Wittmann CW, Raja AS. ED utilization of medical clearance testing for psychiatric admission: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey analysis. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 May; 36(5):745-748. PMID: 28988848; PMCID: PMC5882593; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.10.002;

Blumenthal KG, Li Y, Banerji A, Yun BJ, Long AA, Walensky RP. The Cost of Penicillin Allergy Evaluation. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2018 May - Jun; 6(3):1019-1027.e2. PMID: 28958738; PMCID: PMC5862726; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2017.08.006;

Sánchez Y, Yun BJ, Prabhakar AM, Glover M, White BA, Benzer TI, Raja AS. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Utilization in an Emergency Department Observation Unit. West J Emerg Med. 2017 Aug; 18(5):780-784. PMID: 28874928; PMCID: PMC5576612; DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2017.6.33992;

Aaronson EL, Yun BJ, Mort E, Brown D, Raja AS, Kaafarani HMA, Chang Y, Lee J. Association of magnetic resonance imaging for back pain on seven-day return visit to the Emergency Department. Emerg Med J. 2017 Oct; 34(10):677-679. PMID: 28465319

Yun BJ, Aaronson EL, Israel E, Greenspan P, Rao S, Lee J. Cost savings associated with decreased emergency department utilization by reporting emergency department visits to specialists. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Oct; 35(10):1578-1579. PMID: 28457765

Yun BJ, Dorner SC, Baccari BM, Brennan J, Smith K, Raja AS, White BA. Attending documentation contribution to billing at an academic ED with an electronic health record. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Oct; 35(10):1494-1496. PMID: 28433453

Yun BJ, Raja AS, Dorner SC, Glover M, Eckardt MJ, White BA, Sonis JD, Prabhakar AM. Transvaginal ultrasounds in nonpregnant emergency department patients with abnormal uterine bleeding. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Nov; 35(11):1763-1765. PMID: 28473277

Yun BJ, White BA, Benjamin Harvey H, Prabhakar AM, Sonis JD, Glover M, Vallillo E, Choi S, Borczuk P, Raja AS. Opportunity to reduce transfer of patients with mild traumatic brain injury and intracranial hemorrhage to a Level 1 trauma center. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Sep; 35(9):1281-1284. PMID: 28385479

White BA, Yun BJ, Lev MH, Raja AS. Applying Systems Engineering Reduces Radiology Transport Cycle Times in the Emergency Department. West J Emerg Med. 2017 Apr; 18(3):410-418. PMID: 28435492

Sonis JD, Sánchez Y, Benjamin Harvey H, Yun BJ, Raja AS, Prabhakar AM. Communication of imaging recommendations to ED patients: Pulmonary embolus CT. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 04; 35(4):656-657. PMID: 28063719

Wang GX, Hedgire SS, Le TQ, Sonis JD, Yun BJ, Lev MH, Raja AS, Prabhakar AM. MR angiography can guide ED management of suspected acute aortic dissection. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Apr; 35(4):527-530. PMID: 27894786

Yun BJ, Myriam Hunink MG, Prabhakar AM, Heng M, Liu SW, Qudsi R, Raja AS. Diagnostic Imaging Strategies for Occult Hip Fractures: A Decision and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Acad Emerg Med. 2016 10; 23(10):1161-1169. PMID: 27286291

Geyer BC, Peak DA, Velmahos GC, Gates JD, Michaud Y, Petrovick L, Lee J, Yun BJ, White BA, Raja AS. Cost savings associated with transfer of trauma patients within an accountable care organization. Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Mar; 34(3):455-8. PMID: 26747330

Yun BJ, Prabhakar AM, Warsh J, Kaplan R, Brennan J, Dempsey KE, Raja AS. Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing in Emergency Medicine. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 06; 67(6):765-772. PMID: 26365921

Prabhakar AM, Misono AS, Harvey HB, Yun BJ, Saini S, Oklu R. Imaging utilization from the ED: no difference between observation and admitted patients. Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Aug; 33(8):1076-9. PMID: 25957145

Liu S, Milne L, Yun B, Walsh K. The boarding experience from the patient perspective: the wait. Emerg Med J. 2015 Nov; 32(11):854-9. PMID: 25637579

Yun BJ, Brown CA, Grazioso CJ, Pozner CN, Raja AS. Comparison of video, optical, and direct laryngoscopy by experienced tactical paramedics. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2014 Jul-Sep; 18(3):442-5. PMID: 24460509

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