Kevin Yip MD (he/him)
Crystal Related, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis & Related, Systemic Pain & Inflammatory Syndromes
Director of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine Residency Associate Program Director
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374 Stockholm StBrooklyn, NY 11237
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Summary
- Dr. Yip currently serves as the Director of Rheumatology and Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, in addition to a Clinical Assistant Professorship at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Dr. Kevin Yip is based in Brooklyn, NY and is a rheumatologist with subspecialties in crystal-related disorders, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and systemic pain and inflammatory syndromes. He completed his residency in Internal medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and a Rheumatology fellowship at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell / Hospital For Special Surgery (HSS). His experience includes treating conditions like Sjögren's syndrome, scleroderma, vasculitides, ankylosing spondylitis, and rheumatoid arthritis. He has contributed extensively to medical literature and has received several honors, including the Top Rheumatologist award from America’s Best Doctors in 2025.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Rheumatology, 2020 - 2023
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2017 - 2020
North Central Thames Foundation Program (London, UK)Residency, 2014 - 2016
Royal Free Hospital and University College London Medical SchoolClass of 2014, MBBS
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License Active through 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
American Heart AssociationAdvanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)- American Heart AssociationBasic Life Support (BLS)
- Educational Commission For Foreign Medical GraduatesECFMG certified
- General Medical Council (GMC)British Medical License
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Rheumatologist award AMERICA’S BEST DOCTORS, 2025
- Excellence in Rheumatology award BEST IN NEW YORK MAGAZINE, 2024-2025
- Fellows In Training Scholarship at State-of-the-Art (SOTA) Clinical Symposium American College of Rheumatology, 2020-2021
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsPrioritising domains of glucocorticoid therapy to measure in trials: Results from a modified delphi exercise from the OMERACT glucocorticoid impact working group.Joanna Tieu, Jonathan Tl Cheah, Suellen Lyne, Kevin Yip, Nilasha Ghosh
Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2025-04-01 - 2 citationsHydroxychloroquine-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Systemic Lupus Erythematous: A Case Report and Literature Review.Dana Chen, Catherine Pham, Mandeep Kaur, Kevin Yip
Cureus. 2025-04-01 - Sore Throat to Still's: Group A Streptococcus Causing Adult-Onset Still's Disease.Mandeep Kaur, Samantha W S Lo, Yixin Liu, Kevin Yip
Cureus. 2024-09-01
Journal Articles
- Osteonecrosis Is Associated With APOL1 Variants in African Americans With Systemic Lupus ErythematosusK Yip, M AKERMAN, R Fernandez Ruiz, N Leung, H Algasas, Y Qian, J Buyon, J Divers, P Izmirly, M Belmont, A Blazer, Frontiers in Lupus, 10/6/2023
- Recurrent Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis Following mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination in a 76-Year-Old Woman with Previously Treated Hepatitis B Virus InfectionK Yip, AR Bass, HSS Journal, 2022
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- FROM RHEUMATOLOGY TO HEPATOLOGY A PATIENTS UNEXPECTED HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE JOURNEYD Chen, C Pham, M Kaur, K Yip, American Medical Association (AMA) Research Challenge Poster Symposium, Orlando, Florida, USA, 11/7/2025
- MINING FOR A DIAGNOSIS: RARE CAUSES OF HYPERFERRITINEMIA.Kaur M, Lo S, Liu Y, Yip K, American Medical Association (AMA) Research Challenge Poster, Orlando, Florida, USA, 11/7/2025
- ENDORSEMENT OF CORE DOMAIN DEFINITIONS TO MEASURE THE IMPACT OF GLUCOCORTICOIDS IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATIC DISEASES: A REPORT FROM THE OMERACT WORKING GROUP ON GLUCOCO...Kevin Yip, Suellen Lyne, Vasilis Vasiliou, David Katz, Pamela Richards, Joanna Tieu, Rachel Black, Susan Bridgewater, Dorcas Beaton, Lara maxwell, Jo Robson, Sarah Mac..., American College of Rheumatology (ACR) conference, San Diego, California, USA, 11/10/2023
Authored Content
- Body Composition and Cardiometabolic Risks in Patients With Psoriatic ArthritisAugust 2022
- First-Line Biologics for Psoriatic Arthritis: Have Patient Selection Criteria Evolved?April 2022
- Comparison of Composite Measures of Remission in Psoriatic ArthritisFebruary 2022
Committees
- Fellow, Outcome Measures in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials (OMERACT) 2020 - Present
- Fellowship Representative, HSS/Cornell Rheumatology Fellowship Representative 2020 - 2021
- Senior resident council representative, NYU Internal Medicine Residency Primary Care Assembly 2019 - 2020
- Question writer/editor, QuesMed 2018 - 2019
- Medical student tutor, North Central Thames Foundation Residency / UCLMS 2014 - 2016
Professional Memberships
- Member
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- Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM)Member
- Clinical Immunology Society (CIS)Member
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Other Languages
- Chinese (Cantonese)
External Links
- Personal http://www.kevinyipmd.com
- Linkedinhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinyipMD
- Wyckoff Medical Heights Hospitalhttps://whmcny.org/single-doctor-profile/?doc_md_id=9200309
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