FangyiZhangMD

Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Neurosurgeon at University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center, Seattle

Overview of Dr. Zhang

Dr. Fangyi Zhang is a neurosurgeon in Seattle, WA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical Center and UW Medicine/Harborview Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Capital University of Medical Sciences and has been in practice 31 years. Dr. Zhang accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 48 doctors at UW Medicine/Harborview Medical Center and one of 46 doctors at UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical Center who specialize in Neurosurgery. He has more than 50 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
325 9th ave
Department of neurological surgery
Seattle, WA 98103
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Education & Training

University of WashingtonResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2003 - 2006
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1999 - 2003
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1998 - 1999
Capital University of Medical SciencesClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

WA State Medical License 2005 - 2024
TX State Medical License 2007 - 2014
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Contribution of the patient microbiome to surgical site infection and antibiotic prophylaxis failure in spine surgery.
Adam Waalkes, Elizabeth A Holmes, Kelsi Penewit, Celeste Tavolaro, Jeannie D Chan, Ferric C Fang, Dustin R Long, Chloe Bryson-Cahn, Carlo Bellabarba, Fangyi Zhang, Joh...> ;Science Translational Medicine. 2024 Apr 10
Embolization and Resection of Epidural Spinal Arteriovenous Malformations: Case Report.
Zachary A Abecassis, Samuel Emerson, Fangyi Zhang, Basavaraj Ghodke, Laligam N Sekhar> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2023 Jan 1
1 citations
Detecting traumatic brain injury-induced coagulopathy: What we are testing and what we are not.
Jing-Fei Dong, Fangyi Zhang, Jianning Zhang> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2023 Jan 1
26 citations
Extracellular mitochondria released from traumatized brains induced platelet procoagulant activity.
Zilong Zhao, Yuan Zhou, Tristan Hilton, Fanjian Li, Cha Han, Li Liu, Hengjie Yuan, Ying Li, Xin Xu, Xiaoping Wu, Fangyi Zhang, Perumal Thiagarajan, Andrew P. Cap, Fu-D...> ;Haematologica. 2020 Jan 1
15 citations
Enhanced Perioperative Care for Major Spine Surgery.
Armagan Dagal, Carlo Bellabarba, Richard Bransford, Fangyi Zhang, Randall M Chesnut, Grant E O'Keefe, David R Wright, Timothy H Dellit, Ian Painter, Michael J Souter> ;Spine. 2019 Jul 1
32 citations
Enhanced perioperative care and decreased cost and length of stay after elective major spinal surgery
Daniel A. Carr, Rajiv Saigal, Fangyi Zhang, Richard J. Bransford, Carlo Bellabarba, Armagan Dagal> ;Neurosurgical Focus. 2019 Apr 1
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Ye, Z.,Meng, F.,Zhang, F.,Sun, Y.,Yang, L.,Zhou, S. H.,Napolitano, R. E.,Mendelev, M. I.,Ott, R. T.,Kramer, M. J.,Wang, C. Z.,Ho, K. M.> ;Sci Rep. 2019 May 02
8 citations
Current state of transfusion in traumatic brain injury and associated coagulopathy.
Moritz Stolla, Fangyi Zhang, Michael R. Meyer, Jianning Zhang, Jing-fei Dong> ;Transfusion. 2019 Apr 1
Enhanced Perioperative Care for Major Spine Surgery.
Dagal, A.,Bellabarba, C.,Bransford, R.,Zhang, F.,Chesnut, R. M.,O'Keefe, G. E.,Wright, D. R.,Dellit, T. H.,Painter, I.,Souter, M. J.> ;Spine. 2019 Jan 03
54 citations
von Willebrand factor enhances microvesicle-induced vascular leakage and coagulopathy in mice with traumatic brain injury.
Yingang Wu, Wei Liu, Yuan Zhou, Tristan Hilton, Zilong Zhao, Min Wang, Jason Yeon, Katie Houck, Perumal Thiagarajan, Fangyi Zhang, Fu-Dong Shi, Xiaoping Wu, Min Li, Ji...> ;Blood. 2018 Sep 6
Genome-wide DNA methylation profiling of articular cartilage reveals significant epigenetic alterations in Kashin-Beck disease and osteoarthritis.
Wang, W.,Yu, Y.,Hao, J.,Wen, Y.,Han, J.,Hou, W.,Liu, R.,Zhao, B.,He, A.,Li, P.,Fan, Q.,Wu, C.,Wang, S.,Wang, X.,Ning, Y.,Guo, X.,Zhang, F.> ;Osteoarthr. Cartil.. 2017 Aug 19
79 citations
Coagulopathy induced by traumatic brain injury: systemic manifestation of a localized injury.
Jianning Zhang, Fangyi Zhang, Jing-fei Dong> ;Blood. 2018 May 3
51 citations
Lactadherin promotes microvesicle clearance to prevent coagulopathy and improves survival of severe TBI mice.
Yuan Zhou, Wei Cai, Zilong Zhao, Tristan Hilton, Min Wang, Jason Yeon, Wei Liu, Fangyi Zhang, Fu-Dong Shi, Xiaoping Wu, Perumal Thiagarajan, Min Li, Jianning Zhang, Ji...> ;Blood. 2018 Feb 1
16 citations
Methylprednisolone Therapy in Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Analysis of a Regional Spinal Cord Model Systems Database.
Jacob E. Sunshine, Armagan Dagal, Stephen P. Burns, Richard J. Bransford, Fangyi Zhang, Shu-Fang Newman, Bala G. Nair, Sam R. Sharar> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2017 Apr 1
6 citations
A Technique to Allow Prone Positioning in the Spine Surgery Patient With Unstable Spine Fracture and Flail Segment Rib Fractures
Matthew W. Pennington, Anthony M. Roche, Richard J. Bransford, Fangyi Zhang, Armagan Dagal> ;A & A Case Reports. 2016 Jul 1
3 citations
Reversible coma and Duret hemorrhage after intracranial hypotension from remote lumbar spine surgery: case report
Robert H. Bonow, James W. Bales, Ryan P. Morton, Michael R. Levitt, Fangyi Zhang> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2016 Mar 1
14 citations
Treatment of selected syringomyelias with syringo-pleural shunt: the experience with a consecutive 26 cases.
Tao Fan, Xingang Zhao, HaiJun Zhao, Cong Liang, YinQian Wang, QiFei Gai, Fangyi Zhang> ;Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2015 Oct 1
Risk factors for periprosthetic joint infection after total joint arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Zhu, Y.,Zhang, F.,Chen, W.,Liu, S.,Zhang, Q.,Zhang, Y.> ;J. Hosp. Infect.. 2015 Jan 13
TBX6 null variants and a common hypomorphic allele in congenital scoliosis.
Wu, N.,Ming, X.,Xiao, J.,Wu, Z.,Chen, X.,Shinawi, M.,Shen, Y.,Yu, G.,Liu, J.,Xie, H.,Gucev, Z. S.,Liu, S.,Yang, N.,Al-Kateb, H.,Chen, J.,Zhang, J.,Hauser, N.,Zhang, T....> ;N. Engl. J. Med.. 2015 Jan 08
High cell density cultivation of a recombinant Escherichia coli strain expressing a 6-O-sulfotransferase for the production of bioengineered heparin.
Zhang, J.,Suflita, M.,Fiaschetti, C. M.,Li, G.,Li, L.,Zhang, F.,Dordick, J. S.,Linhardt, R. J.> ;J. Appl. Microbiol.. 2014 Nov 05
Sevoflurane promotes the expansion of glioma stem cells through activation of hypoxia-inducible factors in vitro.
Shi, Q. Y.,Zhang, S. J.,Liu, L.,Chen, Q. S.,Yu, L. N.,Zhang, F. J.,Yan, M.> ;Br J Anaesth. 2014 Dec 11
Pre-ischemic treadmill training alleviates brain damage via GLT-1-mediated signal pathway after ischemic stroke in rats.
Wang, X.,Zhang, M.,Yang, S. D.,Li, W. B.,Ren, S. Q.,Zhang, J.,Zhang, F.> ;Neuroscience. 2014 Jun 08
Physical exercise training and neurovascular unit in ischemic stroke.
Wang, X.,Zhang, M.,Feng, R.,Li, W. B.,Ren, S. Q.,Zhang, J.,Zhang, F.> ;Neuroscience. 2014 May 02
34 citations
Persistent/Recurrent Syringomyelia after Chiari Decompression—Natural History and Management Strategies: A Systematic Review
James M. Schuster, Fangyi Zhang, Daniel C Norvell, Jeffrey T. Hermsmeyer> ;Evidence-Based Spine-Care Journal. 2013 Oct 1
Decreasing Excess Mortality of HIV-infected Patients Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy: Comparison with Mortality in General Population in China, 2003 - 2009.
Zhu, H.,Napravnik, S.,Eron, J. J.,Cole, S. R.,Ma, Y.,Wohl, D. A.,Dou, Z.,Zhang, Y.,Liu, Z.,Zhao, D.,Yu, L.,Liu, X.,Cohen, M. S.,Zhang, F.> ;J. Acquir. Immune Defic. Syndr.. 2013 Aug 15
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Press Mentions

240 Spine Surgeons to Know — 2014 FeaturedFebruary 13th, 2016
Fangyi Zhang, MD - Spine Surgeons to Know | 2014February 13th, 2016

Professional Memberships

Congress of Neurological Surgeons - CNS
Member

Hospital Affiliations

UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, Washington
UW Medicine/Harborview Medical CenterSeattle, Washington

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Texas BlueChoice
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
First Choice
First Health PPO
GHI PPO
Great West PPO
Health Net Oregon PPO
Healthfirst New York
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
MagnaCare PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
Premera BCBS Heritage & Heritage Plus 1
Providence Health System Personal Option
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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