Meet Dr. Jacky Yeung
Jacky is a Consulting Neuroscientist at Cingulum as well as a Neurosurgeon from Yale University.
He is committed to understanding the human brain connectome and leveraging that knowledge to improve neurocognitive outcomes during and after brain surgery. He is open and enthusiastic to learn more about how the gut microbiome can influence our brains, which can then influence our immunity, and how the brain-gut-immune crosstalk impacts our general well-being, psychological health, and even our abilities to fight off viruses and cancers.
Jacky is constantly contributing to his wealth of knowledge. He strongly believes in complementing his clinical knowledge through academic work and is currently involved in several research projects at multiple institutions across the world.
“Necessity is the mother of invention (innovation).”
— Plato
Clinical Expertise
Balance problems
Benign peripheral nerve tumor
Brain tumor
Carotid artery disease
Carotid artery stenosis
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Cavernous malformations
Central nervous system vascular malformations
Cervical spinal stenosis
Chiari malformation
Cushing syndrome
Dural arteriovenous fistulas
Glioblastoma
Glioma
Hemifacial spasm
Hemorrhage
Hydrocephalus
Intracranial hemorrhage
Lumbar spinal stenosis
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors
Meningioma
Neurofibromatosis
Parkinson's disease
Peripheral neuropathy
Pituitary tumors
Scoliosis
Seizures
Spina bifida
Spinal cord injury
Spinal cord tumor
Spinal stenosis
Stroke
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Subdural hemorrhage
Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Trigeminal neuralgia
Vertebral tumor
Education
Jacky completed his undergraduate studies at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) in Human Physiology (BSc. Hons). He then ventured to complete his medical degree at Michigan State University and received a prestigious Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship to perform studies in immunotherapy for brain tumours.
He received his clinical training in neurological surgery at Yale University and underwent postdoctoral research training under renowned cancer immunologist Dr. Lieping Chen. Finally, he pursued fellowship training under Dr. Charles Teo, AM in minimally-invasive keyhole neurosurgery, during which he developed vast interests in understanding the human brain connectome and leveraging that to improve neurocognitive outcomes during and after brain surgery.
He is an ad-hoc reviewer for many scientific journals and is invited to speak at various academic institutions about the functional connectome and neuroplasticity.
Get to Know Jacky
What current medical research are you most excited about?
I am most excited about the emerging understanding of how the gut microbiome can influence our brains, which can then influence our immunity.
This brain-gut-immune crosstalk can have implications on our general well-being, psychological health, and even our abilities to fight off viruses and cancers.
How do you strengthen your mental fitness?
Work-life balance is incredibly important to me. I love working with my hands, whether it is in the operating theatre serving my patients or outside of work seeking relaxation from stressors related to the job.
Just as I enjoy using my dexterity with microsurgical instruments, I take great pleasure in cooking for my family and friends.
Working with my hands and bringing joy to those around me, inside and outside of work. That’s my balance.
What is your favourite health hack?
Learning to smile during times of adversity and heightened tension. You will find that your muscles will relax and your body loosened.
What is your ‘not-so-guilty’ pleasure?
Good and delicious food.
What are you currently reading?
Brain stimulation (medical journal)
Let’s get started together.