Amy X. Yin, MD

Biography

Clinical Assistant Professor

Clinical Science

Dr. Amy X. Yin is a board-certified physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation and sub-specializing in sports medicine. She is based at Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center in San Leandro, California. Her area of specialty is non-surgical musculoskeletal and performing arts medicine.

Education and Training

Degrees: BS, Brown University
MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Internship: Internship, University of Hawaii

Residency: Residency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School

Fellowship: Fellowship, Sports Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine

Professional Positions

Medical School Admissions Advisor: MedSchoolCoach LLC; 2011-2017

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician: Spherical Medical; 2015

Sports Medicine Physician: Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center; 2015-present

Honors and Awards

Partners in Excellence Award: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Partners HealthCare; 2013

Manuel J. Lipson Award: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital; 2013

Physician Hero Award: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Podiatry, and Sports Medicine, Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center; 2016

Scholarly Activities

Peer-reviewed publications

Stracciolini A. Yin AX, Sugimoto D. Etiology and body area of injuries in young female dancers presenting to sports medicine clinic: A comparison by age group. Phys Sportsmed. 2015 Nov;43(4):342-7.
Yin AX, Sugimoto D, Martin DJ, Stracciolini A. Pediatric Dance Injuries: A Cross- Sectional Epidemiological Study. PMR. 2016 Apr;8(4):348-55.
Yin AX, Geminiani E, Quinn B, Owen M, Kinney S, McCrystal T, Stracciolini A. The Evaluation of Strength, Flexibility, and Functional Performance in the Adolescent Ballet Dancer During Intensive Dance Training. PMR. 2019 Jul;11(7):722-730.

Books and chapters

Ramey LN, Yin AX. Epidemiology of Injury in the Young Dancer. In: Solomon R, Solomon J, Micheli L.J. Prevention of Injuries in the Young Dancer. 1st Edition. Springer, 2017 July 5.
Yin AX, Gearhart M, Stracciolini A. Unique Considerations of the Young Dancer. In: Elson, L. Performing Arts Medicine. 1st Edition. St. Louis: Elsevier, 2018 Nov 29.
Yin AX, Mattie R, Kennedy DJ, Fredericson M. Peripheral Joint and Soft Tissue Injection Techniques. In: Chapman MW, James MA. Chapman’s Comprehensive Orthopaedic Surgery. 4th Edition. New Delhi, India: Jaypee Medical Publishers, 2019 Jan 31.