Yan Xiao, PhD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology & Information Systems
Director, Human Factors & Technology Research
PhD, Human Factors
410-706-3418
yxiao@umaryland.edu

Experience &
Interests

Dr. Xiao directs research in patient safety as part of Program in Trauma. His research interests include team performance, video-based performance measures and education, coordination studies, asynchronous communication and computer supported cooperative work. He is also Associate Director for Research, Center for Advancement in Patient Safety at University of Maryland, as part of University of Maryland Medical Center.



Dr. Xiao is principal investigator of three consortium projects funded by National Science Foundation on coordination in mission-critical settings. He consulted for Nortel Networks, GE Medical Systems, and Aethon. His previous research was sponsored by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, NASA, and Army Research Institute, and National Patient Safety Foundation. He published nearly 50 journal articles and over 100 conference proceeding articles. His recent publications are in Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesia & Analgesia, Journal of America Medical Informatics Association, Annals of Emergency Medicine, Journal of Trauma, Management Science and Administrative Science Quarterly.



Dr. Xiao is associate editor for Human Factors and IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, & Cybernetics, Part A. He also reviews for Journal of Biomedical Informatics, Critical Care Medcine, Safety Science, Ergonomics, and Anesthesia & Analgesia. He has been on review panels for the federal agencies such as National Science Foundation, NASA, and Department of Defense.

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