Yuan Xiang Meng, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.C.R., FAAFP
Professor
Family Medicine
Location: Buggy Works, Bldg. 100A, 3rd Floor, Room 321
Phone: 404-756-1250
E-mail: ymeng@msm.edu
Education
POSTGRADUATE:
Morehouse School of Medicine
Residency: Family Medicine
Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention
Fellowship: Virology and Molecular Biology
World Health Organization Collaborating Center, Faculty of Medicine of Chulalongkorn
University and Chulalongkorn Hospital
Fellowship: Obstetrics and Gynecology Research
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
China Medical University
Degree: Doctor of Medicine
GRADUATE:
University of South Alabama College of Medicine
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular and Cellular Biology
Morehouse School of Medicine
Degree: Master of Science in Clinical Research
UNDERGRADUATE:
China Medical University
Degree: Bachelor of Medicine
Research Interests
Translational research and clinical trials among minorities, especially traditionally underserved populations. Studies have been focused on the aspects of biomarkers, genetic and genomic medicine in African Americans with chronic metabolic, cardiovascular diseases, and others including insulin resistance, diabetes, hypertension, hypovitaminosis D, etc.
Board Certification
American Board of Family MedicinePublications
Thomas S, Meng YX, Patel VG, Strayhorn G. A rare form of melanoma masquerading as a diabetic foot ulcer:
a case report. Case Rep Endocrinol. 2012;2012:502806. doi: 10.1155/2012/502806. Epub 2012 Apr 4. PMID: 22937296
Pan Q, Meng YX, Gibbons GH, Strayhorn G. Effectiveness of an intervention to improve the documentation
required for diagnosis of metabolic syndrome in clinics serving African-American patients. Qual Prim Care. 2009;17(3):191-6. PMID: 19622269
Meng YX, Ford ES, Li C, Quarshie A, Al-Mahmoud AM, Giles W, Gibbons GH, Strayhorn G. Association
of C-reactive protein with surrogate measures of insulin resistance among nondiabetic
US from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2002. Clin Chem. 2007 Dec;53(12):2152-9. Epub 2007 Oct 19. PMID: 17951292
Vaccarino V, Kondwani KA, Kelley ME, Murrah NV, Boyd L, Ahmed Y, Meng YX, Gibbons GH, Hooper WC, De Staercke C, Quyyumi AA. Effect of meditation on endothelial
function in Black Americans with metabolic syndrome: a randomized trial. Psychosom Med. 2013 Jul-Aug;75(6):591-9. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e31829ac4f4. Epub 2013 Jun 20. PMID:
23788695
Bidulescu A, Morris AA, Stoyanova N, Meng YX, Vaccarino V, Quyyumi AA, Gibbons GH. 鈥淎ssociation between Vitamin D and Adiponectin
and Its Relationship with Body Mass Index: The META-Health Study鈥�. Front Public Health.
2014 Oct 14;2:193. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00193.PMID: 25353014
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Honors and Awards
2012: The Nelson McGhee Memorial Award, Morehouse School of Medicine Family Residency
Program
2005: Outstanding Fellow Award, Morehouse School of Medicine
2003: Morehouse Family Practice Faculty Award, Morehouse School of Medicine
2003: Chief Resident Award, Morehouse School of Medicine
2002: National Institutes of Health Travel Awards, National Medical Association Annual
Convention
2002: 2nd Place Presentation, National Medical Association Annual Convention