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Jack Turban III, MD, Psychiatry, San Francisco, CA

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Psychiatry San Francisco, CA

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender Focused

Assistant Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco | Affiliate Faculty in Health Policy, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies

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  • Office

    University of California San Francisco
    401 Parnassus Ave
    San Francisco, CA 94143

Summary

  • Jack Turban MD MHS is an assistant professor of child & adolescent psychiatry at UCSF and affiliate faculty in health policy at the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies.

    His research focuses on the mental health of transgender and gender diverse youth, with a focus on public policy.

Clinical Expertise

  • Gay, lesbian and transgender-focused psychiatry

Education & Training

  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2020
  • Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of MedicineClass of 2017
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityBA, Neuroscience, Magna Cum Laude, 2011
  • Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital
    Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2020 - 2026
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2017 - 2021
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Travel Grant: VUMC Amsterdam (Child & Adolescent Gender Dysphoria) Yale OIMSE, 2017
  • Travel Grant: Universidad de Buenos Aires (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry) Yale OIMSE, 2017
  • Life Members Mentorship Grant American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2016
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Research Review: Gender Identity in Youth: Treatment Paradigms and Controversies  
    Diane Ehrensaft, Jack L Turban, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • Book Forum: Becoming Nicole  
    Turban JL, Martin A, J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 1/2017

Press Mentions

  • Transgender Youth Health Care: A Fact-Checker’s Look at Supreme Court Oral Arguments in Tenn. Case
    Transgender Youth Health Care: A Fact-Checker’s Look at Supreme Court Oral Arguments in Tenn. CaseDecember 6th, 2024
  • Trans Medicine’s “Merchants of Doubt”
    Trans Medicine’s “Merchants of Doubt”December 4th, 2024
  • The UK’s New Study on Gender Affirming Care Misses the Mark in so Many Ways
    The UK’s New Study on Gender Affirming Care Misses the Mark in so Many WaysMay 10th, 2024
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Grant Support

  • Pilot Research GrantAmerican Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryPresent

Committees

  • Committee Member, Dean's Advisory Committee on LGBTQ Affairs (Yale School of Medicine) 2016 - Present
  • Full Member, Yale School of Medicine Admissions Committee 2015 - 2017
  • Interviewer, Harvard College Admissions 2011 - 2017
  • Media Committee, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Council on Communications, American Psychiatric Association

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish