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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 UniversityFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2020
- Yale School of MedicineClass of 2017
- Harvard UniversityBA, Neuroscience, Magna Cum Laude, 2011
- Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2020 - 2026
- 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
- Gender Identity and Ethnoracial Disparities in Conversion Effort Exposure.Jack L Turban, Chase T M Anderson, Joanne Spetz
American Journal of Public Health. 2024-05-01 - Biopsychosocial Assessments for Pubertal Suppression to Treat Adolescent Gender Dysphoria.Jack L Turban, Jonah Thornton, Diane Ehrensaft
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2024-04-04 - 4 citationsRapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria Is Not a Recognized Mental Health Diagnosis.Jack L Turban, Brett Dolotina, Thomas M Freitag, Dana King, Alex S Keuroghlian
The Journal of Adolescent Health. 2023-12-01
Journal Articles
- Research Review: Gender Identity in Youth: Treatment Paradigms and ControversiesDiane Ehrensaft, Jack L Turban, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Book Forum: Becoming NicoleTurban 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. CaseDecember 6th, 2024
- Trans Medicine’s “Merchants of Doubt”December 4th, 2024
- 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
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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