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Office
UCSD School of Medicine, Division of Academic General Pediatrics
7910 Frost St, 350
San Diego, CA 92123- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Janine Young is a pediatrician in San Diego, CA and is a Professor of Academic General Pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and has been in practice for 21 years. She speaks Spanish and French. She is an expert in immigrant and refugee health.
Education & Training
- Children's Hospital-OaklandResidency, Pediatrics, 1997 - 1999
- Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterInternship, Pediatrics, 1996 - 1997
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1996
- Columbia UniversityB.A., French Literature, Cum Laude, 1986 - 1990
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1998 - 2026
- CO State Medical License 2000 - 2025
- CT State Medical License 2009 - 2014
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Pro Bono Service Award Rocky Mountain Immigration Advocacy Network, 2018
- Health Equity Champion Award Center for Health Progress, 2018
- Denver Health Foundation Pillar Award for Community Medicine Denver Health Refugee Clinic, 2016
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 11 citationsDiagnosis, Management, and Treatment of Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting in Girls.Janine Young, Nawal M. Nour, Robert Macauley, Sandeep K. Narang, Crista Johnson-Agbakwu
Pediatrics. 2020-07-01 - 13 citationsBetter Completion of Pediatric Latent Tuberculosis Treatment Using 4 Months of Rifampin in a US-based Tuberculosis Clinic.James Gaensbauer, Kaylynn Aiona, Michelle K. Haas, Janine Young, Robert Belknap
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2017-08-01 - 3 citationsExploitation, Labor and Sex Trafficking of Children and Adolescents: Health Care Needs of Patients.Jordan Greenbaum, Dana Kaplan, Janine Young, ,
Pediatrics. 2023-01-01
Journal Articles
- Better completion of pediatric latent tuberculosis treatment using 4 months of rifampin in a US-based tuberculosis clinicGaensbauer J, Aiona K, Haas M, Reves R, Young J, Belknap R, Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 1/1/2018
- Increasing Hepatitis B Vaccine Prevalence Among Refugee Children Arriving in the United States, 2006-2012Yun K, Urban K, Mamo B, Matheson J, Payton C, Scott KC, Song L, Stauffer WM, Stone BL, Young J, Lin H, American Journal of Public Health, 1/16/2016
- Health profiles of newly arrived refugee children in United States, 2006-2012Yun K, Matheson J, Payton C, Scott K, Stone B, Song L, Stauffer W, Urban K, Young J, Mamo B, American Journal of Public Health, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- A quality improvement intervention using Lean principles to improve maternal linkage and retention to care for hepatitis B pre- and post-partum.Zha J, Young J, Staff T, Sprague K, Kelly A, Leone A, Heinrichs G, Colorado Academy of Family Physicians, Denver, CO, 1/1/2018
- Lead screening results in refugee children and reproductive-aged females at one federally qualified health center in Denver, CO.Westling A, Young J, North American Refugee Health Conference, Portland, OR, 1/1/2018
- Predictors of hepatitis b linkage and retention to care for a cohort of refugee arrrivals.White D, Aragon D, Asfaw M, Scenna K, Heard S, Young J, North American Refugee Health Conference, Portland, OR, 1/1/2018
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Lectures
- Female genital cutting in children. Case presentations by a US-based pediatrician and AAP guidelines.Montreal, Canada - 1/1/2018
- The practice of pediatrics through the lens of immigrant maternal-child health.Portland, OR - 1/1/2018
- Training and standardization in the care of pediatric US-bound refugees, Teach the Trainer.Bangkok, Thailand - 1/1/2018
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Other
- Medical effects of child separation and detention on immigrant children.Young J, American Academy of Pediatrics, RadioMD Podcast
http://radiomd.com/show/healthy-children/item/37721-child-immigrant-health
1/1/2018 - Toxic stress and family separation.Young J, Interview, Telemundo Colorado
https://www.telemundodenver.com/noticias/inmigracion/Cicatrices-de-por-vida-por--separaci_n-familiar_TLMD---Denver-486081641.html
1/1/2018 - Opinion: What level of health care should detained children receive?Young J. and Barnert E, Infectious Diseases in Children
https://www.healio.com/pediatrics/practice-management/news/print/infectious-diseases-in-children/%7B140994df-5b4d-4be3-919c-7af037db42d2%7D/what-level-of-health-care-should-detained-children-receive
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Press Mentions
- Afghan Refugees Have Begun Arriving in ColoradoAugust 17th, 2021
- Opinion: As Doctors We Know an Immigrant Defense Fund Will Save Lives and Improve HealthJune 9th, 2021
- Bioethics During Times of War: Where Are We Today?May 20th, 2019
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Spanish, French
Hospital Affiliations
- Denver HealthDenver, Colorado
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