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Yujin Lee, MD, Psychiatry, Los Gatos, CA

YujinLeeMD

Psychiatry Los Gatos, CA

Geriatric Psychiatry, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Psycho-Oncology, Psychopharmacology

Psychiatrist in Bay Area

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  • Office

    16185 Los Gatos Blvd STE 205
    Los Gatos, CA 95032
    Phone+1 408-459-8108

Summary

  • I am board certified in Adult Psychiatry and Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
    Additionally board certified in Geriatric and Adult Psychiatry in South Korea.
    Please visit yujinleemd.com for further information.
  • Psychiatrist at Samsung Medical Center - 2012.10.23 Seoul, South Korea

Education & Training

  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2017 - 2018
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2013 - 2017
  • Sungkyunkwan University
    Sungkyunkwan UniversityMS, 2009 - 2011
  • Other
    OtherClass of 2007, MD, Wonkwang University School of Medicine
  • Pusan National University
    Pusan National UniversityBS, Computer Science and Engineering, 1999 - 2003

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2016 - 2026
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2013 - 2017
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Honored as the Best Resident in Psychiatry 2010
  • Research Scholarship Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2009
  • Scholarship Wonkwang University School of Medicine, 2003

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Connecting the Dots Between Psychiatry and Palliative Medicine  
    Yujin Lee, American Journal of Psychiatry Residents' Journal, 8/1/2018
  • Treatment of Steroid-Resistant Hashimoto Encephalopathy With Misidentification Delusions and Catatonia  
    Yujin Lee, The Journal of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, 5/2017
  • CREBPhosphorylation as a Predictor of Therapeutic Response to Antidepressants  
    Lee Y, Lim SW, Kim SY, Chung JW, Kim J, Myung W, Song J, Kim DK, Korean Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 1/1/2010

Abstracts/Posters

  • Association between the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism and chronicity of depression
    Lee Y, American Psychiatric Association, Honolulu, HI, 1/1/2011
  • Association of BDNF gene polymorphism with course of depression.
    Lee Y, International College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Hong Kong, 1/1/2010
  • CREB as a prospecting factor of therapeutic response to antidepressants
    Lee Y, Asian College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Kyoto, Japan, 1/1/2009

Lectures

  • Basic concept of Palliative care and Physician Assisted Death 
    Vanderbilt University Sarratt Student Center, Nashville, TN - 1/1/2016
  • Bringing Palliative Care to Homelessness 
    Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital, Nashville, TN - 1/1/2016
  • Basic Mental Health Evaluation 
    1/1/2015
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Press Mentions

  • Psychological Characteristics and Associations Between Living Kidney Transplantation Recipients and Biologically Related or Unrelated Donors
    Psychological Characteristics and Associations Between Living Kidney Transplantation Recipients and Biologically Related or Unrelated DonorsAugust 20th, 2020
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Korean