Jack L Turban III MD MHS
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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University of California San Francisco401 Parnassus AveSan Francisco, CA 94143
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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
Yale School of MedicineClass of 2017
Harvard UniversityBA, Neuroscience, Magna Cum Laude, 2011
Mass General Brigham/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
- Psychiatric morbidity among youth diagnosed with gender dysphoria: An analysis of National Administrative Data in the U.S.Yifan Li, Jessica Khaw, Mengyao Li, Binx Yezhe Lin, Hui Xie
General Hospital Psychiatry. 2025-10-10 - Chiles v Salazar-Conversion Effort Bans and Free Speech.Jack L Turban, Michael R Ulrich
JAMA Pediatrics. 2025-09-02 - Divergent State Legislation for Adolescent Chest Surgeries.Paola R Vidal-Espinoza, Jay Y Taimish, Jack L Turban
JAMA Pediatrics. 2025-06-01
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
New Gender Affirming Care Guidance Leads Some to Ask: What Do We Do Now?August 6th, 2025- 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
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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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