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11301 Wilshire BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90073
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Education & Training
UCLA School of Public HealthMS, Health Policy and Management, 2016 - 2017
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Geriatric Psychiatry, 2015 - 2016
University of New Mexico School of MedicineResidency, Psychiatry, 2011 - 2015
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina UniversityClass of 2011
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2016 - 2027
CT State Medical License 2015 - 2020
NM State Medical License 2011 - 2017
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Geriatric Psychiatry
Clinical Trials
- Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) or Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for Older Veterans With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Start of enrollment: 2017 Oct 19
- Optimizing Psychotherapy for Older Veterans With Chronic Pain Start of enrollment: 2019 May 16
- vEAET for Older Veterans With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Pilot Start of enrollment: 2020 Aug 15
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Emotional awareness and expression therapy for migraine: a preliminary randomized controlled trial.Dan Kaufmann, John A Sturgeon, Susan Mirow, George Zinkhan, Naomi Schlesinger
Pain Medicine. 2026-08-01 - Feasibility of Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy Adapted for Headache Disorders at a Tertiary Headache Clinic.Orit Zamir, Brandon C Yarns, Manav V Vyas, Ana-Marissa Lagman-Bartolome, Ian Stanaitis
The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. Le Journal Canadien Des Sciences Neurologiques. 2026-02-26 - The Impact of Race-Based Discrimination on Chronic Pain Beyond Life Adversity: An Online Survey Study Among U.S. Adults.Joel Jin, Munyi Shea, Brandon C Yarns, Jonathan Jin
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2026-02-01
Authored Content
- Sertraline for the Treatment of Depression in Vascular Cognitive ImpairmentApril 2018
- Sertraline for the Treatment of Depression in Vascular Cognitive ImpairmentApril 2018
- 2017 American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Annual Meeting Gay and Gray Session: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Transgender AgingFebruary 2018
Press Mentions
UCLA Awarded $7.1M Federal Grant to Advance Psychotherapy Treatments for Chronic PainSeptember 3rd, 2025- UCLA Health Receives NIH Grant to Expand Innovative Chronic Pain Therapy for VeteransSeptember 2nd, 2025
- Building Your Clinician / Educator CareerMarch 16th, 2019
Grant Support
- Evaluating Group-Based Psychological Treatments over Home Video Teleconference for Older Veterans with Chronic PainVA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2023–2028
- A Pragmatic Trial of Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy for Veterans with Chronic PainUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES2025–2026
- Optimizing Psychotherapy for Older Veterans with Chronic PainVA CSR&D2019–2024
Professional Memberships
- American Association for Geriatric PsychiatryMember
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