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Office
Children's Hospital at Montefiore
3415 Bainbridge Ave
Bronx, NY 10467- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Cecile Yama is a pediatric resident in the Bronx. She is interested in how to make medicine more equitable; she seeks to foster interdisciplinary and humanistic practices through engaging with the built environment. She is interested in innovative models of care. Her work focuses on urban green spaces, housing and their effects on health. She is the co-founder of Garden Stories, a digital community gardening effort in the Bronx.
Education & Training
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 2021
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 2017
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2022 - 2024
NC State Medical License 2021 - 2023- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsParents' Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences and Offspring Involvement With the Criminal Legal System.Elizabeth S Barnert, Lindsay M Schlichte, Destiny G Tolliver, Jaime La Charite, Christopher Biely, Rebecca Dudovitz, Kathryn Leifheit, Shirley Russ, Narayan Sastry, Ce...> ;JAMA Network Open. 2023 Oct 2
- 2 citationsChanges in Self-Reported Adult Health and Household Food Security With the 2021 Expanded Child Tax Credit Monthly Payments.Jordan M Rook, Cecile L Yama, Adam B Schickedanz, Alec M Feuerbach, Steven L Lee, Lauren E Wisk> ;JAMA Health Forum. 2023 Jun 2
- 1 citationsAddressing Housing Injustice: Why We Must Work Outside of the Medical Silo to Create Change Within.Cecile L. Yama> ;Academic Medicine. 2021 Sep 7
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Authored Content
- I Can't Help Patients Lead Better Lives in 15 MinutesMay 2019
Press Mentions
Starlight Park Centennial InstallationOctober 22nd, 2020
Hospital Affiliations
- Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation CenterDowney, California
External Links
- Garden Storieshttps://www.instagram.com/gardenstories_bronx/
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