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About Jennifer Yang, MD

Jennifer Yang, MD, is a board-certified neurologist who specializes in genetic white matter disorders including leukodystrophy, primary mitochondrial disease and related neurometabolic disorders at UC San Diego Health. She also cares for pediatric patients at Rady Children's Hospital.

Dr. Yang is an assistant professor of neurosciences at UC San Diego School of Medicine and in the division of pediatric neurology at Rady Children's Hospital. Her research interests include long-term outcomes and treatment of autoimmune encephalitis in children and improving translational diagnostics in mitochondrial disease.

Dr. Yang completed a fellowship in neuroimmunology and neurometabolics at UC San Diego and Rady Children's Hospital. She completed residency training in child neurology at UC San Diego School of Medicine where she served as chief resident. Dr. Yang earned her medical degree from University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, Ala.

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For more information, see Neurological Care.

Insurance Information
UC San Diego Health accepts most major health insurance plans, but you should verify that your plan covers this provider and all services and locations. The information in the link below does not apply to affiliate providers, who are not employed by UC San Diego Health.
Health Insurance Plans Accepted
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Medical Degree

  • University of Alabama, School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL

Residency

  • UC San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA

Fellowship

  • UC San Diego School of Medicine / Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, CA

Gender

  • Female

Date Joined Staff

  • 2023-08-01

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
  • Child Neurology

Conditions and Treatments

  • Demyelinating Diseases
  • Genetic White Matter Disorders (GWMD)
  • Leukodystrophy
  • Primary Mitochondrial Disease
  • Neurometabolic Disorders
Insurance Information
UC San Diego Health accepts most major health insurance plans, but you should verify that your plan covers this provider and all services and locations. The information in the link below does not apply to affiliate providers, who are not employed by UC San Diego Health.
Health Insurance Plans Accepted
Open Payments Program Notification
For informational purposes only, a link to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments web page is provided here. The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires that detailed information about payment and other payments of value worth over ten dollars ($10) from manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologics to physicians and teaching hospitals be made available to the public.
View Open Payments data for Dr. Yang
  • Neurology