Tony T. Yang

Tony T. Yang

MD, PHD

Psychiatrist

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Dr. Tony T. Yang is a psychiatrist who specializes in diagnosing and treating depression in adolescents.

In his research, Yang studies depression in adolescents using functional MRI, which measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow. He has received funding support for his research from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation and National Institute of Mental Health.

Yang earned a doctorate in molecular pathology at the University of California, San Diego, before earning his medical degree from the UC San Diego School of Medicine. He completed a residency in general psychiatry and a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine.

  • Board Certifications

    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008

    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry, 2004

  • Fellowships

    Stanford University School of Medicine, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2001

  • Residencies

    Stanford University School of Medicine, 1999

  • Degree

    University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, 1996

    University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, 1994

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    Neural Mechanisms of Meditation Training in Healthy and Depressed Adolescents: An MRI Connectom...

    Change in the Putamen node strength assessed using diffusion MRI

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