Yvorn Aswad

Yvorn Aswad is a resident physician specializing in addressing and alleviating the impact of adverse childhood experiences on health throughout the lifespan.

He is currently undergoing training in the combined Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry residency program at Brown University to enhance his medical education and focus on issues affecting the urban poor.

Yvorn Aswad's research interests include studying the effects of incarceration on the physical and mental health of adolescents, particularly in facilitating support during the reintegration process.

His educational background includes a Doctor of Medicine degree from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree from Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, a Post-Baccalaureate in Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies from the University of California, San Diego, and a BA in Human Biology with a Minor in African and African-American Studies from Stanford University.

Throughout his career, Yvorn has been associated with organizations such as Lifespan as a Resident Doctor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA as a Medical Student, Youth Policy Institute as an AmeriCorps VISTA in the Health & Wellness Department, Patient Health Improvement Initiative as a Volunteer, Stanford University's Leland Scholars Program as a Research and Program Assistant, and the Butcher Pathology Lab as a Research Assistant.