Position Title
Vice Chair, Community Engagement
Chief, Division of General Pediatrics
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
- Department of Pediatrics
Dr. Serena Yang is a general pediatrician who provides comprehensive primary care for infants and children from the newborn period through adolescence.
Dr. Yang's academic interests focus on training healthcare professionals, especially for regions with healthcare workforce shortages. Her educational mission targets learners all along the health professions pathway, from inspiring K-12 students as they explore health careers, to supporting students and residents in their identity formation as health professionals, to coaching faculty in advanced skill development. She also seeks to establish innovative and sustainable clinical-community partnerships that improve networks of care, community linkages, and systems that ultimately result in improved health outcomes for children and families.