Board-Certified Psychiatrist

Location: Del Mar – 12264 El Camino Real #202 San Diego, CA 92130
Phone: (858) 356-0361
Questions/Referrals: intake@coastalmedicalgroupsd.com

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: YuFang Chang, MD, MPH
Address: 302 Washington Street #946
San Diego, California 92103
Mobile: (619) 940-4407
Email: yufangchangmd@gmail.com

EDUCATION

7/2012-6/2013 University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Fellow, Forensic Psychiatry San Francisco, CA
7/2009-6/2011 University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) Fellow, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Austin, TX
6/2006-6/2009 University of Texas Southwestern Resident, General Psychiatry Austin, TX
8/2002-5/2006 University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) M.D. Galveston, TX
8/1997-12/2005 University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC) M.P.H. Health Education and Promotion Houston, TX
8/1993-5/1997 Trinity University B.A. Sociology, Chinese San Antonio, TX

LICENSES, CERTIFICATION

10/2015 Board Certification, Forensic Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
1/2012 Medical licensure, California
11/2012 Board Certification, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
6/2011 Board Certification, Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
4/2008 Medical licensure, Texas

KEYWORDS/AREAS OF INTEREST

Forensic psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, trauma, correctional mental health, autism spectrum disorders, public health, integrated health care, health education and promotion, health
policy.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY EXPERIENCE

7/2016-now Santa Clara County Jail, Intake and Inpatient Psychiatry
7/2012-6/2013 Maguire Correctional Facility, Correctional Psychiatry
7/2012-6/2013 Women’s Correctional Center, Correctional Psychiatry
7/2012-12/2014 Forensic Psychiatry Evaluations

  • Competency to Stand Trial (Adults and Juveniles)
  • Mental State and Mitigation
  • Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
  • Sentencing
  • Conservatorship
  • Fitness for Duty
  • Testamentary Capacity
  • Psychiatric Disability for the California Bar Examination
  • Qualified Medical Examination
  • Veterans Affairs Compensation and Pension Examination

OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

  • 6/2023-now Crisis Action Connection, Short term outpatient services for C&A in crisis
  • 10/2022-now Coastal Medical Group, Psychiatry consultation and treatment
  • 3/2018-now Emergency Screening Unit, Emergency Psychiatry
  • 8/2013-now Traditions Behavioral Health, Psychiatrist
    Jane Westin Clinic, Psychiatric Urgent Care
    Maria Sardinas Wellness Clinic, Outpatient Services, SMI
    Santa Clara County Jail, Intake and Inpatient Psychiatry
  • 10/2018-5/2022 Center for Child and Youth Psychiatry, Outpatient Services
  • 9/2015-7/2016 Emergency Screening Unit, Emergency Psychiatry
  • 11/2014-11/2015 JSA Health, Psychiatrist, Telepsychiatry Services
  • 10/2011-6/2012 Austin Travis County Integral Care, Contract Physician
  • 7/2011-5/2012 Texas Neuro Rehab, Covering Physician
  • 7/2011-5/2012 Merridell Achievement Center, Contract Physician
  • 1/2009-5/2012 Austin Lakes Hospital, Contract Physician
  • 10/2008-5/2012 Austin State Hospital, Contract Physician
  • 9/2008-10/2010 Austin Travis County Mental Health Mental Retardation, Relief Physician
  • 2/2000-6/2002 Texas Department of Health, Program Specialist
  • 9/1998-2/2000 Texas House Committee on Public Health, Committee Clerk
  • 1/1998-6/1998 Enron Corporation, Corporate Wellness Intern

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Memberships

  • 7/2010-12/2020 American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • 7/2009-12/2020 American Psychiatric Association
  • 7/2013-12/2020 San Diego Psychiatric Society
  • 7/2011-8/2016 American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
  • 7/2010-6/2012 Texas Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • 7/2009-6/2012 Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians
  • 7/2009-6/2012 Austin Psychiatric Association
  • 7/2002-6/2012 Texas Medical Association

UNIVERSITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

  • 8/2003-5/2004 Galveston County Health Committee, Fundraising Chair
  • 8/2002-5/2004 Students Teaching AIDS to Students
  • 8/2002-5/2003 Ronald McDonald House
  • 8/2002-5/2003 St. Vincent’s House Indigent Clinic

DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE

  • 7/2012-6/2013 Morbidity and Mortality Committee
  • 7/2010-6/2011 Seton Shoal Creek Hospital Ethics Committee
  • 7/2009-6/2010 Seton Shoal Creek Hospital Medical Executive Committee
  • 7/2007-6/2008 UTSW Social Committee, Chair
  • 7/2007-6/2008 Seton Shoal Creek Hospital Ethics Committee

TEACHING AND MENTORING

FORMAL SCHEDULED CLASSES

 

Qtr Academic Year Course Title Teaching Contribution Units Class Size
S 2013 Asperger’s Disorder and the Criminal Courts Grand Rounds 1 40
F 2012 Conduct Disorder Lecturer, 1 lecture 1 3
F/S 2010 Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Topics Lecturer, 2 lectures 2 8
F/S 2010 Development Lecturer 4 lectures 4 10

OTHER COURSES

  • Fall 2009 Psychopharmacology training, Austin Children’s Shelter

INFORMAL TEACHING

  • 7/2012-6/2013 UCSF medical students and residents
  • 7/2009-6/2010 Pediatric residency morning reports on consult and liaison psychiatry topics: autism spectrum disorders, psychiatric aspects of pain management, behavior management, eating disorders, agitation and aggression management, and encopresis.
  • 7/2006-6/2011 UTMB medical students

RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

  1. UCSF – Psychiatry and the Law Program
    Asperger’s Disorder and the Criminal Courts: U.S. Case Law, presented at the 2013 American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Annual Meeting.
  2. UTSW – Residency Programs at Seton Family of Hospitals – 7/2010-6/2011
    Autism spectrum disorder screening practices amongst family and pediatric residents at the University of Texas Southwestern Residency Programs at Seton Family of Hospitals, a pilot study.
  3. UTHSC Houston- 8/2003-12/2005
    Master of Public Health Thesis
    Modeling and family cohesion in relation to physical activity behavior in preschool children.
  4. UTHSC Houston – 8/1997-5/1998
    Project Be Active!
    Evaluating physical activity levels in school age children.