Jack Turban

Dr. Jack Turban is an Assistant Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, where he serves as Director of the Gender Psychiatry Program. He is also Affiliate Faculty at The Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies. Dr. Turban is a leading researcher on transgender and gender diverse youth mental health, with his work cited in major court cases and legislative debates regarding transgender civil rights.

Dr. Turban's educational background includes:

• BA in Neuroscience from Harvard College
• MD and MHS degrees from Yale School of Medicine
• General Psychiatry Residency at Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital (Harvard Medical School)
• Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he served as chief fellow

Dr. Turban's research focuses on the mental health of transgender and gender diverse youth, with particular emphasis on how public policy affects this population. His groundbreaking work includes the first study linking gender identity conversion efforts to adverse mental health outcomes and the first study connecting access to pubertal suppression during adolescence to lower odds of suicidality among transgender adults. He is co-editor of the textbook "Pediatric Gender Identity: Gender-affirming Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth" and has published in top journals including The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and JAMA Psychiatry.

Analysis of Dr. Turban's recent publications reveals a consistent focus on transgender health policy, gender identity development, and the mental health impacts of gender-affirming care. His work spans multiple disciplines including psychiatry, public health, and policy research, with particular attention to legislative impacts on transgender youth healthcare access. Recent publications show increasing attention to specific aspects of transgender healthcare including pubertal suppression, gender identity conversion efforts, and health disparities among ethnoracial minority transgender populations.

Dr. Turban has received several notable awards:

• US Preventative Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award
• NBC Pride 30 Innovator

Dr. Turban is a frequent op-ed contributor to major media outlets including The New York Times and The Washington Post, and has been quoted over 100 times in media coverage of LGBTQ health issues. He teaches op-ed writing at Harvard and for professional organizations, and has consulted for the U.S. Department of Defense and major tech companies on LGBTQ mental health issues. He currently serves on the scientific advisory board for The Upswing Fund, created by Melinda Gates to support adolescent mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Turban is actively engaged with multiple professional organizations, serving on the media committee of The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, the communications council of The American Psychiatric Association, and the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports. His editorial roles include contributing editor for The Journal of The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and academic editor for PLoS One.