Jennifer Yee, MD
Investigator, The Lundquist Institute
HS Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Division Chief, Pediatric Endocrinology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
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Mechanisms of the development of obesity
Research Description
Dr. Yee is an investigator in childhood obesity and diabetes. She has expertise in fatty acid and lipid metabolism. She studies the outcomes and clinical interventions for childhood obesity and its complications.Theme Groups
Research Interests
Education
- MD, 2001, University Of California College Of Medicine, Irvine, CA
Recent and/or Significant Publications
Borzutzky C, King E, Fox CK, Stratbucker W, Tucker J, Yee JK, Kumar S, Cuda S, Sweeney B, Kirk S, On Behalf Of The Power Work Group. Trends in prescribing anti-obesity pharmacotherapy for paediatric weight management: Data from the POWER Work Group. Pediatr Obes. 2021 Jan;16(1):e12701. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12701. Epub 2020 Sep 2. PMID: 32877010.
Sakai-Bizmark R, Mena LA, Estevez D, Webber EJ, Marr EH, Bedel LEM, Yee JK. Health Care Utilization of Homeless Minors With Diabetes in New York State From 2009 to 2014. Diabetes Care. 2020 Sep;43(9):2082-2089. doi: 10.2337/dc19-2219. Epub 2020 Jul 2. Erratum in: Diabetes Care. 2021 Apr;44(4):1070. doi: 10.2337/dc21-er04. PMID: 32616618; PMCID: PMC7646203.
Vidmar AP, Salvy SJ, Wee CP, Pretlow R, Fox DS, Yee JK, Garell C, Glasner S, Mittelman SD. An addiction-based digital weight loss intervention: A multi-centre randomized controlled trial. Pediatr Obes. 2023 Mar;18(3):e12990. doi: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32616618/. Epub 2022 Dec 9. PMID: 36484235; PMCID: PMC9905275.
Grace B, Taylor Lucas C, Shetgiri R, Cardenas K, Perez de la Garza G, Pak Y, Yee JK. Physical Activity Counseling and Documentation by Pediatric Residents in Primary Care: Before and After Introduction of the FITT Principle. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2023 Jun;62(5):449-455. doi: 10.1177/00099228221115989. Epub 2022 Aug 17. PMID: 35978477; PMCID:PMC9935740.
Kumar S, King E, Binns HJ, Christison A, Cuda SE, Yee JK, Joseph M, Kirk S. Diabetes screening outcomes in youth presenting for paediatric weight management: A report of the Paediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry. Pediatr Obes. 2024 Apr;19(4):e13102. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.13102. Epub 2024 Jan 31. PMID: 38296252.