Yvorn Aswad, MD
Biography
Yvorn "Doc" received his MD from the UCLA/Drew Medical Education Program in Los Angeles, California. He earned his BA in Human Biology and African and African-American Studies from Stanford University. He was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society and received the Association of American Medical Colleges Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarship and the American Medical Association Foundation Minority Scholars Award. Yvorn served as Co-President of the Student National Medical Association and led a mentorship program for disadvantaged high school students in L.A. He also co-founded Health Beyond Bars a student-run group that mentors and provides health education to incarcerated youth in juvenile facilities. His research interests have focused on promoting health for youth after Incarceration.