Yvorn N Aswad, MD, MPH

Yvorn N. Aswad, MD, MPH is an assistant professor of psychiatry at the Charles R. Drew University in Los Angeles, CA. A native of South Central LA, he earned his doctorate from the Charles R. Drew/UCLA Medical Education Program. Dr. Aswad completed a combined residency in pediatrics, psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry at Brown University, serving as chief resident in his final year. Dr. Aswad aspires to create health systems that deliver care adequately and justly while remaining financially solvent. His research primarily focuses on means of interrupting, preventing, and treating community youth violence. He brings a diasporic lens to his research, having done work at the intersection of violence and mental health in both national and global settings. In 2022 he was named a Donald J. Cohen Fellow of the International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists and Allied Professionals (IACAPAP) and he continues to remain involved in the organization. Dr. Aswad currently serves in the inpatient children’s unit at Kedren Community Health Center, where he is helping to design and implement the new Kedren Children’s Village.