Joan Jeung, MD, MPH, MS
Joan Jeung, MD, MPH, FAAP, is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental Medicine at the UCSF School of Medicine. Her research interests center around innovative programs that strengthen behavioral and developmental healthcare capacity in pediatric primary care. Dr. Jeung directs the Resilience Clinic at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, a primary care-based, caregiver/child group intervention for young children (ages 0-5) exposed to adversity.
Outside of UCSF, she serves on the Executive Committee for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Healthy Mental and Emotional Development (COHMED) and on the AAP Pediatric Mental Healthcare Access National Advisory Group. From 2017-2021, she served on the inaugural executive committee for the Section on Minority Health Equity and Inclusion (SOMHEI).
Dr. Jeung is the Senior Associate Director for CAPP.