Y. Tony Yang | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | National Taiwan University (LLB) University of Pennsylvania (LLM, LLCM) Harvard University (MPH, ScD) |
| Occupation(s) | Health policy scholar, professor |
| Employer | George Washington University |
| Known for | Research on health policy, law, and public health |
Y. Tony Yang is an American health policy scholar and academic. He serves as the Endowed Professor of Health Policy and Associate Dean for Health Policy and Population Science at George Washington University (GW), with joint appointments in the School of Nursing and the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Milken Institute School of Public Health. He is also the Program Lead for Cancer Control and Health Equity at the George Washington University Cancer Center. [1] [2] [3]
Yang’s scholarship examines how law and policy influence health care delivery and population health. He has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications, including first-author papers in journals such as The Lancet , The New England Journal of Medicine , JAMA , Health Affairs , American Journal of Bioethics , and the American Journal of Public Health . [4]
Yang was born in Taipei, Taiwan. He earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from National Taiwan University, followed by a Master of Laws and a Master of Comparative Law from the University of Pennsylvania. He later received a Master of Public Health and a Doctor of Science in Health Policy and Management from Harvard University. [2]
He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and later served as an FDA Regulatory Science Fellow, a joint program of the National Academy of Medicine (United States), and as a CDC Health Policy Fellow, a joint program of AcademyHealth. [5]
At George Washington University (GW), Yang previously served as Executive Director of the Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement and as a member of the Innovation Committee for Strategic Framework. [1]
His research and commentary have been cited in major media outlets, including CNN, Fox News, NPR, The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal , The Washington Post , Los Angeles Times , and USA Today . [2]
Yang is a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Technical Advisory Group on clinical and policy considerations for new tuberculosis vaccines. [6] He serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Health Policy and Technology (published by Elsevier). [7]
He is also a member of the AcademyHealth Education Council, serves as Treasurer and Board member of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, and as a Trustee of the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine. [8] [9]
Yang's research examines how legal and policy frameworks influence health outcomes and health disparities. He has served as principal investigator on federal research projects with combined funding exceeding US$7 million. [1]
He has also led studies supported by major U.S. foundations, including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Policy for Action, Interdisciplinary Research Leaders, and Public Health Law Research programs. [2] [10]
Yang has served as principal investigator on several major federally funded projects, including:
Yang has received multiple professional honors, including Helen Rodríguez Trías Social Justice Award and the Trachtenberg Prize for Scholarship and Research. [18] He is a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice. [19] [20] In 2023, he was identified as a future research leader in climate and health by the UK Academy of Medical Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine (United States). [21]