Joel Yager

Background

Yager, Joel was born on June 27, 1941 in Bronx, New York, United States. Son of Edward and Natalie (Schwartzman) Yager.

Education

Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1961; Doctor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1965.

Career

Assistant professor psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, 1971-1973; assistant professor psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles, 1988-1995; associate professor psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles, 1988-1995; professor, University of California, Los Angeles, since 1988; professor emeritus, University of California, Los Angeles, since 1995; professor psychiatry, vice chair education, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, since 1995. Associate chair for education department psychiatry West Los Angeles VA, 1973-1991, University of California Neuropsychiat. Institute, Los Angeles, 1991-1995.

Achievements

• Joel Yager has been listed as a noteworthy Psychiatry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Special Problems in Managing Eating Disorders (Clinical Practice) by Dr Joel Yager M.D. (1991-12-01)

Membership

Major United States Army, 1969-1971. Fellow American Psychiatric Association (chair county on medical education and career development 1988-1989, Vestermark award 1996), American Association Dirs. Psychiatric Residency Training (president 1979-1980), Academy for Eating Disorders (president 1997-1998).

Interests

• Avocation: jazz pianist.

Connections

Married Eileen Danies, October 8, 1964. Children: Jonathan Eric, Alison Rachel.

Father:

Edward Yager

Mother:

Natalie (Schwartzman) Yager

Spouse:

Eileen Danies

child:

Alison Rachel Yager

child:

Jonathan Eric Yager