Justin C. Yang, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Chih Chao “Justin” Yang, MD, MPH, is the Medical Director of Manet’s Urgent Care and Occupational Health Center. Dr. Yang’s specialties include both Internal Medicine and Occupational Medicine. Since joining Manet in 2018, Dr. Yang has focused on serving patients with chronic diseases, treating occupational injuries and providing LGBTIQA+ care.

Dr. Yang is also an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree at Peking University and his Master of Public Health degree at Harvard University. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, and a second residency and fellowship in Occupational & Environmental Medicine at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with training at Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Yang has extensive research experience and numerous publications in cardiovascular disease prevention. Most recently, his research on the relationship between push-ups and heart disease was published in JAMA and received worldwide media attention. Dr. Yang is fluent in Mandarin and Taiwanese.

Publications

  • Published 1/9/2026

    Ponodath GS, Dewan H, Saha T, Thomas SS, Yang JC, Connolly DJ. Collection and Reporting of Adult Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data in Highly Cited Cardiovascular Research. Circ Popul Health Outcomes. 2026 Feb; 19(2):e012724. PMID: 41697235.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 10/24/2022

    Roman-Urrestarazu A, Yang JC, van Kessel R, Warrier V, Dumas G, Jongsma H, Gatica-Bahamonde G, Allison C, Matthews FE, Baron-Cohen S, Brayne C. Autism incidence and spatial analysis in more than 7 million pupils in English schools: a retrospective, longitudinal, school registry study. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2022 Dec; 6(12):857-868. PMID: 36302393.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 2/1/2019

    Yang J, Christophi CA, Farioli A, Baur DM, Moffatt S, Zollinger TW, Kales SN. Association Between Push-up Exercise Capacity and Future Cardiovascular Events Among Active Adult Men. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 02 01; 2(2):e188341. PMID: 30768197.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 10/13/2017

    Grosso G, Marventano S, Yang J, Micek A, Pajak A, Scalfi L, Galvano F, Kales SN. A comprehensive meta-analysis on evidence of Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular disease: Are individual components equal? Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2017 Oct 13; 57(15):3218-3232. PMID: 26528631.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 8/31/2016

    Korre M, Porto LG, Farioli A, Yang J, Christiani DC, Christophi CA, Lombardi DA, Kovacs RJ, Mastouri R, Abbasi S, Steigner M, Moffatt S, Smith D, Kales SN. Effect of Body Mass Index on Left Ventricular Mass in Career Male Firefighters. Am J Cardiol. 2016 Dec 01; 118(11):1769-1773. PMID: 27687051.

    Read at: PubMed

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Education

  • Harvard School of Public Health, MPH

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