Advanced in Obesity

Dr. Jennifer Wei Yee

Pediatric Endocrinology
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
1000 W Carson St, 
Torrance, CA 

Advanced in Obesity
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
1000 W Carson St, 
Torrance, CA 
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Overview

Jennifer Wei Yee is a Pediatric Endocrinologist in Torrance, California. Dr. Wei Yee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity. Her top areas of expertise are Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 1 (MPS I, Hurler Syndrome), Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS), Obesity, Obesity in Children, and Orchiectomy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 35 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 14 articles in the study of Obesity.

Specialties
Pediatric Endocrinology
Licenses
Pediatric Endocrinology in CA
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90502
Call: 310-222-1971

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Wei Yee has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


35 Total Publications

Metabolic imprinting drives epithelial memory during mucosal fungal infection.
Metabolic imprinting drives epithelial memory during mucosal fungal infection.
Journal: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
Published: August 12, 2025
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Areas of Expertise

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    • Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 1 (MPS I, Hurler Syndrome)
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    • Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS)
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    • Obesity
      Dr. Wei Yee is
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    • Congenital Hypothyroidism
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    • Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH)
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    • Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
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    • Obesity in Children
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    • Orchiectomy
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    • Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
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