Yana S Banks

Yana S Banks, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Department: MD-PEDS-GENERAL
Business Phone: (352) 334-0206
Business Email: ybanks@peds.ufl.edu

About Yana S Banks

Yana Serita Banks,MD, has been a general pediatrician for 30 years.  Originally from North Carolina, Dr. Banks attended medical school at Wake Forest University Medical School and  she completed her pediatrics residency at the University of Tennessee, LeBonheur Children’s Hospital, The City of Memphis Hospital and St. Jude.

Dr. Banks then returned to North Carolina and began her National Health Corps Service at the Vance-Warren Comprehensive Health Care Center.  Dr. Banks and her family moved to  Gainesville 20 years ago, and Dr. Banks has worked at the Alachua County Health Department during this time.  

She has two sons, an amazing husband and a dog and is very active in her church  and community.

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2018
MDC7400 Pediatric Clerkship

Board Certifications

  • Pediatrics
    American Board of Pediatrics

Clinical Profile

Specialties
  • Pediatrics
Areas of Interest
  • Physical examination
  • Well-child visits

Publications

2021
Talking to Children About Race and Racism.
JAMA pediatrics. 175(5) [DOI] 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.7130. [PMID] 33779699.

Education

Residency – Pediatrics
1985 · Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
Internship – Pediatrics
1983 · Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
Medical Degree
1982 · Bowman Gray School of Medicine – Wake Forest

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 334-0206
Emails:
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO BOX 100296
GENERAL PEDIATRICS
GAINESVILLE FL 326100296
Business Street:
1600 SW 16TH AVE
GAINESVILLE FL 32608