{"id":6475,"date":"2020-08-31T14:24:26","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T18:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/neurology\/?page_id=6475"},"modified":"2025-09-23T11:10:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T15:10:53","slug":"miguel-yerena-md","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/neurology\/education\/child-neurology-residency-training-program\/current-residents\/miguel-yerena-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Miguel Yerena, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9212 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2025\/09\/IMG_8355-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2025\/09\/IMG_8355-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2025\/09\/IMG_8355-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2025\/09\/IMG_8355-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2025\/09\/IMG_8355-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2025\/09\/IMG_8355-150x200.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2025\/09\/IMG_8355-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/>Undergraduate:<\/em> College of William and Mary<br \/>\n<em>Medical School:<\/em> Eastern Virginia Medical School<\/p>\n<p>Hey there! My name is Miguel, I&#8217;m from Chesapeake, Virginia but grew up in a Navy family so I&#8217;ve called a few other places home too! I went to William &amp; Mary for undergrad (Go Tribe) then moved on to medical school in Norfolk at Eastern Virginina Medical School. I majored in Neuroscience which got my interest going early in<\/p>\n<p>Neurology and some charismatic Neurologists during medical school really solidified that interest (thank you Dr. Wyant and Dr. Yilmaz). I would say I&#8217;m interested most in Neuromuscular or Movement disorders but only time will tell if that changes! I am one of two Child Neuro residents in the 2030 class; I chose UVA because of the high-level of care combined with the more intimate learning environment a fostered by the program allows for a unique ability to see complex medical cases while having the support from upper level residents and attendings who are eager to teach.\u00a0 A huge plus of residency in Charlottesville is being close to the mountains, as I really enjoy hiking on the nearby trails and exploring the city and its many breweries and wineries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Undergraduate: College of William and Mary Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School Hey there! My name is Miguel, I&#8217;m from Chesapeake, Virginia but grew up in a Navy family so I&#8217;ve called a few other places home too! 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