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William Y. Hoffman, M.D.
Professor & Chief,
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Stephen J. Mathes, MD
Former Chief, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at UCSF
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David M. Young, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Contact Information
(415) 353-4217 Appointments
(415) 353-4330 Clinical Fax
dyoung@sfghsurg.ucsf.edu
Education
- Columbia College, New York, NY, B.A., 1979
- Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, M.D., 1984
Residencies
- Cornell School of Medicine, Intern, Pathology, 1984-1985
- University of Miami School of Medicine, Resident, General Surgery, 1985-1989
- University of Miami School of Medicine, Chief Resident, General Surgery, 1989-1990
- UCSF, Plastic Surgery Resident, 1991-1993
Fellowships
- Yale School of Medicine (Charles Cuono), Plastic Surgery, Research Fellow, 1990-1991
Board Certification
- American Board of Surgery, 1992
- American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1996
Clinical Expertise
- Wound healing
- Microsurgery
- Reconstruction after burns and trauma
Research Interests
- Molecular mechanisms of wound healing
- Epidemiology and treatment of soft tissue infections
Biography
Dr. David Young is Professor of Plastic Surgery at UCSF. His area of expertise includes wound healing, microsurgery, and reconstruction after burns and trauma. His research interests include the molecular mechanisms of wound healing and the epidemiology and treatment of soft tissue infections.
Dr. Young is a graduate of Columbia College and earned a medical degree at the Yale University School of Medicine. He trained in pathology at Cornell Medical College and general surgery at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. He then completed an NIH-NRSA funded research Fellowship at Yale and a Plastic Surgery Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco.
Selected Publications
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Yu DH, Mace KA, Hansen, SL, Boudreau N, and Young DM. Effects of Decreased Igf-1 Stimulation on Hif-1a Protein Synthesis and Function During Cutaneous Repair in Diabetic Mice. Wound Repair Regen, 15; 628-35, 2007.
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Mace KA, Yu DH, Paydar KZ, Boudreau N, and Young DM, Sustained Expression of Hif-1alpha in the Diabetic Environment Results in Upregulation of Hif-1 Target Genes and Accelerates Wound Repair, Wound Repair Regen. 15; 636-45, 2007.
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Paydar KZ, Hansen SL, Charlebois ED, Harris HW, Young DM, Inappropriate Antibiotic Use in Soft Tissue Infections. Arch Surg,141:850-4, 2006.
- Rajendran PM., Young DM, Maurer T, Chambers H, Perdreau-Remington F, Ro P, Harris, HW. Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Cephalexin for Treatment of Uncomplicated Skin Abscesses in a Population at Risk for Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection. Anti Agent Chem.