Dr. Young is Professor of Medicine in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
and Vice-Chair of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition. He received his MD degree in 1978 from Michigan State University. Dr. Young is senior editor for Clinical Endocrinology and editor in chief of the Mayo Clinic Endocrinology Update Newsletter. He is the recipient of multiple education awards. In 2010 he received a named professorship—the highest academic distinction at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Young’s clinical research focuses on primary aldosteronism and pheochromocytoma. He has published over 210 articles on endocrine hypertension and adrenal and pituitary disorders. He has presented at over 250 national and international meetings and he has been an invited visiting professor for more than 80 medical institutions.