Endocrine Abstracts

W F Young Jr, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA Abstract

Prof. William Young is Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Vice-Chair of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition. He received his MD degree from Michigan State University. Prof. Young trained in endocrinology and metabolism at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. He has been a member of the staff at Mayo Clinic since 1984.

Prof. Young is a member of The Endocrine Society, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, American Society of Hypertension, and Council of Science Editors. He is a senior editor for Clinical Endocrinology and editor of the Mayo Clinic Endocrinology Update Newsletter.

He is the recipient of multiple education awards. In 2003, he received the Distinguished Mayo Clinician Award (a distinction given to no more than 4 Mayo physicians annually).

Prof. 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 100 medical institutions.