Thomas L. Young, MD
Gastroenterology
About
Academic Appointment:
Associate Professor, Knoxville Unit, UT College of Medicine
Gender
Male
Contact Info
Primary Location
University Gastroenterology
1930 Alcoa Highway, Building A, Suite 145
Knoxville, TN 37920
Phone: (865) 305-6570
Honors, Societies & Professional Organizations
Societies:
- Associate member of the American College of Physicians
- Vice President of the University of Tennessee House Staff Officers Society
- Member of the AGA and ASGE
Background
Research Interests:
Involved in a retrospective study of approximately 500 achalasia patients and developed an achalasia registry at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Young was also involved in the prospective study of the prototype heater probe at the Cleveland Clinic. He is currently on the GI Service Teaching Staff at UT Medical Center
Education & Training
Schools:
- The University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Residencies:
- The University of Tennessee, Memphis
Fellowships:
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Certifications:
- AB Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
- AB Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology
Publications
Papers:
- Blastomycosis in a Pap Smear- Possible Venereal Transmission: A Case Report, , Acta Cytologica , August, 1983.
- Nitrofurantoin-Induced Chronic Active Hepatitis, , Cleveland Clinic Quarterly Fall, 1985.
- Results of Treatment of Achalasia with Pneumatic Dilation, , Gastroenterology, May, 1985.
- Cylindrical Battery Ingestion: A Case of Endoscopic Retrieval, , Tennessee Medical Journal , September, 1992.
- PILL - Induced Esophageal Injury, , Tennessee Medical Journal , September, 1992.
- Liver Biopsy - Associated Hemobilia Treated Conservatively, , Tennessee Medical Journal, April, 1998.
- Collagenous Colitis Treated Successfully with Budesonide, , Tennessee Medical Journal , January, 2004.
