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.
Education
| Institution | Degree | Dept or School | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, San Francisco | Residency |
Board Certifications
- American Board of Surgery, 1992
- American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1996
Clinical Expertise
Abdominoplasty
Acute Trauma Hand Surgery
Reconstructive Hand Surgery
Aesthetic Surgery
Breast Lift
Breast Reconstruction
Breast Reduction
Breast Augentation
Facial Rejuvenation
Hand and Microvascular Surgery
Liposuction
Microsurgery
Microvascular Reconstruction
Burns and Trauma Reconstruction
Skin Cancer Reconstruction
Wound healing
In the News
Grants and Funding
- Academic Training in Trauma and Burns | NIH | 1988-07-01 - 2013-06-30 | Role: Principal Investigator
- HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR-1. &DELAYED WOUND HEALING | NIH | 2004-09-01 - 2010-08-31 | Role: Principal Investigator
- ROLE OF HEAT SHOCK PROTEINS IN CUTANEOUS BURN INJURY | NIH | 1999-09-30 - 2004-09-29 | Role: Principal Investigator
- STUDY OF TRANSPLANTED ALLO-DERMIS &EPIDERMIS | NIH | 1990-12-31 - 1900-01-01 | Role: Principal Investigator
Research Narrative
Dr. Young is primarily interested in the mechanisms and treatments of normal and abnormal wound healing. He is Principal Investigator on a study pertaining to the role of heat shock proteins, homeobox genes, and hypoxia in cutaneous wound healing.
The effects of manipulating of hypoxia inducible proteins, homeobox genes, and heat shock proteins in wound repair are presently under investigation. In vitro and in vivo models of wound repair are used to study the effects of induction and blockage of these proteins on normal and abnormal healing. Expression of many of these proteins is altered in conditions of poor wound healing as found in patients with diabetes.
Dr. Young hopes to understand how these proteins interact during wound healing and to develop novel methods to improve healing. Dr. Young's research is conducted in the UCSF Surgical Research Laboratory at SFGH. The research is currently funded by a RO-1 grant "Diabetes, Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1, and Delayed Wound Healing" from the NIH-NIGMS.
Research Interests
- Molecular mechanisms of wound healing
- Epidemiology and treatment of soft tissue infections