Nancy M. Young, MD, FACS, FAAP

Clinical and Community Trials

Research Interests

  • Hearing loss
  • Cochlear implantation

Biography

  • Head, Section of Otology/Neurotology and Medical Director, Audiology, and Cochlear Implant Programs, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
  • Director of Research, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
  • The Lillian S. Wells Professorship in Pediatric Otolaryngology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
  • Member, Lurie Children's Surgical Foundation, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
  • Professor of Otolaryngology (Pediatric Otolaryngology), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Professor and Fellow, Knowles Hearing Center, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University School of Communication

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Education and Background

  • Neurotology fellowship, Chicago Otology Group 1998
  • Residency in otolaryngology, Northwestern University Medical School 1987
  • Residency in general surgery, Montefiore Hospital & Medical Center 1984
  • MD, New York University Medical School 1982

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