Andrew Young, MD

About Me

I’m a general surgeon who specializes in trauma, emergency general surgery, and critical care patients with special expertise in cervical spine fractures, antimicrobial stewardship in the SICU and quality improvement for trauma care. I’m a knowledgeable physician in addition to being a very caring and patient provider, meaning I listen to my patients’ concerns and give them the best care possible. My job is to keep every patient happy and healthy, and I strive for that every day.

After earning a medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, I completed my general surgery training at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, Virginia. During my residency, I completed a year of research in abdominal compartment syndrome, cervical spine injury and linezolid use in the transplant population. While in the U.S. Navy, I was a general surgeon for the USS John C. Stennis and at Naval Hospital Bremerton. I was also an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

Now I’m passionate about being at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center because we’re at the forefront of patient innovation with top-ranked doctors and skilled clinical staff. I maintain a dual role at Ohio State by teaching students as an assistant professor of Surgery and treating patients as a trauma surgeon. Medical students are full of questions and ideas, so I enjoy mentoring each new group, in academic and clinical settings, to ensure they’re getting the proper knowledge and skills to become the best doctors they can be.

My research interests include user interface design and creating machine-learning models to improve patient outcomes, cut health care costs and improve electronic health record functionality. I have co-written more than 10 papers and five chapters as well as numerous oral presentations on evidence-based data relating to these topics.

In my spare time, I enjoy spending time outdoors, reading and helping out my fellow coworkers.

Highlights

• I.A. Bigger Award for integrity, leadership, teaching and clinical activity
• Best Teacher Award, MIII Surgery Clerkship
• VCU Trauma Division, Order of the Shining Knight
• Resident Research Award, Best clinical science research presentation

Procedures and Conditions I Treat

• General Surgery
• Multiple Trauma