Lawrence Howard Young, MD
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and of Cellular and Molecular Physiology; Associate Chair, Department of Medicine
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and PhysiologyYale Medical Group
Cellular & Molecular Physiology: Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Internal Medicine: Cardiology: Clinical Cardiology | Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center
Research Interests
Myocardial ischemia; metabolic adaptation to hypoxic stress; cardio-protection; cardiomyopathy; LKB1-AMPK pathway; diabetes
Clinical Interests
Clinical cardiology; angina; diabetes; heart disease; valvular heart disease: HHT and heart disease
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Education
- M.D., Yale University, 1980
Selected Publication
- Miller EJ, Li J, Leng L, McDonald C, Atsumi T, Bucala R, Young LH. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor stimulates AMP-activated protein kinase in the ischaemic heart. Nature, 451:578-82, 2008.
Latest Honor and Recognition
- Elected Member (2009), American Association of Physicians
Articles
May/June 2009
Five medical school faculty are elected to a venerable group
The Association of American Physicians (AAP), a nonprofit professional organization founded in 1885, has announced that...
Oct/Nov 2005
Screening, treatment model for uncommon disorder has worldwide impact
For most of us, nosebleeds are no more than an occasional nuisance, but for a million people worldwide they are a...
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