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Nancy Young, MD, Otolaryngology (ENT), Chicago, IL

NancyYoungMD

Otolaryngology (ENT) • Chicago, IL

Neurotology, Ped Otolaryngology (ENT)

Lillian S Wells Professor of Pediatirc Otolaryngology, Northwestern University

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  • Office

    Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Division of Otolaryngology
    225 East Chicago Ave, #25
    Chicago, IL 60611
    Phone+1 312-227-6230
    Fax+1 312-227-9414

Summary

  • I am fellowship trained in advanced ear surgery (neurotology) and have devoted my career to diagnosis and treatment of childhood hearing loss.
    I am founder and medical director of the Lurie Children's Cochlear Implant program, one of the largest in the United States. I also serve as medical director of the Department of Audiology at Lurie Children's.

    • Meet Dr. Nancy Young, Otolaryngologist at Lurie Children's

    Dr. Nancy Young, otolaryngologist at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, was one of the first surgeons to champion cochlear implants for chi

Education & Training

  • Adventist Hinsdale Hospital
    Adventist Hinsdale HospitalFellowship, Neurotology, 1987 - 1988
  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
    McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1984 - 1987
  • Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1984
  • Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineInternship, Surgery, 1982 - 1983
  • New York University School of Medicine
    New York University School of MedicineMD, 1978 - 1982
  • New York University School of Medicine
    New York University School of MedicineClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1984 - 2026
  • American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Presidential Citation American Otological Society, 2016
  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
  • Fellow (FAAO-HNS) American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Pediatric Cochlear Implantation of Children with Eighth Nerve Deficiency  
    Young, NM, Francine, KM, Ryan, ME, Tournis, E, Yaras, S, International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 10/2012

Books/Book Chapters

  • Pediatric Cochlear Implantation: Learning and the Brain 
    Chapter: Redefining Cochlear Implant Benefits to Appropriately Include Children with Additional Disabilities 
    Page 213 - 265Young, NM, Weil, C, Tournis, EEditors: Nancy M Young & Karen Iler Kirk.Springer 2016

Lectures

  • Center for Hearing and Balance Seminar Series, “Cochlear Implantation and Cortical Predictors of Language 
    John Hopkins University School of Medicine - 11/2019
  • William F House Memorial Lecture: Cortical Predictors of Language: A Top-down Exploration of Pediatric Cochlear Implantation 
    American Neurotologic Society, Austin, TX - 5/2019
  • 39th Annual Morris S. Bender Lecture: Neuroplasticity & Pediatric Cochlear Implantation 
    Northwell Health Department of Otolaryngology & Communicative Disorders, New Hyde Park, New York - 9/2018
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Press Mentions

  • Brain Imaging Predicts Language Learning in Deaf Children
    Brain Imaging Predicts Language Learning in Deaf ChildrenJanuary 10th, 2018

Grant Support

  • Neural Predictors of Language Outcomes in Young Children with Cochlear ImplantsNIH/NIDCD2018–2020

Professional Memberships

External Links

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