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Office
511 NE 10th St
Abilene, KS 67410Phone+1 785-263-2100Fax+1 785-263-6677
Summary
- Dr. Christopher Young is a Colorectal/General Surgeon at Memorial Health System, Abilene, Kansas, commencing August 2021. He received his medical degree from the University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 37 years. He completed general surgery residency and colorectal fellowship training in Australia, and completed an advanced colorectal fellowship training at Cleveland Clinic, OH.
Previously he was a Colorectal Surgeon at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPA) for 22 years, Director of Surgical Services, Program Lead Peritonectomy, Executive Director of Surgical Education at the RPA Institute of Academic Surgery, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Sydney, serving as Head of Department of Colorectal Surgery at RPA from 2008-2019.
He is a past member of the Australia and New Zealand Training Board in Colon and Rectal Surgery 2013-2021, Deputy-Chairman RACS ANZ Scholarship and Grant Committee, and past Chairman of the RACS Board In General Surgery.
Dr. Young’s interests include the management of colon and rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and pelvic floor dysfunction, surgical education and decision making.
Dr. Young performs laparoscopic and open surgery for colorectal diseases and for complex and recurrent perianal diseases. He currently operates at Memorial Health System, Abilene, Kansas.
Dr. Young completed a MBA at KWU in December 2022, completed and was awarded a PhD on colorectal surgery at CDU in September 2024, and completed a EdD at NMC in December 2024.
Dr. Young can be contacted for appointments at Heartland Health Care Clinic.
Office: 785.263.4131
Fax: 785-576-1341
Email: cjdjyoung@gmail.com or cyoung@mhsks.org
511 NE 10th Street, Abilene KS 67410
www.CaringForYou.org
Education & Training
- Charles Darwin UniversityPhD awarded 09 September 2024, Colorectal Surgery, 2024 - 2024
- Nebraska Methodist CollegeDoctorate of Education (EdD) & Leadership in healthcare, GPA 4.0, 2023 - 2024
- Kansas Wesleyan UniversityMBA, Summa Cum Laude GPA 4.0, 2022 - 2022
- University of SydneyMasters of Surgery, GPA 4.0, 2004 - 2006
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1997 - 1999
- Royal Australasian College of SurgeonsColorectal Fellowship TBCRS, 1995 - 1996
- Royal Australasian College of SurgeonsGeneral Surgery FRACS, 1991 - 1994
- University of Sydney Faculty of MedicineClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
- KS State Medical License 2021 - 2025
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Peristomal Necrosis Following Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: A Case Report.Charlotte S van Kessel, Colleen Mendes, Christopher J Young
Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing. 2022-11-23 - 8 citationsBenchmarks in colorectal surgery: multinational study to define quality thresholds in high and low anterior resection.Roxane D Staiger, Fabian Rössler, Min Jung Kim, Carl Brown, Loris Trenti
The British Journal of Surgery. 2022-11-22 - 1 citationsHand-assisted versus straight laparoscopy for colorectal surgery - a systematic review and meta-analysis.Ashley O Frois, Yeqian Huang, Christopher J Young
International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 2022-11-01
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