OmarMauriceYoungMD

Maternal & Fetal Medicine/High Risk

Vice Chair of Education, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Dr. Omar Young is board certified in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Dr. Young completed his undergraduate
studies at Washington University in St. Louis, graduating Magna Cum laude and double majoring in Biology and French language/literature. He completed medical school at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. He then completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at
Yale New-Haven Hospital before completing his Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh/Magee-Womens Hospital. It was during fellowship where he developed a strong interest in and has published work on operative vaginal delivery, infectious diseases in pregnancy, and medical education/curriculum design. He has won numerous research and teaching awards A strong proponent for the use of social medial for advocacy in medicine, Dr. Young uses his Twitter page (@DocOhms) to bring awareness to the issues of maternal mortality in the United States and other pregnancy-related issues. He currently serves on the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Communications Committee. Outside of work, Dr. Young enjoys watching tennis, traveling and singing.

PubMed

Burnout and Well-Being in Trainees: Findings From a National Survey of US Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents.
Abigail Ford Winkel, Helen K Morgan, Maya M Hammoud, Stephanie Schatzman-Bone, Omar M Young
Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2024-10-01
Interventions to mitigate pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity in Black birthing people: a systematic review.
Christina A Toval, Shilpa M Darivemula, Tenisha D Wilson, Jamie L Conklin, Omar M Young
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. 2024-10-01
Beyond the Recruitment Pipeline: A Call to Action for Centering the Success of Under-represented Minority Trainees in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Omar M Young, Ayana G R DeGaia, Oluwabukola Ajagbe Akingbola, Halley Staples
Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2024-09-01

Lectures

A Practical Guide to Zika Virus in Pregnancy
Washington University School of Medicine CME Symposium
A Practical Guide to Zika Virus in Pregnancy (July 2016)
Belleville Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds