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Christopher Young, MD, Colon & Rectal Surgery, Abilene, KS, Memorial Health System

ChristopherJohnYoungMDMBA MS FRACS FACS FASCRS(He/Him)

Colon & Rectal Surgery • Abilene, KS

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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 36 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 23 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 dysfuction, 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 full-time MBA at KWU in December 2022 and commenced a full-time EdD at NMC in January 2023.
    Dr. Young can be contacted for appointments at Heartland Health Care Clinic.
    Office: 785.263.4131
    Fax: 785-576-1341
    Email: cyoung@mhsks.org
    511 NE 10th Street, Abilene KS 67410
    www.CaringForYou.org

Education & Training

  • Charles Darwin University
    Charles Darwin UniversityPhD, Colorectal Surgery, 2024 - 2024
  • Nebraska Methodist College
    Nebraska Methodist CollegeDoctorate of Education (EdD) & Leadership in healthcare, 2023 - 2024
  • Kansas Wesleyan University
    Kansas Wesleyan UniversityMBA, Summa Cum Laude GPA 4.0, 2022 - 2022
  • University of Sydney
    University of SydneyMasters of Surgery, GPA 4.0, 2004 - 2006
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1997 - 1999
  • Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
    Royal Australasian College of SurgeonsColorectal Fellowship TBCRS, 1995 - 1996
  • Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
    Royal Australasian College of SurgeonsGeneral Surgery FRACS, 1991 - 1994
  • University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine
    University of Sydney Faculty of MedicineClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

  • KS State Medical License
    KS State Medical License 2021 - 2024

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Christopher Young, Dr. Christopher Young, MD, Dr. C Young, Dr. Christopher John Young