FaithMYoungMD

Oncology • Philadelphia, PA

Hematologic Oncology, Hospice & Palliative

Associate Professor, Medical Oncology, Jefferson Med Coll-Thos Jefferson Univ

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Office
1025 Walnut St
Suite 700
Philadelphia, PA 19107
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Education & Training

Tufts Medical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1985 - 1992
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1985
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 2016 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2012 - 2022
NY State Medical License 1989 - 2013
MA State Medical License 1984 - 1999
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Patient-Centered Specialty Practice Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Corrigendum to: "Susceptibility to Autoimmunity and B Cell Resistance to Apoptosis in Mice Lacking Androgen Receptor in B Cells".
Saleh Altuwaijri, Kuang-Hsiang Chuang, Kuo-Pao Lai, Jiann-Jyh Lai, Hung-Yun Lin, Faith Young, Andrea Bottaro, Meng-Yin Tsai, Wei-ping Zeng, Hong-Chiang Chang, Shuyuan ...> ;Endocrinology. 2020 Sep 1
2 citations
African American Patients' Psychosocial Support Needs and Barriers to Treatment: Patient Needs Assessment.
Maureen Davey, Brianna Bilkins, Guy Diamond, Alliric I. Willis, Edith P. Mitchell, Adam Davey, Faith Young> ;Journal of Cancer Education. 2016 Sep 1
34 citations
9G4 Autoreactivity Is Increased in HIV-Infected Patients and Correlates with HIV Broadly Neutralizing Serum Activity
James J. Kobie, Danielle C. Alcena, Bo Zheng, Peter Bryk, Jonelle L. Mattiacio, Matthew G. Brewer, Celia C. LaBranche, Faith Young, Stephen Dewhurst, David C. Montefio...> ;Plos One. 2012 Apr 18
144 citations
The combination of bendamustine, bortezomib, and rituximab for patients with relapsed/refractory indolent and mantle cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Jonathan W. Friedberg, Julie M. Vose, Jennifer L. Kelly, Faith Young, Steven H. Bernstein, Derick R. Peterson, Lynn Rich, Susan Blumel, Nicole K. Proia, Jane L. Liesve...> ;Blood. 2011 Mar 10
123 citations
Rituximab immunotherapy results in the induction of a lymphoma idiotype-specific T-cell response in patients with follicular lymphoma: support for a “vaccinal effect” ...
Shannon P. Hilchey, Ollivier Hyrien, Tim R. Mosmann, Alexandra M. Livingstone, Jonathan W. Friedberg, Faith Young, Richard I. Fisher, Raymond J. Kelleher, Richard B. B...> ;Blood. 2009 Apr 16
53 citations
Susceptibility to Autoimmunity and B Cell Resistance to Apoptosis in Mice Lacking Androgen Receptor in B Cells
Saleh Altuwaijri, Kuang-Hsiang Chuang, Kuo-Pao Lai, Jiann-Jyh Lai, Hung-Yun Lin, Faith Young, Andrea Bottaro, Meng-Yin Tsai, Wei-Ping Zeng, Hong-Chiang Chang, Shuyuan ...> ;Molecular Endocrinology. 2009 Jan 22
6 citations
Requirement for enhancer specificity in immunoglobulin heavy chain locus regulation
Igor Kuzin, Ludmila Bagaeva, Faith Young, Andrea Bottaro> ;Journal of Immunology. 2008 Jun 1
5 citations
High risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells with bcr-abl and INK4A/ARF mutations retain susceptibility to alloreactive T cells
Faith Young, Andrew Campbell, Kris Lambert Emo, Johan Jansson, Pin-Yi Wang, Craig T. Jordan, Craig A. Mullen> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2008 Jun 1
611 citations
B cell depletion as a novel treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus: A phase I/II dose-escalation trial of rituximab
R. John Looney, Jennifer H. Anolik, Debbie Campbell, Raymond E. Felgar, Faith Young, Lois J. Arend, James A. Sloand, Joseph D. Rosenblatt, Iñaki Sanz> ;Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2004 Aug 1
3 citations
A new murine model of humoral immuno-deficiency specifically affects class switching to T-independent antigens.
Igor Kuzin, Gregory D. Ugine, Richard K. Barth, Leonard D. Shultz, Moon H. Nahm, Faith Young, Andrea Bottaro> ;European Journal of Immunology. 2004 Jul 1
2 citations
Analysis of lymphocyte development and function using the RAG-deficient blastocyst complementation system.
Faith Young, Carl A. Pinkert, Andrea Bottaro> ;Methods in Molecular Biology. 2004 Jan 1
340 citations
The relationship of FcγRIIIa genotype to degree of B cell depletion by rituximab in the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus
Jennifer H. Anolik, Debbie Campbell, Raymond E. Felgar, Faith Young, Iñaki Sanz, Joseph D. Rosenblatt, R. John Looney> ;Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2003 Feb 1
39 citations
Tetracyclines inhibit activated B cell function.
Igor Kuzin, Jennifer Snyder, Gregory D. Ugine, Dongming Wu, Sang Lee, Timothy P. Bushnell, Richard A. Insel, Faith Young, Andrea Bottaro> ;International Immunology. 2001 Jul 1
2 citations
Immunopathogenesis of HIV and HTLV-1 infection: mechanisms for lymphomagenesis.
Alok A. Khorana, Joseph D. Rosenblatt, Faith Young> ;Cancer Treatment and Research. 2001 Jan 1
Normal isotype switching in B cells lacking the I mu exon splice donor site: evidence for multiple I mu-like germline transcripts.
Kuzin II, Ugine GD, Wu D, Young F, Chen J, Bottaro A> ;J. Immunol.. 2000-02-01
55 citations
Deletion of the IgH intronic enhancer and associated matrix-attachment regions decreases, but does not abolish, class switching at the mu locus.
Andrea Bottaro, Faith Young, Jianzhu Chen, Matthias Serwe, Fred Sablitzky, Frederick W. Alt> ;International Immunology. 1998 Jun 1
23 citations
CD40 expression and function in murine B cell ontogeny.
Emanuela Castigli, Faith Young, Anna Maria Carossino, Frederick W. Alt, Raif S. Geha> ;International Immunology. 1996 Mar 1
40 citations
IL-2 receptor alpha chain expression during early B lymphocyte differentiation.
Jianzhu Chen, Averil Ma, Faith Young, Frederick W. Alt> ;International Immunology. 1994 Aug 1
217 citations
A class switch control region at the 3′ end of the immunoglobulin heavy chain locus
Michel Cogné, Rusty Lansford, Andrea Bottaro, Jue Zhang, James R Gorman, Faith Young, Hwel-Ling Cheng, Frederick W. Alt> ;Cell. 1994 Jun 3
43 citations
Probing immune functions in RAG-deficient mice
Jianzhu Chen, Yoichi Shinkai, Faith Young, Frederick W. Alt> ;Current Opinion in Immunology. 1994 Apr 1
158 citations
Mutations of the intronic IgH enhancer and its flanking sequences differentially affect accessibility of the JH locus.
Jianzhu Chen, Faith Young, Andrea Bottaro, Valerie Stewart, Roger Smith, Frederick W. Alt> ;The EMBO Journal. 1993 Dec 1
337 citations
Immunoglobulin gene rearrangement in B cell deficient mice generated by targeted deletion of the JH locus.
Jianzhu Chen, Mary Trounstine, Frederick W. Alt, Faith Young, Carole G. Kurahara, Jeanne F. Loring, Dennis Huszar> ;International Immunology. 1993 Jun 1
308 citations
RAG-2-deficient blastocyst complementation: an assay of gene function in lymphocyte development.
Jianzhu Chen, Russell D. Lansford, Valerie Stewart, Faith Young, Frederick W. Alt> ;Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 1993 May 15
145 citations
B cell development in mice that lack one or both immunoglobulin kappa light chain genes.
Jianzhu Chen, Mary Trounstine, C. Kurahara, Faith Young, Chiung-Chi Kuo, Yang Xu, Jeanne F. Loring, Frederick W. Alt, D. Huszar> ;The EMBO Journal. 1993 Mar 1
VDJ recombination.
Alt FW, Oltz EM, Young F, Gorman J, Taccioli G, Chen J> ;Immunol. Today. 1992-08-01
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Grant Support

Differentiation-Linked Leukemogenesis In LymphoctesNational Cancer Institute1997–2000
Differentiation-Linked Leukemogenesis In LymphoctesNational Cancer Institute1997
Transgenic Complementation Of Immunodeficient MiceNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1996
Transgenic Complementation Of Immunodeficient MiceNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1994–1995