Dr. Laura Young is a fellowship trained gynecologist in Post Falls, ID and is affiliated with Northwest Specialty Hospital. She specializes in general gynecology and minimally invasive gynecologic surgery and has clinical expertise in chronic pelvic pain, advanced endometriosis, uterine fibroids, operative hysteroscopy, laparoscopy myomectomy and hysterectomy, as well as fertility-sparing procedures.
Education & Training
University of MarylandResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2013 - 2017
Penn State College of MedicineClass of 2013
Indiana University School of MedicineFellowship, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
Dartmouth CollegeBA, Spanish Literature, Biology
Certifications & Licensure
ID State Medical License2019 - 2021
IN State Medical License2017 - 2019
American Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyObstetrics & Gynecology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
Top 20 under 40Spokane Coeur d’Alene Living Magazine, 2020
Sarah Lynam, Laura Young, Vadim Morozov, Gautam G. Rao, Dana M. Roque> ;Women's Health. 2015 Dec 17
Journal Articles
Pelvic Insufficiency Fractures after Chemoradiation for Gynecologic Malignancies: A Review of Seven Cases
Emeline M. Aviki, Sophie M. Cowan, Laura Young, Marcela G. Del Carmen, Whitfield B. Growdon, Anthony H. Russell, Annekathryn Goodman, International Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12/2013
Abstracts/Posters
Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block with liposomal bupivacaine for laparoscopic hysterectomy with umbilical contained tissue extraction
L. Young, K. Lou, K. Kasper, Oral presentation at the AAGL 48th Global Congress, Vancouver, Canada, 11/2019
Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block with liposomal bupivacaine for laparoscopic hysterectomy with umbilical contained tissue extraction
L. Young, K. Lou, K. Kasper, Oral presentation at the Central Association of Obstetricians & Gynecologists 86th Annual Meeting, Cancun, Mexico, 10/2019
Outpatient Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy for Treatment of Cesarean Scar Ectopic Pregnancy
L. Young, K. Kasper, SGS 45th Annual Scientific Meeting, Tuscon, AZ, 4/2019
Hysteroscopic Approach to Removal of Retained Intrauterine Device in Setting of Intrauterine Pregnancy
L. Young, K. Kasper, Oral presentation at the AAGL 47th Global Congress, Las Vegas, NV, 11/2018
Time to Discharge? The Effect of Same-Day Discharge on Postoperative Outcomes Following Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: A Retrospective Cohort
L. Young, K. Audlin, Oral presentation at the AAGL 47th Global Congress, Las Vegas, NV, 11/2018