Kisha J. Young, MD, PhD

Kisha J. Young, MD, PhD 

Assistant Professor, Neurology

Department of Medicine

E-mail: kyoung@msm.edu

Education

POST GRADUATE
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Fellowship: Movement Disorders
Residency: Neurology

MEDICAL SCHOOL
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Degree: Doctor of Medicine

GRADUATE
University of Virginia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Degree: Master of Science in Biological and Physical Sciences Degree: Doctorate of Philosophy in Neuroscience

UNDERGRADUATE
Spelman College
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry

Clinical Interests

Parkinson's Disease, Atypical Parkinsonism, Huntington’s Disease, Tourette Syndrome, and Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders.

Board Certification

Neurology

Publications

  • Young, K. J., & Bennett, J. P. (2010). The mitochondrial secret(ase) of Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 20 Suppl 2, S381–S400. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-2010-100360
  • Iyer, S., Bergquist, K., Young, K., Gnaiger, E., Rao, R. R., & Bennett, J. P., Jr (2012). Mitochondrial gene therapy improves respiration, biogenesis, and transcription in G11778A Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy and T8993G Leigh's syndrome cells. Human gene therapy, 23(6), 647–657. https://doi.org/10.1089/hum.2011.177
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