Contact Information:
VA Puget Sound Health Care, Renal Dialysis Unit, 111A
1660 S. Columbian Way
Seattle, WA 98108
Phone: (206) 277-3586
Fax: (206) 764-2022
youngb@u.washington.edu
Education and Training:
Masters Public Health, Epidemiolgy
(1998-2001)
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
General Internal Medicine Fellow, HSRD
(1998-2001)
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Seattle, WA
Nephrology Fellowship (1990-94)
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Chief Medical Resident
(1990)
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Medicine Residency
(1988-90)
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Medical School
(1983-87)
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Site of Practice:
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
bessie young, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
Core Investigator, Seattle Epidemiologic Research and Information Center
Clinical Interests
- Home Dialysis
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Glomerulonephritis
Research Interests
- Home hemodialysis: New technologies, survival, cardiac arrest, and quality of life
- Racial and ethnic differences: Dialysis outcomes, diabetes, CKD
- Diabetic nephropathy: Racial and ethnic differences in access to care, quality of care, progression of care, progression/survival, and other outcomes
- Glomerulonephritis: Mechanisms, outcomes, predictors of progression
Current Research
- VA Pathways: Evaluation of racial and ethnic differences in progression of kidney disease in veterans with diabetes
- Team Care: NIH-sponsored randomized trial to determine the benefit of collaborative intervention to improve outcomes in a primary care cohort with diabetes and cardiovascular disease
- Increasing Kidney Awareness Network: NIH R01 to develop effective transplant educational material to increase transplant awareness among minority populations
- VA NEPHRON D: VA randomized trial to determine the benefit of ACE and ARB versus ARB in diabetic nephropathy
- Home Hemodialysis: Primary cohort to determine benefit of daily home therapy versus conventional home hemodialysis
Selected Publications:
Pub Med provides a list of Dr. Young's research publications.
Awards
- Dialysis Advisory Group, American Society of Nephrology, 2010-2013
- UW Office of Multicultural Affairs, Charlie Garcia Service Award, 2007
- Women of Color, Excellence in Science, 2006
- National Association of Minority Medical Educators (NAMME) Award, 2005
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Community Action Award, 2004
- Robert Wood Johnson Harold Amos Faculty Development Fellowship, 2002-06
- American Diabetes Association Career Development Award, 2001-06
- Community Service Award, University of Washington School of Medicine, 2000
National Responsibilities
- Diversity Advisory Board, University of Washington, 2005-present
- NIH-NIDDK Network of Minority Research Investigators (NMRI) Oversight Committee, 2004-present
- Editorial Board, Current Diabetes Reviews, 2004-present