Nancy M. Young, MD

Head, Section of Otology/Neurotology and Medical Director, Audiology & Cochlear Implant Programs, Lurie Children's; Director of Research, Lurie Children's; The Lillian S. Wells Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology; Member, Lurie Children's Surgical Foundation

Professor of Otolaryngology - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Professor & Fellow, Knowles Hearing Center, Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, Northwestern University School of Communication

Language: English

Appointments & Referrals

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About Me

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Clinical Interests: Hearing loss; surgical implants for hearing loss including cochlear implantation and BAHA implantation; congenital and acquired cholesteatoma; otitis media (ear infection) and its complications

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Specialties:

Otolaryngology (ENT)

Programs & Conditions:

Cochlear Implant Program

Education & Training

Education: New York University Medical School, 1982

Postgraduate Training: Neurotology fellowship, Chicago Otology Group, 1998; Residency in otolarngology, Northwestern University Medical School, 1987; Residency in general surgery, Montefiore Hospital & Medical Center, 1984

Professional Organizations: Alexander Graham Bell Association; American Academy of Otolaryngology; Head and Neck Surgery; American Auditory Society; American College of Surgeons; American Medical Association; American Otological Society; American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology; Chicago Laryngological Society

Research

Research Interests: Hearing loss; cochlear implantation

Publications

Most recent publications

Safety and Effectiveness of Cochlear Implantation of Young Children, Including Those With Complicating Conditions Otol Neurotol40 (4): 454-463
Neural preservation underlies speech improvement from auditory deprivation in young cochlear implant recipients Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A115 (5): E1022-e1031
Outcomes and Time to Emergence of Auditory Skills After Cochlear Implantation of Children With Charge Syndrome Otol Neurotol38 (8): 1085-1091
Cochlear implantation of solid organ transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol9119-22
Management of acute complicated mastoiditis at an urban, tertiary care pediatric hospital Laryngoscope127 (10): 2321-2327
International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group (IPOG) consensus recommendations: Hearing loss in the pediatric patient Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol90251-258
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cochlear Implant Recipients Otol Neurotol37 (6): 665-671
Auditory-cognitive training improves language performance in prelingually deafened cochlear implant recipients Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol78 (10): 1624-31
Evolution of pediatric cochlear implantation Otol Neurotol34 (3): 385
Usher syndrome: characteristics and outcomes of pediatric cochlear implant recipients Otol Neurotol34 (3): 484-9

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Chicago, Illinois 60611

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Surgical Treatment Center
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Westchester, Illinois 60154

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Nancy M. Young, MD

Nancy M. Young, MD

Head, Section of Otology/Neurotology and Medical Director, Audiology & Cochlear Implant Programs, Lurie Children's; Director of Research, Lurie Children's; The Lillian S. Wells Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology; Member, Lurie Children's Surgical Foundation

Professor of Otolaryngology - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Professor & Fellow, Knowles Hearing Center, Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, Northwestern University School of Communication

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Education & Training

Research

Publications

Call for Insurance information: 1.800.543.7362

News

Nancy Young, MD Gives Prestigious Lecture at American Neurotology Society

Family Says Cochlear Implants Helped Son Who Is Legally Deaf Learn to Speak

Kids with Cochlear Implants since Infancy More Likely to Speak, Not Sign

Brain Imaging Predicts Language Learning in Deaf Children