Lawrence Howard Young MD
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and of Cellular and Molecular Physiology; Vice-Chairman, Department of Medicine

Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and PhysiologyYale Medical Group
Cellular & Molecular Physiology: Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Internal Medicine: Cardiology: Clinical Cardiology (Outpatient)YCVRC | Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center
Research Interests
Myocardial ischemia; metabolic adaptation to hypoxic stress; cardio-protection; cardiomyopathy; LKB1-AMPK pathway; diabetes
Clinical Interests
Clinical cardiology; angina; diabetes; heart disease; valvular heart disease: HHT and heart disease
Education
- AB, Brown University , 1976
- M.D., Yale University , 1980
Selected Publication
- Zaha VG, Young LH. AMP-activated protein kinase regulation and biological actions in the heart. Circ Res. 2012; 111:800-814.
Latest Honor and Recognition
- Elected Member(2009) , American Association of Physicians
Articles

May/June 2009
Five medical school faculty are elected to a venerable group
The Association of American Physicians (AAP), a nonprofit professional organization founded in 1885, has announced that...

Oct/Nov 2005
Screening, treatment model for uncommon disorder has worldwide impact
For most of us, nosebleeds are no more than an occasional nuisance, but for a million people worldwide they are a...


