Nancy M. Young, MD

• Head, Section Otology/Neurotology, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Memorial Hospital
• Associate professor, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine
• Medical director, Cochlear Implant Program and Audiology, Children's Memorial Hospital
• Assistant professor, Northwestern University School of Communication, Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders

Contact information

• New appointments: 800.KIDS DOC (543.7362)
• Academic office: 773.880.3496
• Fax: 773.880.3930

Certification

• American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, 1987

Education

• BA, Wesleyan University
• MD, New York University Medical School

Residency/Fellowship

• General Surgery: Montefiore Hospital & Medical Center
• Otolaryngology Residency: Northwestern University Medical School
• Neurotology Fellowship: Chicago Otology Group

Honors and awards

•   Lilliam S. Wells Chair in Pediatric Otolaryngology, 2006

•   Top Doctor Profile, Chicago Magazine, January, 2008

•  America’s Top Doctor 2006, Castle Connolly Guide, 6P^thP edition

• Recognition Award, The Sounds Society of Child’s Voice School, 2006

• International Center on Deafness & the Arts, Helping Hand Award, 2005

• Volta Award, "In recognition of professional contributions to advance cochlear implant technology" from the International Cochlear Implant Association, 1999

•  American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Honor Award, 1998

• Best Doctors in America publication/database, 1996 – Present

•  Top Doctors: Chicago Metro Area, Castle Connolly, 1P^stP, 2P^ndP & 3P^rdP editions

Professional organizations

• Fellow, American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
• Fellow, American Otological Society
• Fellow, American Neurotology Society
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons
• American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology
• American Auditory Society
• Centurians of the Deafness Research Foundation
• Alexander Graham Bell Association
• American Medical Association
• Society of University Otolaryngologists (Head and Neck Surgeons)
• Chicago Laryngological and Otological Society
• Chicago Medical Society

Offices and boards

• Board of Directors, Otology and Neurotology Journal, 2008 – 2011

• American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Implantable Hearing Devices Subcommittee, 2008 – 2010

• Steering Committee Northwestern University Medical Women’s Faculty Organization, January, 2008 – Present

•  Cochlear Americas, Medical Advisory Board, 2000 – Present

•  American Auditory Society, Executive Board, 2000 – 2007

•  Advanced Bionics Corporation, Medical Advisory Board, 1997 – Present

• International Center on Deafness and the Arts (ICODA), Board of Directors, 2006 – Present

• State of Illinois Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Committee, 2000 – Present

• Division of Specialized Care for Children, Illinois, Medical Advisory Board, 2000 – 2005    and 2006 –  Present

•  American Neurotology Society, Cochlear Implant/Semi-Implantable Devices Committee,   1999 – 2003

• Chicago Hearing Society, Executive Board Member (1990-1997), Advisory Board            member 1997 – Present

•  Anixter Center, Executive Board Member, 1997 – 2006

Most recent publications

• Ertmer, DJ, Young, NM, Nathani, S., Profiles of vocal development in young cochlear implant recipients, Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research Res April 2007; 50(2): 393-407.
• Suresh S, Barcelona SL, Young NM, Heffner CL, Cote CJ. Does a Preemptive Block of the Great Auricular Nerve Improve Postoperative Analgesia in Children Undergoing Tympanomastoid Surgery? Anesth Analg 2004; 98:330-333.
• Ertmer DJ, Young NM, Grohne K, Mellon JA, Johnson C, Corbett K, Saindon K. Vocal Development in Young Children with Cochlear Implants: Profiles and Implications for Intervention. Language, Speech and Hearing Services in the Schools, 2002; 33:184-195.
• Suresh S, Barcelona SL, Young N, Seligman N, Heffner CL, Cote CJ. Postoperative Pain Relief in Children Undergoing Tympanomastoid Surgery: Is a Regional Block Better than Opioids? Anesth Analg 2002; 94:859-862
• Young, Nancy M. Infant Cochlear Implantation and Anesthetic Risk. Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology 2002; Supplement 189 III(5), Part 2: 49-51.
• Young, Nancy M, Grohne, Kristine M. Comparison of Pediatric Clarion Recipients With and Without the Electrode Positioner. Otology & Neurotology 2001; 22(2): 195-199.
• Mets, Marilyn B, Young, Nancy M, Pass, Arlene, Lasky, Janice B. Early Diagnosis of Usher Syndrome in Children. Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society 2000; 98: 237 - 245.
• Young, Nancy M, Hughes CA, Byrd SE, Darling CF. Postmeningitic Ossification in Pediatric Cochlear Implantation. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2000; 122:183-188.
• Young, Nancy M, Grohne KM, Carrasco VN, Brown CJ. Speech Perception of Young Children Using the Nucleus or Clarion Cochlear Implants - Effect of Communication Mode. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2000; 109(2): 77-79.
• Young, Nancy M. and Grohne KM. A Comparison of Young Children Utilizing the Nucleus and Clarion Cochlear Implant Systems. Proceedings of the Vth International Cochlear Implant Conference. Cochlear Implants. Waltzman S, Cohen N, editors. Thiema. Published January, 2000.