SCoBIRC FACULTY

A. Byron Young, M.D.

Professor and Chief of Neurosurgery
Director of Kentucky Neuroscience Institute
Johnston-Wright Endowed Chair of Surgery

Dr. Young is Professor, Chief of Neurosurgery, Director of Kentucky Neuroscience and Orthopedics Institute and the holder of the Johnston-Wright Endowed Chair of Surgery. He graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and completed his residency training in Neurosurgery at Vanderbilt University. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers. He has been awarded numerous NIH and industry sponsored grants. He served on the Advisory Committee to the Director of NIH, the Advisory Council to NINDS and other NIH committees. His research interests include movement disorders, brain tumors, and neurotrauma.

Recent Publications

Varney K, Young B, Hatton J. A review of albumin usage in Neurosurgical patient. Pharmacotherapy; 23(1), 15-19, 2003.

Flannery T, Suntharalingam M, Kwok Y, Koffman B, Amin P, Chin L, Nicol B, Fowler Z, Young AB, Regine WF. Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery for synchronous versus metachronous solitary brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer, 42(3) 327-333, 2003.

Regine WF, Tibbs PA, Young AB, Payne R, Saris S, Kryscio RJ, Patchell RA. Metastatic spinal cord compression: a randomized trial of direct decompressive surgical resection plus radiotherapy vs radiotherapy alone. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 1;57 (2 Spul): S125, 2003.

Regine WF, Rogozinska A, Kryscio RJ, Tibbs PA, Young AB, Patchell RA, Recursive Partitioning Analysis Classifications I and II: Applicability Evaluated in a Randomized Trial for Resected Single Brain Metastases. American Journal of Clinical Oncology, 27/(5): 505-509, Oct, 2004.

Shehata MK, Young AB, Reid B, Patchell RA, St. Clair W, Sims J, Sanders M, Meigooni A, Mohiuddin M, Regine WF. Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) of 468 Brain Metastases <2 cm: Implications for SRS Dose and Whole Brain Radiation Therapy (WBRT). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol.1;59 (1) 87-93. 2004.

Slevin J, Gerhardt G, Smith C, Gash D, Kryscio R, Young AB. Unilateral Intraputamenal Administration of Recombinent-Methionyl Human Glial Cell-line Derived Neurotrophic Factor (r-metHuGDNF) to Treat Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease. Journal of Neurosurgery, 102:216-222, Feb. 2005.

Owen R, Young B. “Brain Death -Clinical and Confirmatory Tests” Book chapter in Neurosurgery, 3rd edition “Head Injury Pathophysiology and Management 2E”. S Rengachary, R Maciunas, R Wilkins, Editors. McGraw Hill, Philadelphia, PA. 2005.

Patchell R, Tibbs P, Regine WF, Payne R, Saris S, Kryscio R, Mohiuddin M, Young B. A randomized trial of direct decompressive surgical resection in the treatment of spinal cord compression caused by metastatic cancer. (Lancet 2005).

Special Interests

• Brain Tumors
• Carotid Artery Stenosis
• Stereotactic Surgery
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery (Gamma Knife)
• Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Movement Disorders
• Functional Neuros. (Parkinson's Disease and Essential Tremors)