Kristen J. Young, D.O.

Kristen Young, D.O., MEd, is a rheumatologist with a specialty interest in systemic lupus erythematous. She holds the academic rank of Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.

Her clinical focus includes the diagnosis and management of:

• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Inflammatory myopathies (dermatomyositis, anti-synthetase syndrome, myositis overlapping with other autoimmune diseases, HMGCR necrotizing myopathy)
• Interstitial lung disease associated with systemic autoimmune conditions
• Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Dr. Young attended medical school at the Midwestern University in Glendale, AZ. She obtained training in internal medicine at University of Arizona College of Medicine — Phoenix. An additional year was spent as a Chief Resident prior to her specialty training in rheumatology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX.