Bessie A. Young
Adjunct Professor, Health Systems and Population Health
Professor, Medicine – Nephrology
Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology
Associate Dean, School of Medicine
206-277-3586 | youngb@uw.edu
Research Interests
Health disparities; racial and ethnic differences in kidney disease, diabetes, and transplantation
Education
MPH Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2001
MD Medicine, University of Washington, 1987
BS Chemistry, Pacific Lutheran University, 1983
Academic Programs and Affiliations
News
100 Percent Fruit Juice, in Moderation, Not Tied to Diabetes or Hypertension in Adults
SPH News, 10/02/2017
Depression and Diabetes Don’t Play Nice with Kidneys
dailyRX, 03/28/2014
Depression may be Linked to Kidney Failure in Diabetic Patients
Science Daily, 03/27/2014
Depression May Increase Diabetes’ Patients Risk of Kidney Failure
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 03/01/2014
Home Dialysis an Option for Some with Chronic Kidney Disease
US News & World Report, 10/04/2012
Overcoming Barriers to Home Dialysis for Kidney Patients
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 10/04/2012
Checking Our Pulse: Health and Healers in the African American Community
, 11/09/2010