Monica Young, MD

Monica Young, MD is a board-certified general and gastrointestinal surgeon who is focused on providing excellent surgical care in the comfort of a community setting. She believes patients benefit from receiving specialized treatment near the support of family and friends. She is committed to counseling and treating patients with honesty, compassion and respect.

As a specialist trained in general, bariatric and gastrointestinal surgery she treats surgical problems with minimally invasive techniques. Dr. Young’s particular areas of expertise include laparoscopic procedures for weight loss as well as the surgical treatment of breast cancer.  She also performs all general surgical procedures including hernias, intestinal surgery, gallbladder disease, benign breast pathology and skin lesions.

Away from work Dr. Young enjoys reading, hiking and spending time with her family and pets.

The services Dr. Young provides include:

• Surgical treatment of breast cancer
• The treatment of general surgery conditions including gallbladder disease, abdominal wall hernias and soft tissue masses

Dr. Young received the Health Care Champions 2023 Community Impact Award.

Read Dr. Young's article contributions to the MultiCare Vitals blog:

1. Twins undergo weight-loss surgery, one year apart

2. Nurse loses weight, gains passion for hiking

• American College of Surgeons
• American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
• Society of the American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons

1. Jackson HT, Young MT, Rodriguez HA, Wright AS.  SAGES Foregut Surgery Masters Program: a surgeon’s social media resource for collaboration, education and professional development.  Surgical Endoscopy. 2018 Jun;32(6) 2800-2807.
2. Rodriguez HA, Young MT, Jackson HT, Oelschlager BK, Wright AS.  Viewer discretion advised: is YouTube a friend or foe in surgical education? Surgical Endoscopy. 2018 Apr;32(4): 1724-1728.
3. Whealon MD, Young MT, Phelan MJ, Nguyen NT.  Effect of Resident Involvement on Patient Outcomes in Complex Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Operations.  Journal of the American College of Surgeons.  2016 Jul;223(1):186-92.
4. Young MT, Phelan MJ, Nguyen NT.  A Decade Analysis of Trends and Outcomes of Male vs Female Patients Who Underwent Bariatric Surgery.  Journal of the American College of Surgeons.  2016 Mar; 222(3):226-31.
5. Young M, Hwang G, Menon G, Feldmann T, Jafari MD, Jafari F, Perez E, Pigazzi A.  Laparoscopic versus Open Loop Ileostomy Reversal: is there an Advantage to a Minimally Invasive Approach?  World Journal of Surgery.  2015 Nov; 39(11):2805-11.
6. Hwang GS, Young MT, Hanna MH, Menon G, Phelan M, Carmichael JC, Mills S, Stamos MJ, Hermanowicz N, Pigazzi A.  Colorectal Surgery in Parkinson’s Disease- Outcomes and Predictors of Mortality.  International Journal of Colorectal Disease.  2015 Aug; 30(8):1051-8. 
7. Young MT, Gebhart A, Phelan MJ, Nguyen NT.  Use and Outcomes of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy versus Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: Analysis of the ACS NSQIP.  Journal of the American College of Surgeons.  2015 May; 220(5):880-5
8. Young MT, Troung H, Gebhart A, Shih A, Nguyen NT.  Outcome of Laparoscopic Feeding Jejunostomy Tube Placement in 299 Patients.  Surgical Endoscopy.  2016 Jan;30(1):126-31.
9. Feldmann TF, Young MT, Pigazzi A.  Incisional Reinforcement in High-Risk Patients. Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2014 Dec; 27(4):149-55.
10. Young MT, Menon G, Feldmann TF, Mills S, Carmichael J, Stamos MJ, Pigazzi A.  Laparoscopic versus Robotic-assisted Rectal Surgery: A Comparison of Postoperative Outcomes.  American Surgeon. 2014 Oct;80(10):1059-63.
11. Young MT, Gebhart A, Khalaf R, Toomari N, Vu S, Smith B, Nguyen NT.  One-year Outcomes of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy versus Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity.  American Surgeon.  2014 Oct;80(10):1049-53.
12. Gebhart A, Young M, Villamere J, Shih A, Nguyen NT.  Changes in High-sensitivity C-reactive Protein Levels after Laparoscopic Gastric Stapling Procedures versus Laparoscopic Gastric Banding.  American Surgeon. 2014 Oct;80(10):1044-8.
13. Gebhart A, Young MT, Nguyen NT.  Bariatric Surgery in the Elderly: 2009-2013.  Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases.  2014 Apr 24. pii: S1550-7289(14)00163-4.
14. Young M, Pigazzi A.  Total mesorectal excision: open, laparoscopic or robotic.  Recent Results Cancer Research. 2014;203:47-55.
15. Young MT, Jafari MD, Gebhart A, Phelan M, Nguyen NT.  A Decade Analysis of Trends and Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Medicare Beneficiaries.  Journal of the American College of Surgeons.  2014 Sep;219(3):480-8.
16. Young MT, Jafari MD, Phelan MJ, Stamos MJ, Mills S, Pigazzi A, Carmichael JC.  Surgical Treatments for Rectal Prolapse:  How Does a Perineal Approach Compare in the Laparoscopic Era?   Surgical Endoscopy. 2015 Mar;29(3):607-13.
17. Gebhart A, Young MT, Phelan M, Nguyen NT. Impact of Accreditation in Bariatric Surgery.  Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases.  2014 Mar 15. pii: S1550-7289(14)00124-5.
18. Jafari MD, Jafari F, Young MT, Smith BR, Phelan MJ, Nguyen NT.  Volume and outcome relationship in bariatric surgery in the laparoscopic era.  Surgical Endoscopy.  2013 Dec;27(12):4539-46.
19. Ashraf M, Li XK, Young MT, Jensen AJ, Pemberton J, Hui L, Lysyansky P, Friedman Z, Park B, Sahn DJ.  Delineation of cardiac twist by a sonographically based 2-dimensional strain analysis method: an in vitro validation study.  Journal of Ultrasound Medicine.  2006 Sep;25(9):1193-8.
20. Pemberton J, Hui L, Young M, Li X, Kenny A, Sahn DJ.  Accuracy of 3-dimensional color Doppler-derived flow volumes with increasing image depth.  Journal of Ultrasound Medicine. 2005 Aug;24(8)1109-15.
21. Li X, Ashraf M, Thiele K, Bhat AH, Sakaguchi R, Mitchell JC, Brie JA, Young M, Badar RS, Pemberton J, Sahn DJ.  A novel method for the assessment of the accuracy of computing laminar flow stroke volumes using a real-time 3D ultrasound system: In vitro studies.  European Journal of Echocardiography. 2005 Dec;6(6)396-404.