Dr. Young was born and raised in New York City and received a B.A. in Biology from Brown University, followed by an MD degree from the NYU School of Medicine. After completing his residency and chief residency at NYU/Langone Medical Center he entered into private OB/GYN practice.

Dr. Young also worked at the Bellevue Hospital Adolescent GYN Clinic, served as the United States Coast Guard's OB/GYN Consultant at the Coast Guard Infirmary on Governor's Island, and was a Voluntary Attending Physician for many years at St. Vincent's Medical Center until they closed in 2010. Dr. Young joined Weill Cornell Medicine in 2016.