William B. Young, MD

Professor

Contact Information

William B. Young, MD

900 Walnut St.
Second Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107

215-955-2243
215-955-2060 fax

Professor

Education

Medical School

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Residency

Tufts University School of Medicine 

Publications

Board Certification

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
United Council of Neurological Subspecialities, Headache Medicine 

Hospital Appointment

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Methodist Hospital Division of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Clinical Appointments

Attending Neurologist, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 1997 - Present

Appointments

  • Course Director, Academy of Neurology full day course
  • Board of Directors, at large member, American Headache Society
  • International Headache Society Classification Committee
    - New Daily Persistent Headache

Editorial Activities

Peer Reviewer: Headache, Cephalalgia, Neurology

Teaching Activities

1998 - Present: Supervise and teach neurology residents and medical students

1997-1998: Supervise and teach Headache Fellow

1996-1997: Supervise and teach Headache Fellow

1990-1997:

  • Present quarterly lecture to medical students, interns, and residents
  • Teach and evaluate medical students from Temple University and PCOM
  • Teach and evaluate residents from Temple University, Pennsylvania Hospital, Graduate Hospital, University of Pennsylvania

Presentations

  • Lecture: Overview of Migraine. Headache Management in Primary Care Practice. Jefferson Health Care College. Issues in Primary Care, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 11/11/00
  • Lecture: Acute Treatment of Migraine. Headache Ambassadors Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 10/7/00
  • Lecture: Acute Treatment of Migraine. Headache Ambassadors Program, Boston, Massachusetts, 9/23/00
  • Treatment of Migraine Headache. Grand Rounds, Park Ridge Hospital, Rochester, New York, 11/10/98
  • Headache in the Elderly. Common Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Geriatrics, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 11/6/98
  • Moderator, Interesting Case Vignettes: A Panel Discussion. Second Jefferson Headache Symposium, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 10/24/98
  • Epidemiology and Treatment Patterns. Washington, D.C., 6/13/98
  • Post-Traumatic Headache. Common Neurological Disorders in Clinical Practice, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 5/8/98
  • Faculty, Migranal Nasal Spray Speakers Bureau Meetings, San Francisco, California, 9/12-14/97
  • Guidelines for the use of ergotamine and dihydroergotamine. Clinical Update of Dihydroergotamine. An official satellite symposium at the 8th Congress of the International Headache Society, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 6/11/97
  • Migraine, Refractory Headache, and Increased Intracranial Pressure. Platform Presentation, 8th Congress of the International Headache Society, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 6/10-14/97
  • Lecture: Updates on Migraine. Neuroscience Conference, Medical Center of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, 5/8/97
  • Lecture: Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Headache. PA Students, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 4/8/97
  • Lecture: Diagnosis and Management of Migraine. Buffalo Psychiatric Center, Buffalo, New York, 4/4/97
  • Post Traumatic Headache. Fourth Annual Headache Symposium, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, 3/14/97
  • Migraine - The Big Picture. Grand Rounds, Christiana Hospital, Wilmington, Delaware, 2/25/97