Shawn E. Young, MD FACS

Dr. Young relocated to Denver in 2005 after completing a two-year surgical oncology fellowship at the John Wayne Cancer Institute in Santa Monica, California. His prior education and training was in general surgery residency at Michigan State University/Grand Rapids, a medical degree at the University of North Dakota, and an undergraduate BA at Concordia College in Moorehead, Minnesota. Dr. Young’s interests include all areas of surgical oncology with emphasis on esophageal, hepatobiliary, gastro-intestinal, melanoma, and sarcomatous disease. He has written, published, and presented nationally and internationally on the surgical treatment of various oncologic diseases. He has conducted basic science research in the field of oncology. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO), the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).

Endocrine (Gland)

• adrenal cancers/tumors
• adrenal surgery
• hyperparathyroidism
• pancreatic endocrine tumors
• parathyroid cancer
• parathyroid surgery
• pheochromocytoma
• thyroid nodules/cancer
• thyroid surgery

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

• feeding tubes
• gastric cancer
• splenectomy

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

• bile duct malignancies
• bile duct surgery
• biliary tract disease
• cholecystectomy
• gallbladder cancer
• gallstone disease
• hepatobiliary surgery
• laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• liver biopsy
• liver surgery
• liver/hepatic disease
• pancreatic cancer
• pancreatic cysts
• pancreatitis

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

• epidermal cyst
• nevi
• skin biopsy
• skin gland tumors
• skin grafting
• tissue flaps

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

• colectomy
• colon surgery
• colon/rectal cancer
• colostomy
• gastrointestinal cancer
• ileostomy
• laparoscopic colon surgery
• small bowel syndrome
• stomach cancer

Diagnostic Imaging/procedures

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• embolization procedures
• fine needle aspiration/biopsy
• laparoscopic surgery
• robotic surgery
• tumor ablation

Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)

• adrenal tumors
• basal cell cancer
• biopsy of tumors
• bone and soft tissue cancer/tumors
• chest tumors
• colon cancer/polyps
• colon/rectal cancer
• endocrine cancer
• esophagus cancer/tumors
• gastrointestinal cancer/tumors
• kidney cancer
• melanoma
• neck cancer/tumors
• neuroblastoma
• neurofibromatosis
• osteosarcoma
• pancreatic cancer/tumors
• pelvic tumors
• skin cancer
• spinal tumors
• spine tumors
• stomach cancer/tumors
• thyroid cancer/nodules
• Wilm's tumor

Presbyterian Saint Luke's Med Ctr

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

Saint Joseph Hospital

Denver, CO

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

09/2005—Present