Peter Young, MD
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Peter Young, MD

(he/him)
  • Internal Medicine
Average rating: 5.0
 
Santa Monica Internal Medicine | 1245 16th Street, Suite 305, Santa Monica, CA 90404

About

Dr. Young is an internal medicine physician who practices general primary care as well as complex medical care for the UCLA Health Extensivist Program in Westwood and Santa Monica. He also provides HIV primary care and HIV prevention at the UCLA CARE Center. Dr. Young is board certified in Internal Medicine and is certified as an HIV Specialist through the American Academy of HIV. He uses evidence based medicine to provide individualized care for his patients. He works with a multidisciplinary team to help his patients meet their health goals.

Dr. Young received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons where he was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Columbia University Medical Center and received the Dr. Joseph N. Muschel Housestaff Award. Dr. Young was the first graduating fellow of the UCLA Kennamer Extensivist Fellowship program. In 2024 he received the Harding Compassion Award from the UCLA Santa Monica Hospital Board of Directors.

He is interested in medical education, narrative medicine and the medical humanities, and providing quality medical care for complex patients. As Associate Program Director for the Extensivist Fellowship, he helps recruit and train physicians to provide high quality primary care for complex patients. He also serves as the Associate Medical Director of the UCLA Health Internal Medicine Suites (IMS) Clinic.

Languages

English

Education

Medical Board Certification

Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2020

Fellowship

Internal Medicine, Extensivist, UCLA Kennamer Extensivist Fellowship, 2021

Residency

Internal Medicine, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, 2020

Degree

MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2017

Recognitions

  • LGBTQ+ champion
  • Harding Compassion Award, Santa Monica Hospital Board of Directors, 2024
  • Dr. Joseph N. Muschel Housestaff Award, 2020
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2016

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

Medical Services

Areas of Focus

Research

Interests

  • Narrative Medicine in graduate medical education
  • Quality improvement in advance care planning

Publications

  1. Tsevat R K, Young P, Zhang E, et al. (February 01, 2024) Implementation and Evaluation of a Pilot Narrative Medicine Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents. Cureus 16(2): e53396. doi:10.7759/cureus.5339
  2. Khalili, J., Young, P. (October 20, 2023). Primary Care for Adults Living with HIV, Elsevier Clinical Overviews.
  3. Chau D. Vo, Hanna L. Shebert, Shannon Zikovich, Rebecca A. Dryer, Tony P. Huang, Lindsey J. Moran, Juno Cho, Douglas R. Wassarman, Bryn E. Falahee, Peter D. Young, Garrick H. Gu, James F. Heinl, John W. Hammond, Taylor N. Jackvony, Thomas E. Frederick, Jimmy A. Blair. Repurposing Hsp90 inhibitors as antibiotics targeting histidine kinases, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, Volume 27, Issue 23, 2017, Pages 5235-5244.

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Centivo
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Health Net of California
  • Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
  • L.A. Care
  • Medicare Advantage
  • MultiPlan
  • UFCM Health System
  • Prime Health Services
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • TRICARE
  • UnitedHealthcare

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Recognitions

  • Harding Compassion Award, Santa Monica Hospital Board of Directors, 2024
  • Dr. Joseph N. Muschel Housestaff Award, 2020
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2016

Reviews

Overall Rating:
5.0
120 total ratings | 39 reviews
5.0
January 28, 2025
Dr. Young is a knowledgeable, caring, intelligent doctor. I never rushed when I'm talking with him. He demonstrates exceptional communication, actively listens, provides comprehensive explanations and makes sure I understand all the information he's imparting. He offers more than one possible path to try to solve various concerns which I appreciate. He is proactive with my care which feels so great. I feel a great and supportive patient-doctor relationship with him.
5.0
January 23, 2025
He was very thorough in handling all my concerns.
5.0
January 23, 2025
Very committed to patient care, couldn’t have have been better. As patient, feel like I’m in best hands.
5.0
January 17, 2025
Excellent
5.0
January 15, 2025
Dr Young is a terrific physician and I have complete trust in him