About Michael Young, MD, MPhil
Michael Young, MD, MPhil is a neurologist and brain injury specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is the Associate Director of the MGH NeuroRecovery Clinic. After earning his MD from Harvard Medical School and MPhil in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge, Dr. Young completed Neurology residency and a Neurorecovery fellowship at Mass General Brigham and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, specializing in longitudinal care of patients recovering from severe brain injuries and disorders of consciousness. His research is focused on improving care systems through neurotechnology, neuroethics and neuroscience, and as a member of the Lab for NeuroImaging of Coma and Consciousness, is devoted to clinical translation of neurotechnologies to detect, predict and improve recovery of consciousness and function in patients following brain injury.
Clinical Interests:
- Biomedical ethics
- Brain health
- Brain-computer interfaces
- Coma
- Complex neurological disorders
- Critical care neurology
- Disorders of consciousness
- Head Injury
- Locked-in syndrome
- Medical ethics
- Neuroethics
- Neurologic injuries
- Neuropsychiatry/Brain Injury
- Restorative neurotechnology
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Traumatic injuries
Treats:
- Adult
Languages:
- Hebrew
Locations
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-8459
Mass General Neurology: Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit
55 Fruit St.
Lunder Building
6th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 857-238-5600
Medical Education
- MD, Harvard Medical School, Office of the Registrar
- Fellowship, Neurorecovery Fellowship - MGH-BWH-HMS
American Board Certifications
- Brain Injury Medicine, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
https://scholar.harvard.edu/myoung/home