Sports Medicine | Affiliated since 2013
Telehealth Provider
Hawaii Pacific Health Medical Group
Hawaii Health Partners
This physician is a member of Hawaii Health Partners, the state’s first Accountable Care Organization, whose participating physicians are committed to working together to provide high quality, efficient care to patients.
Hospital / Clinic Affiliations
Straub Medical Center
Education & Training
Medical School:
University of Hawaii
Residency:
University of Hawaii GME - Internal Medicine
Professional Credentials
Certifications:
Internal Medicine, Sports Medicine
Fellowships:
Texas Tech University Health - Sports Medicine
BIOGRAPHY & INTERESTS
Biography
Dr. Justin Young is a team physician for the UH Manoa Athletics Department and a sports medicine physician at the Straub Bone & Joint Center. He joined Straub in 2013 and has enjoyed working with professional and recreational athletes of all ages. One of his clinical responsibilities includes caring for the student athletes at UH, including the football team. As he adores teaching, he is core faculty with the UH Sports Medicine Fellowship Program and, also, an assistant clinical professor of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. His research interests include Wilderness Medicine and finding ways to make sports safer. During his free time he enjoys hiking and kayaking.
Professional Interests
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, Joint Injections, Extremity Care
Personal Interests
Team physician for the UH Manoa Athletics Department
AWARDS, MEMBERSHIPS & ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Memberships:
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM); Faculty Champion for AMSSM Sports Medicine Interest Group, Wilderness Medical Society Member, Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine
Academic Appointments:
Faculty, UH Sports Medicine Fellowship Program; Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
