Brentwood-based LifePoint Health recently announced John Young, MD, has joined the company as national medical director of cardiovascular services. He will oversee ongoing efforts to improve quality, patient safety and clinical functions related to cardiovascular services at LifePoint locations across the nation in this newly created position.
Previously, Young was the division chair for cardiovascular medicine at Adena Health System in Chillicothe, Ohio. He also served as an adjunct professor at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus and at Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens. Young earned his medical degree from Ohio State, where he also completed a residency in internal medicine, fellowships in cardiovascular medicine and critical care medicine, and an advanced fellowship in interventional cardiology. He also holds an MBA from the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State.