ProfessorDivision of Nephrology Medical Director and Associate Dean for Healthcare Equity Sites of Practice: VA Puget Sound Health Care SystemRelated Links: Kidney Research InstituteFaculty Information Biography National Responsibilities: Dean's Standing Committee on Minority Faculty Affairs, 2011-presentNIH-NIDDK Network of Minority Research Investigators (NMRI) Oversight Committee, 2004-presentEditorial Board, Current Diabetes Reviews, 2004-presentEditorial Board, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology and Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology Education & Training: Masters in Public Health, EpidemiologyUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, WA2001 General Internal Medicine Fellow, HSRDVA Puget Sound Health Care SystemSeattle, WA2001 Nephrology FellowshipUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, WA1994 Chief Medical ResidentUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, WA1990 Medicine ResidencyUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, WA1990 Medical SchoolUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, WA1987 Honors: Seattle Top Docs, Seattle Met Magazine2017 Dialysis Advisory Group, American Society of Nephrology2010-2013 UW Office of Multicultural Affairs, Charlie Garcia Service Award2007 Women of Color, Excellence in Science2006 National Association of Minority Medical Educators (NAMME) Award2005 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Community Action Award2004 Robert Wood Johnson Harold Amos Faculty Development Fellowship2002-2006 American Diabetes Association Career Development Award2001-2006 Community Service Award, University of Washington School of Medicine2000 Contact Email: youngb@uw.eduPhone: (206) 277-3586Mailing Address: VA Puget Sound Health Care System Renal Dialysis Unit, 111A 1660 S. Columbian Way Seattle, WA 98108 Research & Clinical Interests Research Interests: Home hemodialysis: New technologies, survival, cardiac arrest, and quality of life Racial and ethnic differences: Dialysis outcomes, diabetes, CKD Diabetic nephropathy: Racial and ethnic differences in access to care, quality of care, progression of care, progression/survival, and other outcomes Glomerulonephritis: Mechanisms, outcomes, predictors of progression Clinical Interests: Home Dialysis Diabetic Nephropathy Chronic Kidney Disease Glomerulonephritis Publications PubMed: PubMed Bibliography