Dr. Elizabeth Young

Dr. Elizabeth Young is a general consulting and developmental pediatrician in the Department of Pediatrics at St. Michael’s Hospital. She is the Medical Lead for Community Outreach and Ambulatory Services for the department, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. She completed medical school at McMaster University and a Pediatrics residency at Queens University.  She worked as a general pediatrician for two years in Toronto and then went on to complete her developmental pediatric sub specialty residency at the University of Toronto. Her dual training and work experience in developmental and general pediatrics provides her a unique perspective in the management of families of children with developmental disorders.  Dr. Young’s clinical and research program focuses on increasing capacity among trainees, family physicians and pediatricians on caring for children with developmental disorders, and on supporting families through childhood and transition into adulthood.