Brett Young, MD, Named Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mount Auburn Hospital
Brett Young, MD, Named Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA – Mount Auburn Hospital (MAH) has named Brett C. Young, MD, FACOG, as the new Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Young has served as interim chair of the department since September 2023, and previously joined Mount Auburn in 2018 as director of Maternal Fetal Medicine Services.
“Brett is a compassionate caregiver, an accomplished researcher, and a proven leader. We are fortunate to have her in this new role,” said Ed Huang, MD, president, Mount Auburn Hospital. “I have no doubt she will be successful as chair of the department, helping to guide our clinicians as we deliver extraordinary care to all of our patients.”
In addition to serving as the director of Maternal Fetal Medicine Services, Young has also served in various leadership positions in maternal and fetal health at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center since 2009. Young is also an assistant professor of gynecology and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School.
“I am honored to serve in this role for the department,” said Young. “I hope to guide obstetrics and gynecology at the Mount with care and kindness with a focus on growth in the future, with the support of my colleagues. The department of obstetrics-gynecology provides phenomenal compassionate care to patients with a personalized touch. I feel privileged to help lead our department’s mission”
Young graduated cum laude from Princeton University with a bachelor's degree in ecology and evolutionary biology and earned her medical degree at Dartmouth Medical School. She completed her residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and her fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. She has mentored medical students residents, fellows, and faculty members, is a sought-after speaker across the country, and has published extensively focusing on medical education and hematologic disorders in pregnancy. She is nationally recognized as an academic clinician for pregnant patients with obstetrical complications and maternal and fetal disorders.
About Mount Auburn Hospital
Mount Auburn Hospital was founded in 1886. A teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, its mission is to provide clinically excellent care with compassion and to teach students of medicine and the health professions.
Mount Auburn Hospital is a part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, a healthcare system that brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, more than 4,700 physicians and 39,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access to great care and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.
