Terri Young facts for kids

Terri L. Young, born in 1959, is an American doctor. She specializes in eye care for children. This special field is called pediatric ophthalmology. She has done important work in understanding eye diseases.

Becoming an Eye Doctor

Terri Young was born in Sacramento, California. She is an African-American woman. She went to Bowdoin College for her first degrees. She studied both biochemistry and sociology. She finished college in 1981.

After college, she went to Harvard Medical School. She earned her medical degree in 1986. She then stayed in Boston to train in pediatrics. This training happened at Boston Children's Hospital.

Later, Dr. Young decided to focus on eyes. She trained in ophthalmology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She then learned even more about children's eyes. This special training was at places like the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She also trained at the Scheie Eye Institute. Her training finished in 1992.

Her Career and Research

Dr. Young started her career teaching. She taught about eye care at the University of Pennsylvania. Then, she moved to Harvard. There, she taught about the brain and eyes.

She later joined the University of Minnesota. She taught about eye care and children's health. In 1998, she became a tenured professor. This means she had a permanent teaching position.

In 2001, Dr. Young went back to the University of Pennsylvania. She taught about eyes and children's health again. She also led a research center there. This center studied eye problems that people are born with.

In 2005, she started working at Duke University. She helped create a new clinic there. This clinic focused on eye problems linked to genetics. Genetics is the study of how traits are passed down.

In 2014, Dr. Young took on a big role. She became the head of the eye department. This was at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

Awards and Recognitions

Dr. Young has received many awards for her work. These awards show how much she has contributed. She is known for her research and teaching.

• Stanley J. Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School (1986)
• Robert Wood Johnson Faculty Development Award (1992-1997)
• Editor, Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (1998-): She helped edit a major journal.
• Honor Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology (1998): This award recognized her important work.
• Honor Award, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (2002): Another award for her work with children's eyes.