Elaine Young
Job Title: Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Department: Oncology
Telephone Numbers: 01772 522699; 01257 245514
Primary Medical Qualification: MB ChB
Other Qualifications: MRCP FRCR
Year of Registration: 1988
GMC Number: 3283259
Career History: Two year Senior House Officer rotation in general medicine, Liverpool. One year as a Medical Registrar in North Wales. First worked in oncology with Trevor Powles at the Royal Marsden Hospital. Registrar training in clinical oncology at the Christie Hospital in Manchester. Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2000-present)
Specialist Areas: Clinical oncology involving the use of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, endocrine and targeted therapies in the treatment of malignant conditions
Specialist Interests: Breast and upper gastro-intestinal cancers
Research Interests: National and multi-national trials of chemo and radiotherapy
Clinics: Oncology Clinic
Languages Spoken: English
Awards and Prizes: Henry Briggs memorial medal, (1998); Red Rose Hero award, (2007)