Charlie Young, M.D.                   Previous Page

EDUCATION: POSTGRADUATE CLINICAL TRAINING: POSITIONS & APPOINTMENTS:

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

HOSPITAL AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY PRIVILEGES:

SPECIALITY BOARD CERTIFICATION:

INVITED REVIEWER FOR PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS:

CLINICAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY FELLOWS TRAINED:

Sanathana Murthy, John Yu, Anand Munsif, Hingson Chun, Sung Chun, K-S Ng, Mark Anderson, Ali Mudamgha, Hamish Chan, Katherine Fan, David Smith, David Wise, Douglas Ing, Lisa Gleason, Jennifer Han, Leonard Chen, Kathy Glatter, John Day, Samuel Wang, Byron Lee

INVITED PRESENTATIONS:
  1. "Cardiac Electrophysiology Study". General Staff Education Conference, Santa Teresa Community Hospital, October 1988.
  2. "Cardiac Electrophysiology Study". Medical Staff Conference, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Hayward, December, 1988.
  3. "Cardiac Electrophysiology Study". Medical Staff Conference, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Santa Clara, January, 1989.
  4. "Cardiac Electrophysiology Study". Cardiac Catheterization Conference, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, San Francisco. March, 1989.
  5. "The Diagnosis and Management of Syncope". General Staff Education Conference, Santa Teresa Community Hospital, San Jose California. September, 1989.
  6. "The Implantation of Automatic Defibrillators: The Santa Teresa Kaiser Experience". General Staff Education Conference, May, 1990.
  7. "Treatment of Ventricular Arrhythmias". Medical Staff Conference, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Hayward. April, 1991.
  8. "Catheter Ablation Therapy for Cardiac Arrhythmias". General Staff Education Conference, Santa Teresa Hospital, August, 1992.
  9. "Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias: An Update". Symposium sponsored by the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, April 24, 1993.
  10. "Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Supraventricular Tachycardia", Noon Conference, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Red Wood City. October, 1993.
  11. "Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Supraventricular Tachycardia". Noon Conference, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Vallejo. November, 1993.
  12. "Treatment of Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias with Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation". Noon Conference, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Oakland. February 1994.
  13. "Diagnosis and Management of Complex Arrhythmias". Symposium sponsored by the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, September 10, 1994.
  14. "The Clinical Spectrum and Management of Sudden Cardiac Death Syndromes in 1995", Sponsored by the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical School. Saturday, October 7, 1995.
  15. "Management of Sudden Cardiac Death". Noon Conference, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Oakland. November, 1995
  16. "Management of Sudden Cardiac Death in the 1990’s". House Staff Education Conference, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, San Francisco, March 1996.
  17. "Management of Atrial Flutter and Fibrillation". Symposium: The Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias: Update 1996. Sponsored by the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical School. Stanford, CA. October 5, 1996.
  18. "Catheter Ablation Therapy for Cardiac Arrhythmias"; the Nothern California Permanente Experience. Kaiser Permanente Medical Group Cardiology Retreat. Monterey, CA. April 27, 1997.
  19. "How to Manage Atrial Fibrillation". Symposium; Controversies in the Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias 1997. Stanford, CA. September 27, 1997.
  20. "Arrhythmias in Heart Failure: Management Algorithms". Kaiser Permanente 2nd Cardiology Retreat: Symposium on Heart Failure. May 2, 1998.
  21. "Catheter Ablation of Supraventricular Tachycardia". Symposium sponsored by Medtronic, Inc., Bakersfield, California, September 15, 1998.
  22. "Catheter Ablation of Supraventricular Arrhythmias" Physician Seminar, sponsored by St. Jude Medical, San Diego, April 22,1999.
  23. "Management of Ventricular Arrhythmias". Physician Seminar, sponsored by St. Jude Medical, San Diego, April 23, 1999.
  24. "Current Concepts and Advances in EP for Nurses and Technicians". Sponsored by Daig Corporation, Hotel Sofitel, Redwood Shores, California, June 8,1999.
  25. "Atrial Fibrillation: Concepts for the New Millennium". COAST (Cardiology, Other Alternative, and Surgical Therapies) Conference. Monterey, California, September 25,1999.
  26. "Basic Arrhythmia Workshop". At Kaiser Primary Care Conference, November 13,1999, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Sacramento, California.
  27. "Catheter Ablation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation". Annual ICPEP Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey, September 24-27, 2000.
  28. "Management of Atrial Fibrillation-Focal Ablation Therapy" Clinical Applications and Beyond; Physician Seminar, Wyndham El Conquistador Resort – San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 13, 2001
  29. "Diagnosis and Management of Syncope" Clinical Applications and Beyond; Physician Seminar, Wyndham El Conquistador Resort – San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 14, 2001.

INVITED DEMONSTRATIONS:
  1. Demonstration of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablations, at Kaoshiang Medical College, Kaoshiang, Taiwan. April 3-15, 1992.
  2. Demonstration of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablations, at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. April 16-23, 1992.

PRESENTATIONS BEFORE PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
  1. Case Presentation and Discussion: A patient with an Atrial Fascicular bypass tract. Presented at the Bay Area EP Society, at Stanford Medical Center, June, 1991.
  2. Facilitation of Successful Ablation of Anomalous AV Bypass Tracts Using the Technique of Ventricular Pace-Mapping. Presented at the Scientific Session of NASPE , May, 1992.
  3. A Characteristic Electrocardiographic Pattern Indicative of Manifest Left-Sided Paraseptal Accessory Pathways. Presented at the Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Associations, November, 16, 1992.
  4. Demonstration of a Posterior Atrial Input to the Atrioventricular Node during Sustained Antegrade Slow Pathway Conduction. Circulation 90(Part 2): I-215. Presented at the 67th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, November 14, 1994.

PUBLICATIONS:

Journal Articles and Book Chapters
  1. Mahrer PR, Young C, Magnuson P. Efficacy and Safety of Outpatient Cardiac Catheterizations. Catheterization Cardiovascular Diagnosis 13:304-308, 1987.
  2. Cohen TJ, Chien WW, Lurie KG, Young C, Goldberg HR, Wang YS, Lee MA, Griffin JC, Scheinman M. Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Treatment of Bundle Branch Reentrant Tachycardia; Results and Long Term Followup. JACC Vol 18, No 7, Dec 1991, 1767-73.
  3. Young C, Daniels E. "A Traumatic Block" Arrythmia Clinic Column, CARDIO Aug, 1992.
  4. Lauer MR, Liem LB, Young C, Sung RJ. Cellular and Clinical Electrophysiology of Verapamil Sensitive Ventricular Tachycardia Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Vol 3, No 5, October,1992, p500-514.
  5. Young C, Liem LB, Lauer MR, Murthy SMG, Sung RJ. A Characteristic Electrocardiographic Pattern Indicative of Manifest Left-Sided Posterior Septal/Paraseptal Accessory Atrioventricular Connections. American Journal of Cardiology Vol 73 , August 1993, p. 471-474.
  6. Lauer MR, Young C, Liem LB, Sung RJ. Efficacy of Adenosine in Terminating Catecholamine-Dependent Supraventricular Tachycardia. American Journal of Cardiology Vol 73, January 1994, p. 38-42.
  7. Lauer MR, Young C, Liem LB, Ottoboni L, Peterson J, Goold P, Sung RJ. Ventricular Fibrillation Induced by Low-Energy Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. American Journal of Cardiology Vol 73, March, 1994.
  8. Lee KL, Lai WT, Lauer MR, Young C, Chun HM, Liem LB, Sung RJ. Spectrum of Electropharmacologic Characteristics of Verapamil-Sensitive Ventricular Tachycardias. American Journal of Cardiology 77:967-973, 1996
  9. Yu JCL, Lauer MR, Young C, Liem LB, Hou C, Sung RJ. Localization of the Origin of the Atrioventricular Junctional Rhythm Iduced During Selective Ablation of Slow-Pathway Conduction in Patients with Atrioventricular Node Reentrant Tachycardia. American Heart Journal Vol. 131 Number 5, 937- 946, 1996
  10. Yu JCL, Lauer MR, Young C, Liem LB, Peterson J, Ottoboni L, Sung R.J. Ventricular Pacing Threshold and Refractoriness following Defibrillation Shocks in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. Am Heart J 131:1121-1126, 1996
  11. Kuo,CT, Lauer MR , Young C, Ho CJY, Liem LB, Yu J, Sung RJ. Role of atrial extrastimulation to Diagnose Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia with Antegrade Conduction using a Bystander Accessory Atrioventricular Connection. Am Heart J Am Heart J 131:839-842, 1996
  12. Lee KL, Lauer MR, Young C, Chun HM, Liem LB, Sung RJ. Characteristic Electrocardiographic Features of Manifest Left Anterior Paraseptal Accessory Atrioventricular Connection. Am Heart Journal, Vol. 131, Number 4, Page 814-818.
  13. Kuo CT, Lauer MR, Young C, Ho CJY, Liem LB, Yu J, Sung RJ. Electrophysiologic Significance of Discrete Slow Potentials in Patients with dual AV Node Physiology: Implications for Selective Radiofrequency Ablation of Slow Pathway Conduction. Am Heart J 131:490-498, 1996
  14. Ng KS, Lauer MR, Young C, Liem LB, Sung RJ. Corellation of P-Wave Polarity With Underlying Electrophysiologic Mechanisms of Long RP’ Tachycardia. American Journal of Cardiology, Vol.77, May 15,1996, page 1129-1132.
  15. Lee KL, Chun H, Liem LB, Lauer MR, Young C, Sung RJ. Multiple Atrioventricular Nodal Pathways in Humans: Electrophysiologic Demonstration and Characterization. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, Vol. 9, No. 2, February 1998, page 129-40.
  16. Young C, Lauer MR, Liem LB, Chun H, Sung RJ. Demonstration of a Posterior Atrial Input to the Atrioventricular Node During Sustained Antegrade Slow Pathway Conduction. JACC Vol. 31, No.7, June 1998, 1615-21.
  17. Larson MS, McDonald K, Young C, Sung RJ, Hlatky MA. Quality of Life Before and After Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation in Patients With Drug Refractory Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia Am J Cardiol Vol. 84, August, 1999, 471-473.

Abstracts
  1. Grogin H, Liem LB, Young C, Sung RJ. Role of Moricizine in Management of Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia in Post Infarct or Cardiomyopathy Patients Presented at the Scientific Session of the American Heart Association, November 1991.
  2. Lauer M, Young C, Liem LB, Murthy MG, Lai WT, Sung RF. Mechanism of AV Node Blockade by Adenosine is Independent of its Inhibition of Beta-Adrenergic Action. Presented at the Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, April, 1992.
  3. Young C, Liem LB, Lauer MR, Murthy MG, Sung RJ. Facilitation of Successful Ablation of Anomalous AV Bypass Tracts Using the Technique of Ventricular Pace-Mapping. Presented at the Scientific Session of NASPE , May, 1992.
  4. Young C, Lauer MR, Liem LB, Murthy MG, Sung RJ. A Characteristic Electrocardiographic Pattern Indicative of Manifest Left-Sided Paraseptal Accessory Pathways. Presented at the Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Associations, November, 16, 1992.
  5. Sung RJ, Young C, Liem LB, Lauer MR, Murthy S. Localization of Retrograde Fast and Slow Atrioventricular Node Pathway Exit With Induction of Atypical Ventriculo-atrial Wenkebach Periodicity. Presented at the Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, November 16, 1992.
  6. Kuo, CT, Young C, Liem LB, Munsif A, Yu J, Lauer MR, Sung RJ. Differentiation Between Antidromic Tachycardia and Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry with Antegrade Conduction Using a Bystander Bypass Tract. Presented at the Scientific Sessions of NASPE, May 6, 1993.
  7. Lauer MR, Young C, Liem LB, Ottobani L, Peterson J, Goold P, Sung RJ. High Incidence of Conversion of Ventricular Tachycardia to Ventricular Fibrillation by Low Energy Shocks from Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators. Presented at the Scientific Sessions of NASPE, May 7, 1993.
  8. Lauer MR, Young C, Liem LB, Sung RJ. Adenosine and Isopreterenol Infusion Facilitate Catheter Ablation of Manifest Accessory Pathways Using Ventricular Pace-Mapping. Presented at Scientific Sessions of NASPE, May 7, 1993.
  9. Kuo CT, Munsif AN, Yu J, Liem LB, Young C, Lauer M, Sung RJ. Slow Potentials in the Atrio-ventricular Junction-Fact of Fiction. Circulation Vol. 88 Number 4, Part 2, October,1993. Presented at the Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, November 9, 1993.
  10. Lauer MR, Young C, Munsif AN, Yu J, Kuo CT, Liem LB, Sung RJ. Identification of Patients at High Risk of Developing Complete Atrioventricular Block During Ablation of Slow Pathway Conduction. Circulation Vol. 88, part 2, October,1993. Presented at the Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, November, 9,1993.
  11. Lauer MR, Liem LB, Young C, Peterson J, Ottobani L, Goold PG, Sung RJ. Clinical Outcome of 126 Patients from a Single Center Receiving Transvenous or Epicardial Cardioverter-Defibrillator Systems. Circulation, Vol 88, part 2, October, 1993. Presented at the Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, November10, 1993.
  12. Yu J, Lauer MR, Young C, Munsif AN, Liem LB, Sung RJ. Catecholamines Facilitate the Reverse Use-Dependent of D,L Sotalol in Humans. JACC Special Issue, February, 1994. Presented at the Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology. March 14, 1994.
  13. Munsif AN, Liem LB, Young C, Lauer MR, Yu J, Sung RJ. Adenosine/Verapamil Sensitive Atrial Tachycardia: Endocardial Mapping and Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation. JACC Special Issue, February,1994. Presented at the Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology, March 14 , 1994.
  14. Munsif AN, Liem LB, Lauer MR, Young C, Yu J, Peterson J, Ottoboni LK, Sung RJ. Initial Experience With 71 Patients Undergoing Non-Thoracotomy Defibrillator System Implantation Using the New Subcutaneous Array. JACC Special Issue. February 1994. Presented at the Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology, March 14, 1994.
  15. Lee KLF, Lai WT, Tai YT, Lauer MR, Young C, Liem LB, Sung RJ. Adenosine Sensitivity of Verapamil-Responsive Ventricular Tachycardia: Role of Catecholamines. JACC Special Issue, February 1994. Presented at the Scietific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology, March 16, 1994.
  16. Yu J, Lauer MR, Chun HM, Young C, Liem LB, Munsif AN, Peterson J, Ottoboni LK, Sung RJ. Effects of Defibrillation Shock on Ventricular Excitability in Man: Is High Output Post-defibrillation Bradycardia Pacing Clinically Necessary? JACC Special Issue, February 1994. Presented at the Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology, March, 16, 1994.
  17. Yu JCL, Young C, Lauer MR, Liem LB, Chun H, Lee K, Munsif AN, Sung RJ. Localization of the Origin of Atrioventricular Junctional Rhythm During Selective Ablation of Slow Pathway Conduction: Electrophysiological Implications. PACE, Vol 17, No. 14, Part II, p. 760. Presented at the Scientific Sessions of NASPE, May 13, 1994.
  18. Yu JCL, Lauer MR, Young C, Liem LB, Sung RJ. Clinical Efficacy of Probantheline Bromide in Neurocardiogenic Syncope: Pharmacodynamic Implications Presented at the 67th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, November 13, 1994.
  19. Young C, Lauer MR, Munsif AN, Yu JCL, Chun H, Lee K, Liem LB, Sung RJ. Demonstration of a Posterior Atrial Input to the Atrioventricular Node During Sustained Antegrade Slow Pathway Conduction. Circulation 90(Part 2): I-215. Presented at the 67th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, November 14, 1994.
  20. Yu JCL, Lauer MR, Young C, Liem LB, Sung RJ. Clinical Efficacy of Probantheline Bromide in Neurocardiogenic Syncope: Pharmocologic Implications. Circulation 90(Part 2):I-166. Presented at the 67th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, November 14, 1994.
  21. Yu JCL, Wang L,Sharma A, Young C, Lauer MR, Liem LB, Hou C, Sung RJ Mechanism of Ventricular Pacing-Induced T-Wave Oversensing: A Study based on intracardiac electrograms in Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. PACE 18(Part II): 948,1995 Presented at the NASPE Scientific Session, May,1995.
  22. Lee KL, Chun HM, Lauer MR, Young C, Liem LB, Sung RJ. Effect of Adenosine in Catecholamine-Induced Accelerated Atrioventricular Junctional Rhythm: Insights Into the Underlying Mechanism. PACE 18(Part II):897,1995. Presented at the NASPE Scientific Meeting, May, 1995.
  23. Anderson ME, Lauer MR, Liem LB, Chun H, Sung RJ, Young C. Updated Diagnostic Criteria for Bundle Branch Reentry Ventricular Tachycardia. Circulation Volume 92,Number 8 I-98 October 15, 1995. Presented at the 68th Scientific Sessions, Anaheim, CA November 13 1995.
  24. Chun S, Lauer MR, Sung RJ, Liem LB, Young C. Alterations of Typical Atrial Flutter Circuit After Apparent Bi-directional Conduction Block Through the Isthmus Between the Inferior Vena Cava and Tricuspid Annulus. J Am Coll Cardiol 29(Suppl A):33A, 1997. Presented Anaheim, CA, March 14, 1997.
  25. Sung RJ, Chen L, Lin SF, Young C. Clinical and Electrophysiological Significance of Induction of Morphologically Different Ventricular Fibrillation During Ventricular Vulnerable Period in Humans. JACC Volume 31/ Number 2 (supplement A) February 1998. Presented at Atlanta Georgia, March 31, 1998.
  26. Han J, Liem LB, Lauer MR, Sung RJ, Young C. Quantitation of Decremental Conduction in the Inferior Vena Cava-Tricuspid Annular Isthmus in Patients with Typical Atrial Flutter. PACE Volume 21, No. 4, Part II, p. 916, April 1998. Presented at San Diego, CA, May 7, 1998.
  27. Day DD, Lee BK, Weiss P, Liem LB, Young C, Lauer MR, Han J, Ottoboni L, Greene N, Chun SH. Incidence of Clinically Significant Diaphragmatic Myopotential Oversensing in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators. PACE, Vol. 24, No.4, Part II, April 2001. Presented at NASPE, Boston, MA, May 3, 2001.


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