Robert J. Young

Robert J. Young, MD

Neuroradiologist

Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Spine tumors and spinal cancer
  • Brain tumors
  • Head and neck cancers

My Specialties

  • MRI
Dr. Young's Office Information
Languages: English
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Get to Know Me

I am a neuroradiologist with expertise in the imaging of the brain, neck, and spine. My interests lie in the advanced imaging of brain tumors using diffusion tensor, perfusion, spectroscopic and functional MRI. I work closely with the neurosurgeons, neurologists, and radiation oncologists at Memorial Sloan Kettering to bring the most advanced standard and experimental treatments to our patients.

What I Do at MSK

I'm a neuroradiologist (NOOR-oh-RAY-dee-AH-loh-jist). This is a doctor with special training in images of the nervous system, including the brain, head, neck, and spine.

  • Head, Brain Imaging, Director, Neuroradiology Research
Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Spine tumors and spinal cancer
  • Brain tumors
  • Head and neck cancers

My Specialties

  • MRI
Education & Honors

Education

  • MD, SUNY Upstate Medical School

Residencies

  • New York Hospital of Queens
  • St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

Fellowships

  • NYU Medical Center

Board Certifications

  • Radiology
  • CAQ in Neuroradiology

Awards and Honors

  • Castle Connolly: America’s Top Doctor (2025)
  • Castle Connolly: Top AAPI Doctor (2024)
  • Castle Connolly: America’s Top Doctor (2024)
  • Top Doctors New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly (2023)
  • Castle Connolly: America's Top Doctors (2023)

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New York, NY
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue New York NY 10065
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Research and Publications

Haque S, Law M, Abrey LE, Young RJ. Imaging of lymphoma of the central nervous system, spine, and orbit. Radiol Clin North Am 2008; 46 :339

Lu H, Pollack E, Young R, Babb JS, Johnson G, Zagzag D, Carson R, Jensen JH, Helpern JA, Law M. Predicting grade of cerebral glioma using vascular-space occupancy MR imaging. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2008; 29 :373

Law M, Young RJ, Babb JS, Peccerelli N, Chheang S, Gruber ML, Miller DC, Golfinos JG, Zagzag D, Johnson G. Gliomas: predicting time to progression or survival with cerebral blood volume measurements at dynamic susceptibility-weighted contrast-enhanced perfusion MR imaging. Radiology 2008; 247 :490

Young R, Babb J, Law M, Pollack E, Johnson G. Comparison of region-of-interest analysis with three different histogram analysis methods in the determination of perfusion metrics in patients with brain gliomas. J Magn Reson Imaging 2007; 26 :1053

Law M, Young R, Babb J, Pollack E, Johnson G. Histogram analysis versus region of interest analysis of dynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion MR imaging data in the grading of cerebral gliomas. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2007; 28 :761

Law M, Young R, Babb J, Rad M, Sasaki T, Zagzag D, Johnson G. Comparing perfusion metrics obtained from a single compartment versus pharmacokinetic modeling methods using dynamic susceptibility contrast-enhanced perfusion MR imaging with glioma grade. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2006; 27 :1975

Young RJ, Knopp EA. Brain MRI: tumor evaluation. J Magn Reson Imaging 2006; 24 :709

Young RJ, Shatzkes DR, Babb JS, Lalwani AK. The cochlear-carotid interval: anatomic variation and potential clinical implications. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2006; 27 :1486

Young RJ, Sills AK, Brem S, Knopp EA. Neuroimaging of metastatic brain disease. Neurosurgery 2005; 57 :s10

Young RJ, Ghesani MV, Kagetsu NJ, Derogatis AJ. Lesion size determines accuracy of thallium-201 brain single-photon emission tomography in differentiating between intracranial malignancy and infection in AIDS patients. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2005; 26 :1973

Young RJ, Destian S. Imaging of traumatic intracranial hemorrhage. Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2002; 12 :189

 

Disclosures

Members of the MSK Community often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community. These activities outside of MSK further our mission, provide productive collaborations, and promote the practical application of scientific discoveries.

MSK requires doctors, faculty members, and leaders to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public. Not all disclosed interests and relationships present conflicts of interest. MSK reviews all disclosed interests and relationships to assess whether a conflict of interest exists and whether formal COI management is needed.

Robert J. Young discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

  • Ariceum Therapeutics GmbH
    Professional Services and Activities
  • fMRI Consultants, LLC
    Professional Services and Activities
  • Guerbet, LLC
    Professional Services and Activities
  • ICON Clinical Research
    Professional Services and Activities
  • NordicNeuroLab
    Professional Services and Activities
  • Olea Medical
    Professional Services and Activities
  • RadMD
    Professional Services and Activities
  • Servier
    Professional Services and Activities
  • Turing Medical, Inc.
    Professional Services and Activities

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