Brain Awareness: Potential and Pitfalls
Presented by Paul H. Young, M.D., FAANS Neurological Surgeon.
This presentation will focus on the most important structures of the human brain involved in decision-making, its incredible and nearly unlimited potential, and the pitfalls that can limit that potential in the adolescent.
When: May 1st, 2024 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Paul H. Young, M.D., FAANS.
Neurological Surgeon
About the presenter: A native St. Louisan, Paul Henry Young received his undergraduate and medical training at St. Louis University. He completed his internship at UCLA – Harbor General Hospital in Los Angeles and his residency in neurosurgery at St. Louis University. Dr. Young studied Microneurosurgery at the University of Zurich, Switzerland under Professor M. Gazi Yasargil, recognized internationally as neurosurgeon of the century. Young is the Founder and long-time Director of the Microsurgery and Brain Research Institute of St. Louis, as well as a member of over 30 international medical associations. Recipient of over 50 honors and awards, including the American Medical Association Physician Recognition Award, GSLSHET Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution to Healthcare Education and Training, and Best Doctors in America Award, Young has become a sought-after lecturer, an invited speaker at nearly 300 international lectures. He is an extensively published medical scholar, with contributions appearing in 35 international medical journals and 18 books. He currently holds the position of Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at the Center for Anatomical Science and Education at St. Louis University.
In coordination with the annual Teen Drug Summit, provided annually in November--learn more about this event at Teen Drug Summit
Funding for this event is provided by the federal Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis Response issued to the State of Missouri from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
