Young J. You, MD

Specialties

Physician assistants / nurse practitioners

OrthoVirginia Offices

Dr. Young You has a special interest in knee problems and performing knee surgery, including knee arthroscopic surgery. He also takes care of other general orthopedic problems. He is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and an active member in several professional medical organizations. He is also an avid supporter of local athletes and has serviced several school athletic teams as a team physician.

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Young J. You, M.D.

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Bio

Dr. Young You always knew he wanted to be a surgeon, but it was not until completing his general surgical residency that he was drawn to orthopedics. Dr. You received a BA from the College of Liberal Arts and Science and earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Seoul National University in Seoul, Korea. He then completed his surgical internship at the New Hanover Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, North Carolina, and one year of general surgery residency at the Lutheran Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. You finished his formal medical training with an orthopedic surgery residency at the National Orthopedic & Rehabilitation Hospital in Arlington, Virginia.

With more than 30 years of orthopedic surgery in the Alexandria area, Dr. You has special interests in knee injury, including ACL reconstruction and arthroscopy, endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery, arthroscopic and open shoulder surgery, joint replacement, and fracture care.

Dr. You is active in a number of professional medical organizations and has served as Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at Inova Alexandria Hospital. He is also an avid supporter of local athletes and has serviced several school athletic teams in the past.

Education & Training

  • National Orthopedic and Rehabilitation hospital, Orthopedic Surgery Residency
  • Lutheran Hospital, General Surgery Residency
  • New Hanover Memorial Hospital, Internship
  • Medical College of Seoul National University, Medical Degree
  • Seoul National University, Bachelor of Arts

Certifications

  • Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery

ABOS board certified in orthopedic surgery

Hospital & Team Affiliations

  • Inova Alexandria Hospital
  • Inova Surgery Center/Springfield
  • OrthoVirginia Operatory

Organizations & Awards

  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • American Medical Association
  • Medical Society of Virginia

Treatments

  • Achilles tendon rupture and tendonitis surgeries
  • Arthroscopic meniscectomy and meniscal repair
  • Cartilage injury treatments
  • Hand, wrist and elbow trauma
  • Heel pain treatments
  • Little League elbow treatment
  • Little League shoulder treatment
  • Loose bodies/spurs surgery (knee)
  • Meniscal tear surgeries
  • Non-operative anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative Bankart lesion treatment
  • Non-operative biceps tendon rupture treatment
  • Non-operative broken collar bone treatment
  • Non-operative bursitis/impingement treatment
  • Non-operative cubital tunnel syndrome treatment
  • Non-operative elbow bursitis treatment
  • Non-operative elbow spur treatment
  • Non-operative finger fracture treatment
  • Non-operative finger sprain treatments
  • Non-operative ganglion cyst treatment
  • Non-operative golfer’s elbow treatment
  • Non-operative hand and wrist arthritis treatments
  • Non-operative hand fracture treatment
  • Non-operative knee arthritis treatment
  • Non-operative labral tear treatment
  • Non-operative lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative mallet finger treatment
  • Non-operative medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative mensical tear treatment
  • Non-operative muscle strain treatment
  • Non-operative olceranon fracture treatment
  • Non-operative patellar tendonitis treatment
  • Non-operative posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative radial head fracture treatment
  • Non-operative rotator cuff tear treatment
  • Non-operative runner’s knee (chondromalacia patella) treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder arthritis treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder instability treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder separation treatment
  • Non-operative superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion tear treatment
  • Non-operative tennis elbow – lateral epicondylitis treatment
  • Non-operative throwing injury treatment
  • Non-operative trigger finger
  • Non-operative ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) treatment
  • Non-operative wrist fracture treatment
  • Non-operative wrist tendonitis treatment
  • Osteoarthritis treatment
  • Plantar fasciitis
  • Posterior tibial tendonitis
  • Shin splints treatment
  • Sprain and strain treatment
  • Tendon joint injections
  • Wrist fracture surgery

Dr. Young You always knew he wanted to be a surgeon, but it was not until completing his general surgical residency that he was drawn to orthopedics. Dr. You received a BA from the College of Liberal Arts and Science and earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Seoul National University in Seoul, Korea. He then completed his surgical internship at the New Hanover Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, North Carolina, and one year of general surgery residency at the Lutheran Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. You finished his formal medical training with an orthopedic surgery residency at the National Orthopedic & Rehabilitation Hospital in Arlington, Virginia.

With more than 30 years of orthopedic surgery in the Alexandria area, Dr. You has special interests in knee injury, including ACL reconstruction and arthroscopy, endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery, arthroscopic and open shoulder surgery, joint replacement, and fracture care.

Dr. You is active in a number of professional medical organizations and has served as Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at Inova Alexandria Hospital. He is also an avid supporter of local athletes and has serviced several school athletic teams in the past.

  • National Orthopedic and Rehabilitation hospital, Orthopedic Surgery Residency
  • Lutheran Hospital, General Surgery Residency
  • New Hanover Memorial Hospital, Internship
  • Medical College of Seoul National University, Medical Degree
  • Seoul National University, Bachelor of Arts

Certifications

  • Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery

ABOS board certified in orthopedic surgery

  • Inova Alexandria Hospital
  • Inova Surgery Center/Springfield
  • OrthoVirginia Operatory

  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • American Medical Association
  • Medical Society of Virginia

  • Achilles tendon rupture and tendonitis surgeries
  • Arthroscopic meniscectomy and meniscal repair
  • Cartilage injury treatments
  • Hand, wrist and elbow trauma
  • Heel pain treatments
  • Little League elbow treatment
  • Little League shoulder treatment
  • Loose bodies/spurs surgery (knee)
  • Meniscal tear surgeries
  • Non-operative anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative Bankart lesion treatment
  • Non-operative biceps tendon rupture treatment
  • Non-operative broken collar bone treatment
  • Non-operative bursitis/impingement treatment
  • Non-operative cubital tunnel syndrome treatment
  • Non-operative elbow bursitis treatment
  • Non-operative elbow spur treatment
  • Non-operative finger fracture treatment
  • Non-operative finger sprain treatments
  • Non-operative ganglion cyst treatment
  • Non-operative golfer’s elbow treatment
  • Non-operative hand and wrist arthritis treatments
  • Non-operative hand fracture treatment
  • Non-operative knee arthritis treatment
  • Non-operative labral tear treatment
  • Non-operative lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative mallet finger treatment
  • Non-operative medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative mensical tear treatment
  • Non-operative muscle strain treatment
  • Non-operative olceranon fracture treatment
  • Non-operative patellar tendonitis treatment
  • Non-operative posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative radial head fracture treatment
  • Non-operative rotator cuff tear treatment
  • Non-operative runner’s knee (chondromalacia patella) treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder arthritis treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder instability treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder separation treatment
  • Non-operative superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion tear treatment
  • Non-operative tennis elbow – lateral epicondylitis treatment
  • Non-operative throwing injury treatment
  • Non-operative trigger finger
  • Non-operative ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) treatment
  • Non-operative wrist fracture treatment
  • Non-operative wrist tendonitis treatment
  • Osteoarthritis treatment
  • Plantar fasciitis
  • Posterior tibial tendonitis
  • Shin splints treatment
  • Sprain and strain treatment
  • Tendon joint injections
  • Wrist fracture surgery