IN REMEMBRANCE
IN REMEMBRANCE:
C. MILTON YOUNG, MD
NOVEMBER 13, 1930 -
JANUARY 14, 2020
Milton was the son of Dr C. Milton Young, Jr.,
a graduate of Meharry Medical College, who
practiced urology in Louisville. His mother,
Hortense, if I am not mistaken, was the first female
African American graduate of the University of
Louisville School of Law.
Milton was the first African American to attend
the University of Louisville as an undergraduate. Before entering
medical school, he was the first emergency medical technician. He
chose rheumatology and trained under David Neustadt, MD at
Jewish Hospital and St. Joseph’s Infirmary.
Milton and I became colleagues and friends during his 40 years
of practice. I would help him with cardiology problem cases in my
office and at Red Cross and Jewish Hospital. He was meticulous
in asking for help in all complex cases, and his patients prospered
because of his concern for them.
Pain is the presenting symptom for virtually every rheumatology
patient. From the beginning and throughout his career, Milton
recognized his role and responsibility in pain management which
I observed he did with great success.
- Morris Weiss, MD, FACP, FACC
Dr. Young was a GLMS member for 58 years.
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