Providers

Dr. Ricardo Young joined the KRHC staff as a general surgeon in May 2024. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Michigan State College of Human Medicine. Young then completed his general surgery residency at Dwight D Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Fort Gordon, Georgia followed by his surgical fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. He is certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery and is an active member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.

Board Certified General Surgeon, Dr. Ricardo Young was born and raised in rural Michigan and has been performing surgeries for over 20 years. He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to his role with his surgical experience encompassing multiple areas of expertise: general surgery, acute care surgery, endoscopy, bariatrics, minimally invasive surgery, and robotics.

Dr. young received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Michigan State College of Human Medicine. Young then completed his general surgery residency at Dwight D Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Fort Gordon, Georgia followed by his surgical fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Young is certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery and is an active member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.

He joined the U.S. Army in 1984, with which he was stationed at Fort Stewart in Georgia with the 24th Infantry Division. He spent three-plus years deployed to the Middle East for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom as both a staff surgeon and a forward surgical team commander.