Dr. Patrick E. Young is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He is currently a Professor of Medicine and the Director of the Digestive Health Division at the Uniformed Services University and an interventional gastroenterologist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda. In addition, he serves as a Trustee for the American College of Gastroenterology. His clinical and research interests include cancer prevention and detection, the ergonomics of endoscopy, leadership development, and emotional intelligence. His less scholarly pursuits include trail running, mountain biking, fly-fishing, and basically anything that gets him out of the hospital and into the wild.