Frank E. Young (physician)

Frank E. Young
Young as Commissioner of Food and Drugs
15th Commissioner of Food and Drugs
In office
July 15, 1984 – December 17, 1989
PresidentRonald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Preceded byArthur H. Hayes Jr.
Succeeded byDavid A. Kessler
Personal details
Born
Frank Edward Young

(1931-09-01)September 1, 1931
Mineola, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 24, 2019(2019-11-24) (aged 88)
Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materState University of New York Upstate Medical University (MD)
Uniformed service
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchU.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Years of service1984–1996
Rank Rear Admiral[1]

Frank Edward Young (September 1, 1931 – November 24, 2019) was an American physician who served as Commissioner of Food and Drugs from 1984 to 1989[2] and later as a deputy assistant secretary in the United States Department of Health and Human Services.[3] In 2013 he joined Braeburn Pharmaceuticals as executive vice president, clinical and regulatory affairs.[4] In 2018, he became the executive vice president of clinical and regulatory affairs at TissueTech Inc.[5]

  1. ^ "Retirements-August". Commissioned Corps Bulletin. Vol. X, no. 9. Department of Health and Human Services. September 1996. p. 15.
  2. ^ "Frank E.Young, M.D." Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Frank E.Young M.D .Ph.D." Braeburn Pharmaceuticals. Retrieved 28 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Dr. Frank Young Braeburn Pharmaceuticals". William Reed Business Media SAS. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  5. ^ "TissueTech Appoints Dr. Frank Young Executive Vice President of Regulatory Affairs | TissueTech". tissuetech.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.