Justin P. Moo Young, M.D.

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Justin P. Moo Young, M.D.

Biography

Justin P. Moo Young, M.D. is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement, fractures of the upper and lower extremities, and arthritis of the hip and knee. Dr. Moo Young practices minimally invasive techniques for primary hip and knee replacement, anterior hip replacement, revision hip and knee surgery, and partial knee replacement.

Dr. Moo Young played Division 1 Varsity soccer at Georgetown University and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a major in Biology and a minor in Business Administration. He then attended medical school at the University of Miami, where he was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society. Dr. Moo Young completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. He then completed a fellowship in Adult Reconstruction, Arthritis, and Joint Replacement Surgery at the prestigious Hoag Orthopedic Institute in Irvine, California.

Dr. Moo Young is an active member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA), and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). He is published in numerous high-impact orthopedic journals and is involved in ongoing research on topics including joint replacement, implant selection, and patient outcomes.

Dr. Moo Young is actively involved in community outreach and completed medical missions to Jamaica, as well as, Zanzibar in Africa. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, running, playing soccer, snowboarding, fishing, and hunting.

Education Research Associations

Undergraduate:
- Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., B.S. Biology, 2014

Medical School:
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, Doctor of Medicine, 2018

Residency:
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, 2023

Fellowship:
- Hoag Orthopedic Institute, Irvine, CA, Adult Reconstruction Hip and Knee Fellowship, 2024

Moo Young JP, Savakus JC, Obey MR, Morris CA, Pereira DE, Hills JM, McKane A, Babcock SN, Miller AN, , Mitchell PM, Stephens BF. Lumbopelvic Fixation in the treatment of spinopelvic dissociation: union, complications, and neurologic outcomes of a multicenter case series. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2024 Jul;34(5):2391-2396. doi: 10.1007/s00590-024-03928-4. Epub 2024 Apr 11. PMID: 38605242.

Moo Young JP, Savakus JC, Obey MR, Pereira DE, Hills JM, McKane A, Babcock SN, Miller AN, Stephens BF, Mitchell PM. Percutaneous Posterior Pelvic Fixation of Spinopelvic Dissociation: A Multicenter Series of Displaced Patterns. J Orthop Trauma. 2023 Aug 1;37(8):371-376. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002608. PMID: 37016470.

Morris CA, Moo Young JP, Savakus JC, Obey MR, Pereira DE, Hills JM, McKane A, Babcock SN, Miller AN, Stephens BF, Mitchell PM. Neurologic injury after spinopelvic dissociation: Incidence, outcome, and predictors. Injury. 2023 Feb;54(2):615-619. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.10.008. Epub 2022 Oct 28. PMID: 36371318.

Donnally CJ 3rd, Metser G, Roth ES, Moo Young JP, Rush AJ 3rd, Al Maaieh MA. Spine Trauma From Personal Watercraft Usage. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018 Sep 1;43(17):E1033-E1039. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002594. PMID: 29419715.

Koester SW, Chenard S, Ani C, Moo Young JP, Liles DC, Dambrino R, Tiwari V, Stephens BF. Operating room efficiency of orthopedic surgery during the COVID-19 era. Am J Manag Care. 2023 Nov 1;29(11):e348-e352. doi: 10.37765/ajmc.2023.89460. PMID: 37948655.

Moo Young JP, Simpson E, Intarachumnum N, Quilligan E, Siljander M, Nassif N. Atrial Fibrillation and Total Joint Arthroplasty: The Safety of Same-Day Discharge. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting. March 10-14, 2025. San Diego, California.

Moo Young JP, Smith C, Porter S, Barnett S, Gorab R. Comparison of Adhesive Wound Closure Systems in Total Joint Arthroplasty. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting. March 10-14, 2025. San Diego, California.

Deshpande V, Moo Young JP, Intarachumnum N, Barnett S, Siljander M. Clinical Outcomes and Economic Implications of Hypoallergenic versus Standard Implants in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting. March 10-14, 2025. San Diego, California.

Moo Young JP, Savakus JC, Pereira DE, Hills JM, Stephens BF, Mitchell PM. Percutaneous Posterior Pelvic Stabilization for Spinopelvic Dissociation: A 20-year Series of Displaced and Nondisplaced Fracture Patterns. Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) Annual Meeting. October 22, 2021. Fort Worth, Texas.

Moo Young JP, Savakus JC, Pereira DE, Hills JM, Mitchell PM, Stephens BF. Lumbopelvic Fixation in the Treatment of Spinopelvic Dissociation: Union, Complications and Neurologic Outcomes of a 20-Year Case Series. Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) Annual Meeting. October 21, 2021. Fort Worth, Texas.

Moo Young JP, Savakus JC, Pereira DE, Hills JM, Stephens BF, Mitchell PM. A Comparison of Open Versus Percutaneous Approaches to Spinopelvic Dissociation: Presentation, Complications, and Outcome. Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) Annual Meeting. October 21, 2021. Fort Worth, Texas.

Moo Young JP, Savakus JC, Obey MR, Hills JM, Pereira DE, Miller AN, Stephens BF, Mitchell PM. A Multicenter Comparison of Open Versus Percutaneous Approaches to Spinopelvic Dissociation: Presentation, Complications, and Outcome. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting. March 24-25, 2022. Chicago, Illinois.

Moo Young JP, Savakus JC, Obey MR, Hills JM, Pereira DE, Miller AN, Stephens BF, Mitchell PM. Lumbopelvic Fixation in the Treatment of Spinopelvic Dissociation: Union, Complications and Neurologic Outcomes of a Multicenter Case Series. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting. March 24, 2022. Chicago, Illinois.

Moo Young JP, Smith MK, Emory CL, Tresley J, Pitcher JD. Transclavicular Approach for Resection of First Rib Chondrosarcoma. 113^th Annual National Medical Association Convention and Scientific Assembly Timothy L. Stephens, Jr. Research Symposium. August 2, 2015. Detroit, Michigan.
Awarded 1st place podium presentation.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Moo Young JP, Maslow, JI, Lee DH (2022). Reduction of Wrong Site Surgery. In: Samora JB, Shea KG (eds) Quality Improvement and Patient Safety in Orthopaedic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3- 031-07105-8_8

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