Quentin David Young (September 5, 1923 – March 7, 2016) was an American physician who was recognized for his efforts in advocating for single-payer health care in the United States. An activist who opposed the Vietnam War and worked on the Civil Rights Movement, Young was best known for speaking out about social justice in the realm of health policy. Education and career Young was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Sarah Wolf and Abraham Young, a real estate salesman. His parents were Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. He attended Hyde Park High School, the University of Chicago, and Northwestern University Medical School. He interned at Cook County Hospital in 1947 and did his residency there. He was a founder and served as National Chairman of the Medical Committee for Human Rights, which was formed in June 1964 to provide medical care for civil rights workers, community activists, and summer volunteers working in Mississippi during Freedom Summer. Quentin Young and MCHR also volunteered and helped set up Black Panthers and Young Lords health clinics and provided emergency medical care to protesters at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. In October 1968 he was called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee about his knowledge of the DNC protests. Young was Chairman of Medicine at Cook County Hospital in Chicago from 1972 to 1981. Young founded Health and Medicine Policy Research Group in 1980, and for many years was Chairman of the Board of that organization. Young was President of American Public Health Association in 1988. In April 2008, Young retired from his private practice in Hyde Park, Chicago, which he co-ran with fellow activist David Scheiner. For many years was the national coordinator for Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP). April 17. 2009, Appointed by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to Chair the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board. From 1967-2008 he was senior physician of Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center. He died on March 7, 2016 in California. Dr. Young was survived by five children: Nancy, Polly, Ethan, Barbara and Michael. Positions of note Clinical Professor of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Illinois Medical Center Senior Attending Physician, Michael Reese Hospital Member, American Medical Association (since 1952)) National Coordinator, Physicians for a National Health Program Chairman, American College of Physicians' Subcommittee on Human Rights and Medical Practice Member, Humana-Michael Reese Medical Board Member, American