LaFarra Young, MD

About LaFarra

Dr. LaFarra Young is a board-certified pathologist, a physician who works in the laboratory to test and analyze tissues removed during surgery and other biological samples to assist other physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Dr. Young grew up in rural Crystal Springs, Mississippi. Drawn to science and math, she knew in elementary school that she wanted to be a doctor. After medical school in Boston, she did her residency training at University of Mississippi Medical Center, where she also worked as an assistant professor before completing her fellowship in Tennessee. In addition to the challenges of her work, she is the busy mother of twin boys.