Dr. Kevin Young
MD, PhD, FRCPC
Vice-President, Medical Affairs and Chief of Staff
Dr. Kevin Young is the Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief of Staff at Waypoint, a position he has held since June 2022, and the co-Medical Director of Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario. He previously served as the inaugural Medical Director of Integrated Care at Waypoint. With over a decade of leadership in geriatric medicine, Dr. Young founded and led a regional geriatric program and is now also advancing innovation in mental health and addiction care, including involvement in provincial governance.
Notably, he led the development of the province’s first Hospital to Home program focused on Mental Health and Addictions, the first adoption of publicly funded repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in Ontario Health Central Region for treating severe depression, and an innovative urgent psychiatry assessment clinic to prevent unnecessary admissions from regional general hospitals. He has also driven a transformative vision for addiction services at Waypoint and surrounding region. Passionate about system integration, Dr. Young is committed to achieving meaningful change through partnerships and collaboration.
Dr. Young earned his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Toronto, completing postgraduate training in geriatrics and internal medicine. He also holds a PhD in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology. Recently, he was honored with Waypoint’s Core Value Award for Leadership and the Jane Chamberlin Award from the Association of General Hospital Psychiatric Services for his outstanding contributions to healthcare leadership.