Shamar Young, MD
Interventional RadiologyVascular Interventional Radiology
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Adults
- Geriatrics
Languages
- English
Provider Gender
MaleAbout Shamar Young and Banner Safety Practices
Care Philosophy
Our Interventional Radiology Team is proud of the longitudinal care we provide our patients. Our physicians and care providers are engaged in the care of each individual patient from the time they meet before a procedure, all the way through until the end of a period of follow up. Striving to provide the best clinical interventions for our patients, our team believes in and practices clinical care that is respectful of each individual’s preferences, needs, and values.
Specializing In
Interventional Radiology
Interests & Activities
Dr. Young is a passionate clinician and researcher. He is passionate about the treatment of cancer, often being described as an interventional oncologist. Dr. Young offers patients minimally invasive treatment options for a number of cancers including renal cell carcinoma (kidney) cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and other liver cancers. He provides his patients with the option to treat these and other cancers on an outpatient bases. Among other procedures he performs thermal ablation (microwave ablation, radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation), radioembolization (transarterial radioembolization (TARE), selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT)) with yttrium 90, and transarterial chemoembolization. Dr. Young uses some of these same techniques to provide pain relief for patients with cancer related pain.
Dr. Young also is very active in the fields of portal hypertension, including transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS), and portal vein recanalization. Finally, Dr. Young treats patients with benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) through a minimally invasive technique known as prostate artery embolization.
Dr. Young is also an active researcher having published over 70 papers and regularly speaking at national and international conferences. He has published multiple papers on treatment of primary and secondary cancers of the liver, treatment of portal hypertension, and prostate artery embolization among others.
Research and Publications
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Young+S&cauthor_id=28004168
Hospital Affiliations
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson
Banner - University Medical Center South
Preferred Phone Number
520-694-1104
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: University of Minnesota Medical Center, Radiology - Vascular & Interventional, 2016
- Residency: Shands at the University of Florida, Radiology - Diagnostic, 2015
- Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine, 2010
Board Certifications
- Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology: American Board of Radiology/Interventional Radiology & Diagnostic Radiology, 2017
Locations
- Banner-University Medical Center Tucson Campus
- 1625 North Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719
- Banner University Medical Group
- 265 West Ina Road, Tucson, AZ 85704
- Banner University Medical Center South Campus Orthopaedics
- 2800 East Ajo Way, Building 200, Tucson, AZ 85713
- Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus Orthopedics
- 707 North Alvernon Way, Suite 205, Tucson, AZ 85711
- Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus - Banner University Medicine North
- 3838 North Campbell Avenue, Building 2, Tucson, AZ 85719
- University of Arizona Cancer Center
- 3838 North Campbell Avenue, Building 1, Tucson, AZ 85719
- Banner - University Medicine Medical Imaging Clinic
- 4291 North Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719
- Banner - University Medical Center - Orthopaedic Surgery
- 707 North Alvernon Way, Suite 201, Tucson, AZ 85711
- Banner - University Medical Group
- 2800 East Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85713
Testimonials
4.9 out of 5.0
48 ratingsAll patient experience ratings and testimonials are submitted by actual patients and verified by a leading independent customer experience company. Patient identities are withheld to ensure confidentiality and privacy.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/29/2025
He is charming,informative, and brilliant-concerned, and he used a Y-90 technique to rid me of liver cancer, two years now.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/19/2025
Great Dr. and very nice guy.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/21/2025
Professional and knowledgeable, Answered all my questions and addressed my concerns
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/7/2025
Excellent doctor
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/25/2025
Very professional and caring
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/4/2024
Explained the process to me in great detail, and what I had to do.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/18/2024
Excellent doctor explains everything in detail very friendly
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/31/2024
He informed with the information I needed and keep calling me to give me info and updates
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/26/2024
He is very professional and very easy to communicate with. He is also a very caring and calm and warm personality