A/Prof Alan Young is a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (2002) and an accredited Sleep Medicine Specialist. He completed his PhD on the study of ventilation in cystic fibrosis (2008) and is an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at Monash University. He is the Director of Sleep Services at Eastern Health (2011-current) and has been the President (2019-2021) and Chair of the Education Committee of the Australasian Sleep Association.​ He has a special interest in providing sleep education for General Practitioners, establishing online resources with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners through his role with the ASA. 

Outside of work, his hobbies include running, golf and listening to/ playing music.