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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Department Faculty
Ricardo Loret de Mola, MD
Katherine Hild-Mosley, MD
Casey Younkin, MD
Victoria Nichols-Johnson, MD
Gary Johnson, MD
Chad Huston, MD
Elizabeth Ramsey Unal, MD
B. Rock Oh, MD
John Saint, MD
Erica Nelson, MD
Donald Torry, Ph.D.
Mary McAsey, Ph.D.
Andre Bieniarz, MD
Robert Abrams, MD
L. Stewart Massad, MD
Richard Meisel, MD
Christine Cooper, MD
Gary Horowitz, MD
Phillip Kintner, MD
Current Faculty Openings
Volunteer Clinical Faculty
Volunteer Clinical Faculty
Casey Younkin, MD

Casey C. Younkin, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Ob/Gyn
Director of General Obstetrics and Gynecology

Medical School Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis MO 1983
Residency Barnes Hospital/Washington University, Saint Louis MO 1983 - 1987 Obsterics and Gynecology
Clinical Instructor and Full Time Faculty Washington University School of Medicine - Saint Louis MO 1987 - 1988
Private Practice Women's Healthcare, LTD. - Associate Physician 1988 - 1989
Private Practice Sangamon OB/GYN, LTD. - President 1990 - 2003
Associate Clinical Professor Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield IL 2003 - present
Director, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield IL 2005 - present
Board Certifications American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1989
National Board of Medical Examiners - Diplomate 1984
Selected publications:   Sumida, M., Wang, T., Schwartz, A., Younkin, C., Froehlich, J.P: The Ca++-ATPase Partial Reactions in Cardialc and Skeletal Muscle. J. Biol. Chem. 255:1497-1503 , 1980.
Younkin, C., Petrie, R.H., Oxytocin: Its Use and Abuse. The Female Patient 13:114-124, 1988.
Younkin, C., Pelvic Inflammitory Disease: Treatment Options Reviewed. Hosp. Formulary 23:809-814, 1988.
Special Interests Osteoporosis