About Dr. LaFarra MD
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Dr. LaFarra Young is a triple board-certified pediatric pathologist who has practiced in the State of Mississippi for over ten years. She worked as the only board-certified pediatric pathologist in Mississippi from 2009-2013, creating a pediatric pathology resident rotation at UMMC and working with the Department of Pediatrics on Children’s cancer research. Dr. Young-Gaylor became the first African American Assistant Professor at UMMC with a dual appointment in the Departments of Pathology and Pediatrics in 2011. Dr. Young-Gaylor practices primarily in the field of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, including Laboratory Management.
As a health coach who uses food as medicine to control her own autoimmune disease, she empowers working moms to minimize stress and maximize time with quick, delicious healthy recipes and cooking demonstrations, nutritional supplements, web-based cooking classes, and Girl's Night Out Chews and Chat. Dr. LaFarra completed undergraduate studies at Tougaloo College, medical school at Boston University School of Medicine, and health coach studies at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. Picture She also is an active member of the Mississippi State Medical Association and Central Medical Society , serves as President for the Young Physicians Section, and is a member of the American Society of Clinical Pathology. |
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She is the recipient of many honors including the Mississippi Business Journal class of 2017 top 50 under 40, the Tougaloo College class of 2017 top 40 under 40, and an honoree of the American Cancer Society’s Best Dressed Jackson for 2017. Dr. Young-Gaylor is co-author of The Making of a Medical Mogul Volumes 2 and 3 and Chews to Be Happy: A Working Mother’s Interactive Guide for Disease and Weight Control.
Dr. Young-Gaylor is the mother to twin sons Benjamin and Joshua and daughter Alorya.
Dr. Young-Gaylor is the mother to twin sons Benjamin and Joshua and daughter Alorya.
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