Australia's Medibio Limited has announced the appointment of Dr Thomas R. Young, M.D. as the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Dr Thomas R. Young is a family physician with more than 40 years of medical experience. He is recognized as an innovator and thought leader in the fields of Consumer Directed Health Care and Behavioural Health.

Dr Young was the co-founder of Nview Behavioral Health and currently serves as the Chief medical Officer and board member. Nview is a leader in the provision of digital technology for the behavioral health space. Dr Young currently serves as the medical director for Port of Hope a non-profit substance use disorder clinic.

He served for six years as the Medical Director of Idaho Medicaid and Dr Young was also Chief Clinical / Medical Officer of Idaho Medicare QIO Qualis Health for nine years.

Previously, Dr Young served as Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Connextions Health, a Florida-based healthcare technology company that was acquired by Optum Health, a division of United Health Group.