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Introduction

Personal Facts:

Female

Years Since Graduation: 10

Physician Website:

http://www.hss.edu/physicians_kang-lana.asp

Awards and Honors:

2005  

inSCOPE Orthopaedic Fellowship

2004  

Brown University Heffenreffer Research Award

2002  

OREF Resident Research Grant Recipient

1991,1993  

NCAA Division I All-American

1992  

Stanford University Research Grant

Professional
Appointments:

Assistant Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery

Clinical Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, New York Hospital, Queens

Publications:

2004 In vivo motion of the scaphotrapezio-trapezoid (STT) joint. J Biomech

2004 Tashjian R, Henn R, Kang L, Green A. The effect of comorbidity on self-assessed function in patients with a chronic rotator cuff tear. J Bone Jt Surg

2003 Manuel J. Patient compliance in wrong site surgery. J Bone Jt Surg

2001 Chronic plasma cell osteomyelitis of the humerus associated with Shigella and Flavobacterium. J of Shoulder & Elbow Surg.

2005 Fractures of the Femoral Shaft in Women’s College Lacrosse: A Report of Seven Cases and Review of the Literature. Br J Sports Med, 2005.

2005 "Operative Treatment of Colles Fractures" in The Wrist: Diagnosis and Operative Treatment, 2nd Edition, Rochester, MN: The Mayo Clinic Press

2005 "Peripheral Nerve Injury and Repair: in The Liverpool Book of Orthopaedics1st Edition, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

2007 Rupture of the Index Radial Collateral Ligament: Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment. J Hand Surg

2007 Early outcome of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: A matched comparison with mini-open repair. J Arth Rel Surgery

2007 Patients’ preoperative expectations predict the outcome of rotator cuff repair. JBJS

2006 Effect of medical comorbidity on self-assessed pain, function, and general health status after rotator cuff repair. JBJS

Professional Affiliations/
Memberships:

American Society of Surgery of the Hand

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Professional Interests:

Hand & Upper Extremity Trauma

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Tendinitis & Arthritis

Overuse & Work-related Conditions

Provides Patients with
Access to a Nurse:

No

Experience/Training

Specialties^*

Hand Surgery

Orthopedic Surgery (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Kang is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery)

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Medical School:

   University Of California, San Francisco, School Of Medicine San Francisco, CA, 1998

Internship:

   Brown University Medical School Providence, RI, 1999

Residency:

   Brown University Medical School Providence, RI, 2003

Fellowship:

   Brown University Medical School Providence, RI, 2004
   Hospital For Special Surgery New York, NY, 2005

Undergraduate University:

   Stanford University Stanford, CA, 1993

Participates in Clinical
Trials:

No

HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards. HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Lana Kang as of 04/28/2008
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Lana Kang in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Hospital for Special Surgery
 www.hss.edu

Description of practice:

Languages spoken by physicians in this practice:

Spanish

All physicians at this practice:

Shevaun M. Doyle, David Mayman, Matthew E. Cunningham, Andrew D. Pearle, Simon G. Ho, Vincenzo Castellano, Theodore T. Miller, Eric A. Bogner, Austin T. Fragomen, Li F. Foo, Gregory Saboeiro, Alexa B. Adams, Rebecca Demorest

Office Location: 

	Hospital for Special Surgery	View Contact Information
	535 East 70th Street (L Kang MD)	www.hss.edu
	New York, NY 10021	View Location Map
Office Information:    Physicians At This Office: Lana Kang

 

Affiliated Hospital

Hospital For Special Surgery

535 East 70th Street New York, NY 10021

Hospital For Special Surgery

Joint Replacement Excellence Award™ 2008 2007

Orthopedic Care Excellence Award™ 2006