Dr. Richard Kang, MD

Hand Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery

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Introduction

Patient/Medical Philosophy:
Peninsula Orthpaedic Associates, P.A. offers the most experienced and specialized orthopaedic care in the region. The sports medicine physicians at POA are the team physicians for the Delmarva Shorebirds, Salisbury University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Wicomico County high schools as well as other area schools. POA is one of only two Cartilage Restoration Centers in the tri-state area designated by Genzyme Biosurgery and the busiest in the Mid-Atlantic States offering cartilage transplantation and transfers, meniscus (torn cartilage) replacement, and other advanced procedures.
If you have an arthritic joint, the physicians at POA performed over 500 total joint replacements last year alone. POA physicians not only have the most experience in standard total hip and knee replacements and revisions but also perform minimally invasive (small incision) replacements.
For shoulder conditions, our physicians have the most experience in total shoulder replacements in the area and are the first to offer Reverse Total Shoulders for those people without a functioning rotator cuff. For other shoulder conditions, POA physicians are the first in the region to perform totally arthroscopic repairs and no one has done more of these cases.
POA also offers advanced treatment of other conditions including spine and upper extremity disorders by physicians who are fellowship trained in these areas giving them vast experience.

Personal Facts:: Male; Years Since Graduation: 15; Practice Member Since: 2001.
Awards and Honors:: 1998; Marshall R. Urist Young Investigator Award; 1998; C. Gordon Van Arman Award, Third Place; 1997; The American Orthopaedic Association-Zimmer Travel Award for Orthopaedic Residents; 1995; The Eastern Orthopaedic Association Resident/Fellow Award; 1995; The American Orthopaedic Association-Zimmer Travel Award, Alternate; 1993; Alpha Omega Alpha; 1989; Magna Cum Laude; 1987; Rufus Choate Scholar; 1991; Big Brother of the Year
Publications:: 2005 Gene Transfer to human joints: progress toward a gene therapy of arthritis Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; 2002 Fracture dislocations of the proximal interphalangeal joint. Journal of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand 2(2):47-59; 2002 Humeral nonunion associated with metallosis secondary to use of a titanium flexible humeral intramedullary nail. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 84-A(12): 2266-2269; 2002 Management of flexor tendon sheath ganglia: a cost analysis. Journal of Hand Surgery 27-A(4): 586-590
Professional Interests:: Hand Surgery; Upper Extremity Surgery; Microvascular Surgery

Physician Performs:: Hand surgery

Experience/Training

Specialties^*

Hand Surgery
(HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Kang is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic 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:: Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, CT, 1993

Internship:: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA, 1994

Residency:: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA, 2000

Fellowship:: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA, 1996
Hand Surgery Specialists, Inc. Cincinnati, OH, 2001

Undergraduate University:: Dartmouth College Hanover, NH, 1989

Performance

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Hand surgery	—

Disciplinary Actions*

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. Richard Kang as of 04/28/2008
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History

HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Richard 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.

Patient Experience**

Practice Information

Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates, P.A.

http://www.peninsulaortho.com

Description of practice:: Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates was founded in 1952 by the late Dr. Frank Poole, as the first orthopaedic practice on the Eastern Shore in Salisbury. Today our practice consists of ten orthopaedic surgeons, one certified registered nurse practitioner, four physician assistants, x-ray technologists, and an office staff who look forward to assist in meeting the needs of our patients. Our practice offers the latest discoveries in orthopaedics and a wide range of services providing the best and most efficient care.