Dr. Lana Kang, MD
Hand Surgeon
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| Dr. Kang practices Hand Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery. |
Physician Profile on Dr. Lana Kang, MD
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Personal Facts
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- Personal Facts:
- Female
- Years Since Graduation: 10
- Physician Website:
- http://www.hss.edu/physicians_kang-lana.asp
- Professional Appointments:
- American Society of Surgery of the Hand
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Professional Affiliations/Memberships:
- Hospital for Special Surgery, Assistant Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Clinical Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery
- New York Hospital, Queens, Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Publications:
- 2004, In vivo motion of the scaphotrapezio-trapezoid (STT) joint.
- 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.
- 2003, Manuel J. Patient compliance in wrong site surgery.
- 2001, Chronic plasma cell osteomyelitis of the humerus associated with Shigella and Flavobacterium.
- 2005, Fractures of the Femoral Shaft in Women’s College Lacrosse: A Report of Seven Cases and Review of the Literature.
- 2005, "Operative Treatment of Colles Fractures" in The Wrist: Diagnosis and Operative Treatment,
- 2005, "Peripheral Nerve Injury and Repair:
- 2007, Rupture of the Index Radial Collateral Ligament: Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment.
- 2007, Early outcome of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: A matched comparison with mini-open repair.
- 2007, Patients’ preoperative expectations predict the outcome of rotator cuff repair.
- 2006, Effect of medical comorbidity on self-assessed pain, function, and general health status after rotator cuff repair.
- 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 Interests:
- Hand & Upper Extremity Trauma|Carpal Tunnel Syndrome|Tendinitis & Arthritis|Overuse & Work-related Conditions
Experience / Training
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- Specialty:
- Orthopedic Surgery
- (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Lana Kang, MD is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery)
- Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2008 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.
- 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 School:
- Stanford University
Stanford, CA 1993
Disciplinary Actions
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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, MD as of 11/18/2008.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the pervious five years.
Malpractice History
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HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for
Dr. Lana
Kang, MD
in the states of .
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