Dr. Lana Kang, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

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Dr. Kang practices Orthopedic Surgery in New York, New York.

Physician Profile for Dr. Lana Kang, MD

Address:: 535 East 70th Street; New York, NY 10021

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:

Female

Years Since Graduation: 11

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

Five-Star Doctor at Hospital for Special Surgery in Hip and Knee Surgery.

Five-Star Doctor at Hospital for Special Surgery in Spine Surgery.

Five-Star Doctor at New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens in Hip and Knee Surgery.

HealthGrades Five-Star Doctors are affiliated with a hospital that is highly rated by HealthGrades; are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.

Professional Appointments:

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

Professional Affiliations/Memberships:

American Society of Surgery of the Hand

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

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 Interests:

Hand & Upper Extremity Trauma, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Tendinitis & Arthritis, Overuse & Work-related Conditions

Experience / Training

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 2009 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: 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 11/22/2009.
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. Lana Kang, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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