Board Certified, Orthopaedic Surgery

BSc, 1993, Stanford University, Stanford, California, US

Brown University Medical School, General Surgery, Providence, Rhode Island, US, 1999

Brown University Medical School, Orthopaedic Surgery, Providence, Rhode Island, US, 2003

Brown University Medical School, Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery, Providence, Rhode Island, US, 2004

Hospital for Special Surgery, Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery, New York, US, 2005

Hand & Upper Extremity Trauma

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Tendinitis & Arthritis

Overuse & Work-related Conditions

2005 inSCOPE Orthopaedic Fellowship

2004 Brown University Heffenreffer Research Award

2002 OREF Resident Research Grant Recipient

1993 & 1991 NCAA Division I All-American

1992 Stanford University Research Grant

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Member

American Society of Surgery of the Hand, Member

Sonenblum S, Kang L, Akelman E, Crisco JJ. In vivo motion of the scaphotrapezio-trapezoid (STT) joint. J Biomech 2004; 37: 645-652.

Kang L, Millett PJ, Mezera K, Weiland A. Chronic plasma cell osteomyelitis of the humerus associated with Shigella and Flavobacterium. J of Shoulder & Elbow Surg 2001, 10: 292-4

Kang L, DiGiovanni CW, Manuel J. Patient compliance in wrong site surgery. J Bone Jt Surg 2003 85: 815-819.

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 2004 86: 355-362.

Kang L, Belcher D, Hulstyn MJ. 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.

Kang L, Rosen A, Potter H, Weiland AJ. Rupture of the Index Radial Collateral Ligament: Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment.  J Hand Surg, 2007; 32A(6): 789-794.

Kang L, Henn RF, Tashjian RZ, Green A.  Early outcome of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair:  A matched comparison with mini-open repair. J Arth Rel Surgery, 2007; 23(6):  573-582.

Henn RF, Kang L, Tashjian RZ, Green A.  Patients’ preoperative expectations predict the outcome of rotator cuff repair.  JBJS 2007;89A:1913-1919.

Tashjian RZ, Henn RF, Kang L, Green A.  Effect of medical comorbidity on self-assessed pain, function, and general health status after rotator cuff repair. JBJS 2006 Mar;88(3):536-40.

Kang L, Weiland AJ. Operative Treatment of Colles Fractures. In: The Wrist: Diagnosis and Operative Treatment, 2nd Edition, Rochester, MN: The Mayo Clinic Press, 2005.

Kuo C, Kang L, Wolfe SW. Peripheral Nerve Injury and Repair.In: The Liverpool Book of Orthopaedics, 1st Edition, Liverpool, UK: The University of Liverpool, 2005.

Kang L, Wolfe SW. Scapholunate Instability: Open Repair and Dorsal Capsulodesis. In: Wrist and Elbow Reconstruction and Arthroscopy, Rosemont, IL: The Masters Book Publications, ASSH, 2006.

Kang L, Wolfe SW. Augmented External Fixation. In: Distal Radius Fractures: the Cutting Edge, Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, 2007.

Kang L, Rosen A, Weiland AJ.  Small Joint Arthritis & Arthroplasty. In: Plastics Secrets, ed. Weinzweig J. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, 2007.

Kang L, Henn R, Tashjian R, Green A. A comparison of short-term functional outcome of arthroscopic versus mini-open rotator cuff repair. The AAOS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2003.

Kang L, Trafton PG. The Incidence of Dropped Bone During Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery. Advanced AO Course in Fracture Fixation, San Francisco, CA, 2004.

Kang L, Henn R, Tashjian R, Green A. The effect of patient expectations on rotator cuff surgery outcome. The 9th International Congress on Surgery of the Shoulder Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2004.

Kang L, Weiss APC, Akelman E. Arthroscopic versus Open Ganglionectomy: Effect on Recurrence and Pain. The ASSH Annual Meeting, New York, NY, 2004.