Associate Professor, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Yale University School of Medicine

Orthopaedic Surgery

Peter Whang is an expert in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He attended Duke University School of Medicine. Duke University School of Medicine is a top medical university. Duke University School of Medicine is ranked 8 in research and 29 in primary care medicine He over the years received 3 awards: "Regional Top Doctor", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow". Peter Whang is also a published physician. He has 52 publication published. The most recent publication is: Superion() InterSpinous Spacer for treatment of moderate degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: durable three-year results of a randomized controlled trial. He accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• Evidence-based recommendations for Spine surgery.
• Comparison of axial and anterior interbody fusions of the L5-s1 segment: a retrospective cohort analysis.
• Evidence Based Recommendations for Spine Surgery.
• Mitigating adverse event reporting bias in Spine surgery.
• Complications associated with the use of the recombinant human bone morphogenetic proteins for posterior interbody fusions of the lumbar Spine.
• The Efficacies of Two Ceramic Bone Graft Extenders for Promoting Spinal Fusion in a Rabbit Bone Paucity Model.
• Oblique radiographs compared favorably with computed tomography images in assessing Cervical foraminal area.
• A novel technique for preparing an allograft fibula for use as a transsacral graft as treatment for high-grade spondylolisthesis.
• The development and evaluation of the subaxial injury classification scoring system for Cervical spine trauma.
• Cement Augmentation Of Refractory Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: Survivorship Analysis.
• The Effects of Three Different Types of Orthoses on the Range of Motion of the Lumbar Spine During Fifteen Activities of Daily Living.
• The Incidence of Noncontiguous Spinal Fractures and Other Traumatic Injuries Associated with Cervical Spine Fractures: A Ten Year Experience at an Academic Medical Cen...
• Pseudarthrosis following Lumbar interbody fusion using bone morphogenetic protein-2: intraoperative and histopathologic findings.
• Pitfalls in the publication of scientific literature: a road map to manage conflict of interest and other ethical challenges.
• Quantifying the variability of financial disclosure information reported by authors presenting at annual Spine conferences.
• The effect of rigid Cervical collar height on full, active, and functional range of motion during fifteen activities of daily living.
• Augmented demineralized bone matrix: a potential alternative for posterolateral Lumbar spinal fusion.
• Soft and rigid collars provide similar restriction in Cervical range of motion during fifteen activities of daily living.
• Normal functional range of motion of the lumbar Spine during 15 activities of daily living.
• Normal functional range of motion of the Cervical spine during 15 activities of daily living.
• Effects of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 on surgical infections in a rabbit posterolateral Lumbar fusion model.
• Radiation exposure from musculoskeletal computerized tomographic scans.
• Postoperative bracing after Spine surgery for degenerative conditions: a questionnaire study.
• The management of spinal injuries in patients with ankylosing spondylitis or diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: a comparison of treatment methods and clinical o...
• Which regions of the operating gown should be considered most sterile?
• Current trends in spinal arthroplasty: an assessment of surgeon practices and attitudes regarding Cervical and lumbar disk replacement.
• Coccydynia.
• Acute Cervical osteomyelitis and prevertebral abscess after routine tonsillectomy.
• Sterility of C-arm fluoroscopy during spinal surgery.
• Financial incentives for Lumbar surgery: a critical analysis of physician reimbursement for decompression and fusion procedures.
• The radiation exposure associated with Cervical and lumbar spine radiographs.
• Thoracolumbar Fractures: anterior decompression and interbody fusion.
• The safety and efficacy of OP-1 (rhBMP-7) as a replacement for iliac crest autograft for posterolateral Lumbar arthrodesis: minimum 4-year follow-up of a pilot study.
• Thoracolumbar Fracture: posterior instrumentation using distraction and ligamentotaxis reduction.
• The influence of Fracture mechanism and morphology on the reliability and validity of two novel thoracolumbar injury classification systems.
• The adoption of a new classification system: time-dependent variation in interobserver reliability of the thoracoLumbar injury severity score classification system.
• The effects of RANK blockade and osteoclast depletion in a model of pure osteoblastic prostate cancer metastasis in bone.
• Osteoinductivity of commercially available demineralized bone matrix. Preparations in a Spine fusion model.
• Bone graft substitutes for spinal fusion.
• Extended-duration low-molecular-weight heparin prophylaxis following total Joint arthroplasty.
• Low-molecular-weight herapin.
• Superion(®) InterSpinous Spacer for treatment of moderate Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: durable three-year results of a randomized controlled trial.
• Annotated bibliography of palliative care and end of life care.
• Quantifying the variability of financial Disclosure information reported by authors presenting research at multiple sports medicine conferences.
• The assessment of Cervical foramina with oblique radiographs: the effect of film angle on foraminal area.
• Substantial variation in the interpretation of financial Disclosure policies for orthopaedic society meetings.
• Gene and protein expressions of nitric oxide synthases in ischemia-reperfused peripheral Nerve of the rat.
• Effects of the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib on osteolytic human prostate cancer cell metastases.
• Clinical applications of BMP-7/OP-1 in Fractures, nonunions and spinal fusion.
• Evaluation of two novel thoracoLumbar trauma classification systems.
• Thoracolumbar Spine trauma classification: the Thoracolumbar Injury Classification and Severity Score system and case examples.

Schools

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• Duke University

• UCLA Med Center

Procedures Preformed

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• Disc Replacement
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Dural Repair or Other Spinal Spinal Cord Repair
• Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
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Conditions Treated

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• Ankle Fracture
• Ankle Sprain and Achilles Tendon Sprain or Rupture
• Arm Fracture (incl. Elbow and Shoulder)
• Ataxia
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Doctors Specialties

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• Orthopedic Surgery
• Orthopaedic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Regional Top Doctor
• CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
• Fellow

Education

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• UCLA Medical Center
• Duke University School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Yale-New Haven Hospital

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1457447468
NPPES Provider LastName		WHANG
NPPES Provider FirstName		PETER
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		065191369
NPPES Provider State		CT
Specialty Description		Orthopedic Surgery
Total Claim Count		376.0
Distinct Opioid Count		5.0
Opioid Claim Count		197.0
Percent Opioid Claims		52.39

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1457447468
Last Name Of The Provider	WHANG
First Name Of The Provider	PETER
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