Alana Munger MD
Musculoskeletal Oncology/Cancer
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Orthopedics, Department of Surgery
1500 E Duarte RdDuarte, CA 91010
Overview of Dr. Munger
I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. I played soccer throughout my childhood and was recruited to play at UCLA. In my final season at UCLA, I was a member of the 2013 NCAA Division National Championship Team, which was the 110th NCAA national title for UCLA and the 1st for the women’s soccer program. I then went across town to go to medical school at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Upon my graduation from medical school, I received the American Medical Women’s Association Janet M. Glasgow Achievement Certificate, presented to women who graduate in the top 10% of their class. I then continued to travel east to attend Yale University for my orthopaedic residency. During my residency training, I created and am currently the host of the She Can Fix It Podcast - a podcast that highlights and empowers the women of orthopaedic surgery. I also created and was the host of the first season of the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS) podcast. I was also a producer of the 2nd season of the RJOS podcast. Following my residency education, I traveled to Houston, Texas to complete a one-year Musculoskeletal Oncology fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. After completing my fellowship at MD Anderson, I traveled back to Los Angeles and an am currently an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of Orthopedics in the Department of Surgery at City of Hope. I have numerous publications and am active in research in the realm of musculoskeletal oncology as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion within the field of orthopaedic surgery.
Education & Training
University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Musculoskeletal Oncology, 2023 - 2024
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2018 - 2023
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 2018
University of California - Los AngelesB.S., Physiological Science, 2009 - 2013
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
CT State Medical License 2018 - 2023
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 12 citationsBiomechanical restoration of metastatic cancer-induced peri-acetabular bone defects by ablation-osteoplasty-reinforcement-internal fixation technique (AORIF): To screw...Montana T Morris, Kareme D Alder, Alexander Moushey, Alana M Munger, Kenneth Milligan
Clinical Biomechanics. 2022-02-01 - Rare Presentation of Rosai-Dorfman Disease in Soft Tissue: Diagnostic Findings and Surgical Treatment.Niteesha Betini, Alana M Munger, Douglas Rottmann, Andrew Haims, José Costa
Case Reports in Surgery. 2022-01-01 - 5 citationsChondrosarcoma patient characteristics, management, and outcomes based on over 5,000 cases from the National Cancer Database (NCDB).Taylor D Ottesen, Blake N Shultz, Alana M Munger, Michael Amick, Courtney S Toombs
Plos One. 2022-01-01
Press Mentions
Second-Year Resident Launches Podcast to Highlight the Impact of Women in OrthopaedicsSeptember 11th, 2019
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