BrianYangMD

Hand Surgery

Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Fellow

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Dr. Brian Yang is an orthopaedic surgeon based in Palo Alto, CA, specializing in hand surgery. He completed his medical degree with honors at Harvard Medical School and a BA in Neurobiology summa cum laude at Harvard University. Dr. Yang completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery and is currently pursuing a fellowship in Hand Surgery at Stanford University. His research has been published in various journals, including The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Journal of Hand Surgery and Journal of Arthroplasty, covering topics such as scapholunate dissociation and brachial plexus injuries.

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 2024 - 2025
Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2019 - 2024
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2019, MD, Honors in a Special Field
Harvard UniversityBA, Neurobiology, Summa cum laude, 2009 - 2013

PubMed

1 citations
Referral Patterns Associated With Delayed Care for Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injuries.
Brian W Yang, Rafa Rahman, Casey Urban, Christian Victoria, Steve K Lee
The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2025-01-01
Quality of ChatGPT Responses to Frequently Asked Questions in Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery.
Troy B Amen, Kaveh A Torabian, Tejas Subramanian, Brian W Yang, Adriana Liimakka
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open. 2024-05-01
2 citations
One-Year Outcomes of the Anatomical Front and Back Reconstruction for Scapholunate Dissociation.
Heather S Haeberle, Christopher J DeFrancesco, Brian W Yang, Christian Victoria, Scott W Wolfe
The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2024-04-01

Journal Articles

Intraneural ganglion cyst of the peroneal nerve at the lateral knee: A case report and literature review
Morena J, Yang B, Lee S, Paul D, Leung D, RRNMF Neuromuscular Journal, 9/15/2023