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Peter Tang, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Pittsburgh, PA

PeterTangMDMPH, FAOA

Orthopaedic Surgery Pittsburgh, PA

Hand Surgery

Associate Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine

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  • Office

    Federal North Medical Office Building
    1307 Federal St, 2nd Floor
    Pittsburgh, PA 15212
    Phone+1 412-359-8098
    Fax+1 412-359-4988

Summary

  • Dr. Peter Tang is an orthopedic surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Allegheny General Hospital and West Penn Hospital. He received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College and has been in practice 17 years. He specializes in hand surgery and is experienced in brachial plexus injury, hand surgery, hand and wrist surgery, percutaneous dupuytren's contracture release, and shoulder trauma.

Education & Training

  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 2006 - 2007
  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2000 - 2005
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
    Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 2000
  • Harvard School of Public Health
    Harvard School of Public HealthMPH, Family & Community Health, Health Policy & Management Focus, 1998 - 1999
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityB.A., Advanced Standing Graduate in Biochemical Sciences, 1991 - 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2001 - 2024
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2007 - 2020
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2007 - 2017
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Surgery of the Hand

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • The Charles S. Neer, MD, Teacher of the Year Award The New York Orthopaedic Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, 2012
  • Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
  • Herbert Pardes Scholarship 2011
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Anatomy, Etiology, and Management of Scapular Winging  
    Didesch JT, Tang P, J Hand Surg Am. 2019;44(4):321-330., 4/2019
  • The Blocking Flap for Ulnar Nerve Instability After In-Situ Release: Technique and a Grading System of Ulnar Nerve Instability to Guide Treatment.  
    Tang P, Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, 12/2017
  • Scaphoid Excision and 4-Bone Arthrodesis Versus Proximal Row Carpectomy: A Comparison of Contact Biomechanics  
    Tang P, Wei DH, Ueba H, Gardner TR, Rosenwasser MP, J Hand Surg, 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • An Evaluation of Inflammation, Histology and Function in Nerve Regeneration
    Tang P, Nakamura K, Hoelllwarth J, Smith D, Kim P, Fallon B, Gorroochurn P, Lee FY, 69th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Boston, MA, 9/19/2014
  • An Evaluation of Inflammation, Histology and Function in Nerve Regeneration
    Tang P, Nakamura K, Smith D, Kim P, Fallon B, Gorroochurn P, Lee FY, Lee J, Cadet EC, 68th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, 2013; New Orleans, LA, 2014, 3/13/2014
  • Hand and Wrist Trauma
    Lee SK, Tang P, Orthopaedic Knowledge Update, AAOS, 1/1/2013
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Lectures

  • Hand Fractures: Best Practices in 2014 
    Naples, FL - 10/11/2014
  • Simple to Complex Injuries About the Elbow 
    Naples, FL - 10/11/2014
  • Congenital Hand Anomalies - Syndactyly, Polydactyly, and Macrodactyly 
    Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA - 4/23/2014
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Other

  • Does Capitate Morphology Affect the Contact Biomechanics of the Proximal Row Carpectomy Wrist?, E-Poster  Presentation 
    Konopka G, Swart E, Fujio K, Katcherian C, Raskolnikov D, Tang P, Do Intercarpal Ligament Injuries Predict Outcomes After Distal Radius Fractures?
    Boston, MA - 10/6/2010
  • Hand and Wrist Injuries 
    Tang P, Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Injuries
    1/1/2010