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Office
Federal North Medical Office Building
1307 Federal St, 2nd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15212Phone+1 412-359-8098Fax+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 EducationFellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 2006 - 2007
- UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2000 - 2005
- Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 2000
- Harvard School of Public HealthMPH, Family & Community Health, Health Policy & Management Focus, 1998 - 1999
- Harvard UniversityB.A., Advanced Standing Graduate in Biochemical Sciences, 1991 - 1995
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 2001 - 2024
- NY State Medical License 2007 - 2020
- 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
- 31 citationsAnatomy, Etiology, and Management of Scapular Winging.Jacob T. Didesch, Peter Tang
The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2019-04-01 - 34 citationsCarpal Tunnel Syndrome and Distal Radius FracturesDavid Pope, Peter Tang
Hand Clinics. 2018-02-01 - 9 citationsProspective Analysis of Hand Infection Rates in Elective Soft Tissue Procedures of the Hand: The Role of Preoperative AntibioticsHenrik C. Bäcker, Christina E Freibott, Danielle Wilbur, Peter Tang, Richard Barth
Hand. 2021-01-01
Journal Articles
- Anatomy, Etiology, and Management of Scapular WingingDidesch 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 BiomechanicsTang 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 RegenerationTang 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 RegenerationTang 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 TraumaLee SK, Tang P, Orthopaedic Knowledge Update, AAOS, 1/1/2013
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Lectures
- Hand Fractures: Best Practices in 2014Naples, FL - 10/11/2014
- Simple to Complex Injuries About the ElbowNaples, FL - 10/11/2014
- Congenital Hand Anomalies - Syndactyly, Polydactyly, and MacrodactylyAllegheny 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 PresentationKonopka 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 InjuriesTang P, Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Injuries
1/1/2010
External Links
- The Blocking Flap for Ulnar Nerve Instability After In Situ Release: Technique and a Grading System of Ulnar Nerve Instability to Guide Treatmenthttp://journals.lww.com/techhandsurg/Pages/ArticleViewer.aspx?year=2017&issue=12000&article=00004&type=Fulltext
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