RichardGinlungChangMDMPH

Summary

• Dr. Chang is a Fellowship trained, Board certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) doctor, who specializes in Sports and Interventional Spine Medicine. A Brooklyn native, Dr. Chang is an alumnus of Brooklyn College's BA/MD and Macaulay Honors College programs, majoring in Sociology with honors and a Phi Beta Kappa member. His physiatry residency was completed at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, where he had the honor of serving as Chief Resident in his last year. Prior to this, he completed his preliminary internal medicine year at Maimonides Medical Center. Dr. Chang went on to complete his fellowship training in Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery. During his fellowship year, he served as team physician to St. John's and St. Peter's Universities. He continues to serve as ringside physician for USA Boxing, NY State Athletic Commission, and provides coverage of NYRR marathon events.
  
  His goal is to restore patients' maximum function, to decrease pain, and improve their quality of life through a detailed, comprehensive physical exam and diagnosis, combined with targeted exercise, physical therapy, or rehabilitation, with adjunct non-surgical treatments.
  In his leisure time, Dr. Chang enjoys drawing, meditation, practicing kung-fu, archery, and is an avid movie watcher.
  
  Dr. Chang specializes in non-operative athletic injuries, arthritis and tendonitis conditions, interventional spine, musculoskeletal ultrasound, and platelet rich plasma injections. He maintains active involvement in research and teaching. He has served as Northeast Delegate to the Resident-Fellow Council of the Association of Academic Physiatrists and Vice President, Medical Student Outreach, and IT Manager positions to the NY Society of PM&R's (NYSPMR) Resident Council. He is still actively involved in these organizations, and is also a member of AAPM&R, Spine Intervention Society, AMSSM, AIUM, and AAP.