WakendaKachinaTylerMDMPH

Musculoskeletal Oncology/Cancer, Orthopedic Trauma, Pediatric Orthopedics

Associate Professor, Division Chief of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Department of ORTHOPAEDIC Surgery. Columbia University Medical Center

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Overview of Dr. Tyler

Dr. Wakenda Tyler is an orthopedic surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital, Morgan Stanley Childrens Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian, NewYork-Presbyterian/Allen Hospital, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She received her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has been in practice 23 years. Dr. Tyler accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 403 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 102 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center who specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery. She has more than 30 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
622 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
Book by Phone+1(229) 321-4437

Education & Training

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Musculoskeletal Oncology, 2007 - 2009
Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2002 - 2007
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2020 - Present
NY State Medical License 2003 - 2025
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012

Clinical Trials

Computer-Assisted Fixation of Trochanteric Femur Fractures Start of enrollment: 2021 Jan 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Reconstructive approaches to oncologic upper and lower extremity resection in pediatric populations: A retrospective NSQIP-P analysis of 428 patients.
Dylan K Kim, Kathleen Gu, Wakenda K Tyler, Christine H Rohde, Jarrod T Bogue
Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 2025-01-26
1 citations
Socioeconomic disparities in reception of limb-sparing surgery versus amputation for lower extremity sarcoma.
Dylan K Kim, Kevin Kuonqui, David Dugue, Wakenda K Tyler, Jarrod T Bogue
Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 2024-12-01
Optimizing Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Among an Underserved Population: Lessons Learned From a Quality-Improvement Initiative.
Mouhanad M El-Othmani, Kyle McCormick, Winnie Xu, Thomas Hickernell, Nana O Sarpong
Arthroplasty Today. 2024-08-01

Press Mentions

Inequity in Care: Orthopedics, Cancer, and BeyondJanuary 6th, 2022
145 Orthopedic Surgeons on the Move in 2017 FeaturedJanuary 2nd, 2018
290: Treating Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors - Dr. Wakenda TylerJuly 29th, 2015

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Excellus BCBS BluePPO
First Health PPO
GHI PPO
MagnaCare PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
MVP Healthcare HMO
MVP Healthcare PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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