David Sung Kwon MD

Bone Imaging/Musculoskeletal

Physician

Melrose-Wakefield Hospital585 Lebanon StMelrose, MA 02176

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Education & Training

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Musculoskeletal Imaging, 1998 - 1999
UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1994 - 1998
University of Rochester Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1994
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 1993

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Certifications & Licensure

HI State Medical License 2017 - 2028
CA State Medical License 1997 - 2027
MA State Medical License 1997 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2017 - 2020
American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Intro to Research American Roentgen Ray Society, 1996
Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award Radiological Society of North America, 1996
United Healthcare Scholar 1990

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

24 citations
Physiologic subperiosteal new bone formation: prevalence, distribution, and thickness in neonates and infants.
David S. Kwon, Melissa R. Spevak, Kenneth E. Fletcher, Paul K. Kleinman
AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2002-10-01

Books/Book Chapters

The Radiology of Orthopedic Implants
Chapter: Musculoskeletal Imaging and Interventions
Page 1 - 20Andrew Freiberg, MDMosby, St. LouisEdition 1st,2001
Diagnostic Imaging of Child Abuse
Chapter: Differential Diagnosis IV: Normal Variants
Page 225 - 236Paul Kleinman, MDMosby, St. LouisEdition 2nd,1998

Abstracts/Posters

Subperiosteal New Bone Formation in the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Kwon DS, Spevak M, Kleinman P, Nimkin K, Rayder S, Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL, 12/1997
CT Evaluation of Inguinal Hernias: Incidence and Utility
Kwon DS, Davidoff A, Choi JC, Roychowdury A, Counihan T, Silva WE, Colby JM, Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL, 11/1995
Clinical- Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation of White Matter Abnormalities in AIDS Patients
Tenreiro-Picon OR, Ragland RL, Knorr JR, Kamath SV, Iannone JP, Kwon DS, Smith TW, Recht LD, American Society for Neuroradiology, Chicago, IL, 5/1995

Committees

Member at Large, Board of Directors 2022 - Present
Chair, Remote work and Work-Life Balance Committee 2021 - Present
Former Chair, Onboarding Committee 2021 - Present
Committee member, Peer Review Committee 2021 - Present
Director, Melrose-Wakefield Hospital Ambulatory and Emergency Radiology 2020 - Present