Overview of Dr. Yang I am a board certified orthopedic surgeon. I am currently chief of orthopedic surgery at Mount Sinai Queens Hospital. Previously, I spent 24 years as the head of orthopedics at Elmhurst Hospital a level 1 trauma center.
Education & Training New York University School of Medicine/NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1983 - 1987
Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital Internship, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1982 - 1983
New York University School of Medicine Class of 1982
Certifications & Licensure Awards, Honors, & Recognition Honorary Police Surgeon NYPD Publications & Presentations PubMed
A Practical Approach to Supratentorial Brain Malformations: What Radiologists Should Know.
Yang, E.,Chu, WCW.,Lee, E. Y.> ;Radiol. Clin. North Am.. 2017 Jun 12 Radiographic loss of contact between radial head fracture fragments is moderately reliable
Wendy E. Bruinsma, Thierry G. Guitton, David Ring, Kevin Eng, Vispi Jokhi, David O. Oloruntoba, Sanjev Jain, Parag Melvanki, Frede Frihagen, Iain McGraw, Philipp Lenzl...> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2014 Apr 8 Gotfried percutaneous compression plating compared with sliding hip screw fixation of intertrochanteric hip fractures: a prospective randomized study.
Edward C. Yang, Sheeraz A. Qureshi, Shawn Trokhan, David Joseph> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2011 May 18 Surgical Versus Nonsurgical Treatment of the SE4-equivalent Ankle Fracture: A Retrospective Functional Outcome Study
Edward C. Yang, Yangguan Wu, Job Dorcil> ;Orthopedics. 2011 Apr 1 Minimally invasive treatment of intertrochanteric hip fractures with the Gotfried percutaneous compression plate.
Edward C. Yang, Sergai N. Delamora> ;Orthopedics. 2008 Jan 1 New concepts in pertrochanteric hip fracture treatment.
Edward C. Yang> ;Orthopedics. 2006 Nov 1 Early versus delayed fixation of isolated closed femur fractures in an urban trauma center.
Mark Sprague, Edward C. Yang> ;Bulletin. 2004 Jan 1 Treatment of isolated type I open fractures: is emergent operative debridement necessary?
Edward C. Yang, Jesse Eisler> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2003 May 1 Upper extremity deep venous thrombosis following antegrade femoral nailing: case report and venographic study of operative positioning.
Roger Cornwall, Edward C. Yang> ;Orthopedics. 2002 Dec 1 Initial Treatment of Traumatic Hip Dislocations in the Adult
Edward C. Yang, Roger Cornwall> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2000 Aug 1 Complete closed posterior talus dislocation without fracture.
Bruce E Katz, Edward C. Yang> ;Orthopedics. 2000 Aug 1 Treatment of type II and type III open tibia fractures in children.
Craig S. Bartlett, Lon S. Weiner, Edward C. Yang> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 1997 Jul 1 The use of an anterior incision of the meniscus for exposure of tibial plateau fractures requiring open reduction and internal fixation.
Evan H. Karas, Lon S. Weiner, Edward C. Yang> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 1996 Jan 1 Metaphyseal dissociation fractures of the proximal tibia. An analysis of treatment and complications.
Edward C. Yang, Lon S. Weiner, Elton Strauss, E Sedlin, M Kelley, J Raphael> ;American Journal of Orthopedics. 1995 Sep 1 The Use of Combination Internal Fixation and Hybrid External Fixation in Severe Proximal Tibia Fractures
L S Weiner, M. Kelley, Edward C. Yang, J. Steuer, N. Watnick, M. Evans, M. Bergman> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 1995 Jun 1 Gunshot wounds to the forearm.
Michael Hahn, Elton Strauss, Edward C. Yang> ;The Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 1995 Jan 1 Timing of internal fixation in low-velocity extremity gunshot fractures.
Robert W. Molinari, Edward C. Yang, Elton Strauss, Thomas A. Einhorn> ;Contemporary Orthopaedics. 1994 Nov 1 Collapse of intertrochanteric hip fractures fixed with sliding screws.
J. A. Bendo, L. S. Weiner, Elton Strauss, Edward C. Yang> ;Orthopaedic Review. 1994 Aug 1 Pilon fractures: treatment with combined internal and external fixation.
Paul Tornetta, Lon S. Weiner, M. Bergman, Neil Watnik, Jeff Steuer, M. Kelley, Edward C. Yang> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 1993 Jan 1 Inserting distal screws into interlocking IM nails.
Edward C. Yang> ;Orthopaedic Review. 1992 Jun 1 The Thurstan-Holland fragment.
M Seckler, Edward C. Yang> ;Orthopaedic Review. 1992 May 1 Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a causative agent of cervical osteomyelitis. Case report and review of the literature.
Edward C. Yang, Michael G. Neuwirth> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 1988 Jun 1 Join now to see all Insurance Accepted BCBS Blue Card PPO
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New York University School of Medicine/NYU Langone Orthopedic HospitalResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1983 - 1987
Mount Sinai Beth Israel HospitalInternship, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1982 - 1983
CA State Medical License 1985 - Present
NY State Medical License 1983 - 2025
The Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, New York
Mount Sinai Hospital of QueensAstoria, New York
