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988095 Nebraska Medical CtrOmaha, NE 68198
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Summary
- I am a board-certified internal medicine physician practicing primary care in Omaha, Nebraska. I am also an author of young adult and adult fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. My books include A BEAUTIFUL POISON (Lake Union Publishing), THE NOVEMBER GIRL (Entangled/Macmillan), CONTROL (Penguin Random House), and QUACKERY: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything (Workman Publishing). My upcoming books include the YA novel TOXIC (Nov 2018, Entangled/Macmillan) and THE IMPOSSIBLE GIRL (Sept 2018, Lake Union Publishing). My poetry and essays have appeared in JAMA, the Annals of Internal Medicine, Canadian Medical Association Journal, and the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Education & Training
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2002- New York University School of MedicineClass of 1998
Columbia UniversityBA, Biology/Premed/English Literature, 1989 - 1993
Certifications & Licensure
NE State Medical License 2006 - 2026
IA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
NY State Medical License 1999 - 2006
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Nebraska Book Award Nebraska Center for the Book, 2018
- Best Science Book of 2017 Science Friday, 2018
- Outstanding Dedication in Mentoring Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2017
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Let's move our next generation of patients toward healthy behaviors.Phyllis A. Nsiah-Kumi, Lydia Y Kang, Jennifer R Parker
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. 2012-04-17 - An infinite fraction.Lydia Y Kang
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2010-07-01 - Poetry: They were beautiful once.Lydia Y Kang
CMAJ. 2009-10-27
Authored Content
- A Brief History of Eating HumansJune 2018
- A Brief History of Eating HumansJune 2018
Press Mentions
Dr. Suh to Open New McGoogan Speaker SeriesFebruary 10th, 2021- ‘Health Care Works Are Exhausted,’ UNMC Letter Receives 2k+ SignaturesNovember 18th, 2020
Publishers Snap up Coronavirus Books, from Covid-19 Case Studies to Pandemic PoetryMay 18th, 2020- Join now to see all
External Links
- Websitehttp://lydiakang.com
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