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Wing K. Chang, MD |
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Introduction
Wing K. Chang, MD, joined Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic in 2004.
Special Interest
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Interventional spine/pain injections, EMG/NCS, Non-operative spine and sports medicine, Pain management, Medical acupuncture
Education and Training
Dr. Chang earned his BA/MD degree in an accelerated 7-year combined program with Brooklyn College and State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn in 1993. He completed an Internship in General Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center in 1994. After that, Dr. Chang completed his residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in 2000, at the prestigious Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Chang completed a Clinical Orthopaedic Fellowship at Boston University Medical Center where he received additional specialty training in orthopaedic surgery. He was also the assistant team physician for Boston University and University of Massachusetts athletics. He also completed a Musculoskeletal Spine Fellowship at the University of Michigan in 2001. There, he received specialty training in spine and musculoskeletal diagnostics and therapeutics, including interventional spine and extremity injections, advanced electrodiagnostic techniques, manual medicine, functional restoration and multidisciplinary spine rehabilitation. Dr. Chang has also presented numerous research projects at the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation national meetings and continues to be active in research, authoring publications and lecturing.
Board Certification and Work Experience
He is Board Certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is also Board Certified in Pain Medicine. Prior to joining Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic, Dr. Chang was in private practice in New York. He specialized in spine and pain management and interventions, EMG/NCV, and was an assistant team physician for Yonkers high school football and Manhattanville college athletics. Dr. Chang also practices medical acupuncture as an adjunct to many other pain management techniques he uses to care for his patients.
Awards
Selected "America's Top Physicians" by the Consumers' Research Council of America,
Guide To America's TOP PHYSICIANS, 2003 edition
Patient Population
Dr. Chang's prime focus is the restoration of function. He cares for patients with acute and chronic pain, neck and back pain, radiculopathy, pinched nerves, tendonitis, arthritis and fibromyalgia. When indicated, he employs electrodiagnostic testing (EMG/NCV), physical diagnostics and various imaging studies. Each patient undergoes an individualized rehabilitation program in order to achieve his or her maximal functional potential. His goal is to expedite the restoration of function to enable the patient to participate in gainful employment, take part in recreational sports and enjoy a quality life with family and friends. He employs a multi-modal approach to the patient's symptoms. Some of his services include, but are not limited to:
- Pharmacologic medication treatment
- Manual therapy
- Epidural steroid injections
- Paravertebral facet joint injections
- Sacro-iliac joint injections
- Trigger point injections
- Selective nerve blocks
- Peripheral joint injections
- Electrodiagnostic testing (EMG/NCV)
- Acupuncture/electro-acupuncture
- Intradiscal Electrothermal therapy (IDET)
Professional Affiliations
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports, and Occupational Rehabilitation
Patient Education
POC offers its own multimedia patient education section consisting of several libraries to provide education information to our patients. Click here to go to our multimedia patient education page.
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