Mount Sinai Queens Names New Orthopaedics Department Chief
The appointment was announced by Brian Radbill, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Vice-President of Medical Affairs at Mount Sinai Queens.
Edward C. Yang, MD, has been named Chief of Orthopaedics at Mount Sinai Queens. Dr. Yang, board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, had previously served as Regional Director of Orthopaedic Surgery at Elmhurst Hospital Center in the Queens Hospital Network. Dr. Yang is also a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The appointment was announced by Brian Radbill, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Vice-President of Medical Affairs at Mount Sinai Queens.
“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Yang to our staff at Mount Sinai Queens. He joins a strong team and will expand the capabilities we already have in this critically important surgical area,” said Caryn A. Schwab, Executive Director, Mount Sinai Queens.
Dr. Yang earned his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and completed his Orthopedic Surgery residency at NYU’s Hospital for Joint Diseases, Orthopedic Institute.
“I am especially excited to be part of the community that is Mount Sinai Queens,” said Dr. Yang. “There is a sense of family and that extra measure of caring one experiences in the community hospital that is so appealing to me, and that you don’t find in the larger hospital settings.”
Dr. Yang specializes in total joint replacement and fractures. He is particularly interested in geriatric trauma, especially hip fractures and is the author of numerous articles in peer-reviewed publications and is a much sought after speaker at national and international symposia. Dr. Yang is also an Honorary Police Surgeon for the New York City Police Department.
About Mount Sinai Queens
Mount Sinai Queens is a 235-bed licensed acute care facility, providing adult medical and surgical services, with a team of nearly 500 physicians representing close to 40 medical and surgical specialties and sub-specialties. A total of 35 languages are spoken among the physicians and staff; just one of the many ways that Mount Sinai Queens serves the needs of the culturally diverse population in our community. Mount Sinai Queen has an extensive program of community outreach that goes beyond simply informing and teaching. Through programs designed to empower people to take control of their health, Mount Sinai Queens hosts classes, screenings and activities throughout the community. Visit www.mshq.org/
About the Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, over 400 outpatient practices, nearly 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.
Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,300 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties.
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