Curriculum Vitae

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Syngil Steven Yang
Place of Birth:	New York, New York 1962
Education:	Harvard University School of Public Health 1989 Boston, Massachusetts Master of Public Health Dept of Health Policy and Management Duke University School of Medicine 1988 Durham, North Carolina Doctor of Medicine Engel Society Yale University 1984 New Haven, CT Bachelor of Science Chairman/Publisher, Yale Scientific magazine Aurelian Honor Society Horace Greeley High School 1980 Chappaqua, New York
Postgraduate Education:	Fellowship Hand, Upper Extremity, and Microvasular Surgery Hospital for Special Surgery Weill Cornell University Medical College New York, New York Residency Department of Orthopedic Surgery Lenox Hill Hospital New York University New York, New York Department of Orthopedic Surgery Boston Children's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts Internship Department of Surgery Lenox Hill Hospital New York, New York
Clinical/Academic Appointments:	Chief, Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Department of Orthopedic Surgery Lenox Hill Hospital New York, New York Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Orthopedic Surgery New York University School of Medicine - Hospital for Joint Diseases New York, New York Attending Staff Division of Hand Surgery New York Hospital Queens Queens, New York
Certification:	American Board of Orthopedic Surgery Certificate of Added Qualification Surgery of the Hand
Professional Associations:	American Society for Surgery of the Hand American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons American Medical Association New York Medical Society Performing Arts Medical Association Korean American Hand Club
Non-Clinical:	International Research Fellow The Rayne Institute, St. Thomas' Hospital London, England 1986-1987 Office of the Surgeon General U.S. Public Health Service Rockville, MD COSTEP, Commissioned Officer (0-1) US PHS Unit Commendation 1988 The Governor's Special Advisory Panel on Forensic Mental Health Boston, MA 1988-1989 Visiting Investigator forearm biomechanics UCLA Medical Center Biomechanics Laboratory Los Angeles, CA 1994 Joseph Boyes Award - American Society for Surgery of the Hand, R and F Conference, 1996 Maurice H. Cowen, MD Award for Excellence in Medical Education - Teaching Award - 2008
Personal:	Board of Directors - Korean American Community Foundation Stewardship Committee - Clinton United Methodist Church FAA - private pilot (single engine, land) US Sailing member - offshore yacht racing and cruising PADI certified scuba

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