Peter G. Whang, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Departments & Organizations
Yale Medical Group
Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation: Fracture Problems | Spine Service (Orthopaedics)
Research Interests
Biology of spinal fusion; bone graft substitutes; Emerging technologies for spinal surgery; Motion-sparing/nonfusion techniques for spinal fusion; Evidence-based medicine more...
Education
- B.A., Harvard College, 1995
- M.D., Duke University, 1999
Selected Publications
- Whang PG, Simpson AK, Rechtine G, et al. Current trends in spinal arthroplasty: an assessment of surgeon practices and attitudes regarding cervical and lumbar disk replacement. J Spinal Disord Tech 2009;22:26-33.
- Whang PG, O’Hara BJ, Ratliff J, et al. Pseudarthrosis following lumbar interbody fusion using bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2): intraoperative and histopathologic findings. Orthopedics 2008;31:1031.
- Whang PG, Lim MR, Sasso RC, et al. Financial incentives for lumbar surgery: a critical analysis of physician reimbursement for decompression and fusion. J Spinal Disord Tech 2008;21:381-6.
