James D. Kang MD

Dr. James Kang is the new Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) who specializes in spinal surgery. He is board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery and recently completed his recertification. Dr. Kang graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a Chemical Engineering degree in 1982 which was followed by a medical degree at the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine in 1986.
He then completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1992 followed by a Spine Surgery fellowship at Case Western Reserve University in 1993. He joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, then later promoted to full Professor, and UPMC Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery in 2007. He held this position until 2015 when he was named Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at BWH.