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James Kang is an AI entrepreneur and former Singapore Government CIO. He spearheaded the national masterplan to transform Singapore to become the world’s first Smart Nation and...
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James Kang is an entrepreneur and former Singapore Government CIO. He spearheaded the national masterplan to transform Singapore to become the world’s first Smart Nation and propelled Singapore to the top in global e-Government rankings for several years.
Dr. James Kang is the 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.
James D. Kang, MD is the Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and The Thornhill Family Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School.
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“I want to promote interdisciplinary collaborations as a way to improve the care of our patients,” Dr. Kang said. “One example of this is our multidisciplinary Metastatic Spine Tumor Board which is very unique in this country. It was originally inspired by one of our faculty, Dr. Mitchel Harris, and involves orthopaedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, rad...
“I would like to raise the bar in terms of basic science research with the goal of fostering translational innovations in orthopaedic surgery that will shape how patients are treated in the future,” he said. “I am going to key in heavily on innovation, starting at the basic science level and will no doubt require a close working partnership between...
“As we move toward value-based medicine, we must continue to do everything we can to maintain the high quality of care that we are already providing, but also do it in a cost-effective manner,” he said. “This implies that we surgeons need to be acutely aware of the costs associated with the care that is provided. As a major push for the Department,...
“At BWH there is a unique opportunity to make a positive impact and to guide strategic changes for the future,” said Dr. Kang. “Dr. Thornhill built an outstanding clinical orthopaedic program here at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. My goal is to take what he has built and continue to raise the bar in every aspect of academic medicine.”
Dr. James Kang is the new leader of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he aims to promote interdisciplinary collaborations, basic science research, and value-based medicine. He is an expert on intervertebral disc degeneration and tissue-engineering and regeneration.
James Kang is the Chair and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Brigham Health and Harvard Medical School. He has a degree from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and is a member of AOA.
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