Dr. Phillip K. Kwong M.D.
Orthopedist | Foot and Ankle Surgery
6801 Park Ter Los Angeles CA, 90045About
Dr. Phillip Kwong is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Kwong specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Kwong tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
Univ of Southern Ca Sch of Med, Los Angeles Ca 1972
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Validation of the Chinese-Cantonese version of the hospital anxiety and depression scale and comparison with the Hamilton Rating Scale of Depression.
- Technique for endoscopic hemostasis of a bleeding peptic ulcer in a gastrostomy patient.
- Psychiatric Morbidity in Chinese Adults with Type 1 Diabetes in Hong Kong.
- Prevalence of Psychiatric Morbidity in Chinese Subjects with Knee Osteoarthritis in a Hong Kong Orthopaedic Clinic.
- Plantar fasciitis. Mechanics and pathomechanics of treatment.
- The side-to-side flap technique in below-the-knee amputation with long stump.
- Applications of Doppler ultrasound to foot and ankle care.
- Magnetic resonance imaging of the foot and ankle.
- The Zung Self-rating Depression Scale: screening for depression among the Hong Kong Chinese elderly.
Fellowships
- Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
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