Taper Corrosion in Total Hip Arthroplasty
Diagnosing adverse local tissue reactions and optimizing clinical treatment and outcomes
About Young-Min Kwon, MD, PhD
Young-Min Kwon, MD, PhD, FRACS, FRCS, FACS, FAOA, is the Vice Chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Kwon is the Director of the Bioengineering Laboratory and the Mass General Center for Tribocorrosion Evaluation & Treatment. Dr. Kwon is an accomplished surgeon, researcher and educator specializing in minimally invasive total hip and knee replacements and complex revision surgeries. Dr. Kwon's practice is dedicated to caring for patients who require hip and knee joint replacements.
Dr. Kwon earned his MD with Honors from the University of Sydney, Australia and completed his orthopaedic residency at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He completed his Fellowship in Adult Reconstructive Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and completed an additional Hip Reconstruction Fellowship at the Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland. He earned a PhD from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. He is board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery with the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS), the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS) and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS). He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA). He is an Active Member of The Hip Society and The Knee Society.
Dr. Kwon is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Sir John Irvine Hunter Prize in conjunction with the title of Prosector, the AOA Traveling Fellowship Award, the FRCS's Traveling Fellowship Award, the New Investigator Recognition Award from the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), the Kappa Delta Award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the John Charnley Award from The Hip Society.
Clinical Interests:
- Complex hip replacement
- Hip arthritis
- Hip arthroplasty
- Hip replacement
- Hip revision surgery
- Knee arthritis
- Knee replacement
- Knee revision surgery
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Minimally invasive total hip replacement
- Minimally invasive total knee replacement
- Total hip replacement
- Total joint replacement
- Total knee replacement
- Unicondylar arthroplasty
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Hip & Knee Replacement Service
55 Fruit Street
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Suite 3B
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-643-7436
Medical Education
- PhD, University of Oxford - Wadham College
- MD, University of Sydney School of Public Health
- Residency, Concord Hospital
- Residency, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Fellowship, Balgrist Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
Dr. Kwon is dedicated to investigating orthopaedic problems and finding solutions that achieve the best outcome for his patients. He has more than 180 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Kwon's expertise in hip and knee replacements is recognized with invited presentations at national and international scientific meetings. For Dr. Kwon's research investigating adverse reactions in metal-on-metal joint replacements, he has received the Kappa Delta Award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). Since their inception in 1947, the Kappa Delta Awards are bestowed by the Academy for outstanding research in orthopaedic surgery that is of the highest significance and impact. Additionally, Dr. Kwon was awarded the prestigious John Charnley Award from The Hip Society.
You can read more about Dr. Kwon's Kappa Delta Award at Aches & Joints, the AAOS website and the Harvard Gazette. Dr. Kwon has also been featured in the New York Times, on NPR and with the AAOS.
Dr. Kwon is the Director of the Bioengineering Laboratory as well as the Mass General Center for Metal-on-Metal Hip & Tribocorrosion Evaluation & Treatment.
Publications
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Select Publications:
- Kwon YM, Fehring TK, Lombardi AV, Barnes CL, Cabanela ME, Jacobs JJ. Risk stratification algorithm for management of patients with dual modular taper total hip arthroplasty: consensus statement of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Hip Society. J Arthroplasty. 2014 Nov;29(11):2060-4.
- Kwon YM, Lombardi AV, Jacobs JJ, Fehring TK, Lewis CG, Cabanela ME. Risk Stratification Algorithm for Management of Patients with Metal-on-Metal Hip Arthroplasty: Consensus Statement of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and The Hip Society. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Jan 1;96:e4(1-6).
- Dimitriou D, Tsai TY, Li JS, Nam KW, Park KK, Kwon YM. In vivo kinematic evaluation of Total Hip Arthroplasty during stair climbing. J Orthop Res 2015;33(7):1087-93.
- Tsai TY, Dimitriou D, Li JS, Kwon YM. Does haptic-robot assisted total hip arthroplasty better restore native acetabular and femoral anatomy? Int J Med Robot 2016;12(2):288-295.
- Tsai TY, Dimitriou D, Liow MH, Rubash HE, Li G, Kwon YM. 3D Imaging Analysis of Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Evaluated in Standing Position: Component Alignment and In-Vivo Articular Contact. J Arthroplasty 2016 May;31(5):1096-101.
- Liow MH, Tsai TY, Dimitriou D, Li G, Kwon YM. Does 3-dimensional in vivo component rotation affect clinical outcomes in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty? J Arthroplasty 2016;31(10):2167-2172.
Dr Kwon said because [redacted] that surgery would be extremely difficult and risky. I understand that but was not given any explanation as to what would happen if I were to fall and break the hip or if there would be a possibility to use a longer stem. [redacted] I know I was in shock when I got the news but he just ended and left. [redacted]
Felt very confident with Dr. Kwon.
Yes, he's a very good doctor because I have arthritis, and then I did that, they could not find my x-ray. He did the x-ray for me, and then also, he also informed me that I'm a diabetic patient. My hemoglobin A1c was too high, he could not schedule my surgery right now. So because of my diabetic and then he has to wait for my A1C to go down to ... Read More
Good though about an hour late
[redacted] The doctor came in, said I couldn't have the procedure because of the skin infection and left. He was abrupt and in a hurry.
I would liked to ask more questions.
Very professional, honest and thorough
All good
MY guess is that he is a good surgeon, but lacks a friendly bedside manner. [redacted] To me replacing a hip is a big deal, to him it seemed just common. It would help to have him help me understand that it is safe.
Will organize office with excellent coordination among non-clinical and clinical staff