• At A Glance
  • Education & Publications
  • Insurance
  • Clinical Interests

    Sports Medicine Arthroscopic Surgery of Shoulder, Knee, Hip & Elbow Knee Ligament Reconstruction Trauma & Fracture Surgery

  • Medical School

    Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons - 1984

    Fellowship

    Columbia University Medical Center - 1988

    Internship

    Columbia University Medical Center - 1989

    Residency

    Columbia University Medical Center - 1990

    Fellowship

    Southern Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Center - 1994

    Board Certification

    American Board of Orthopedic Surgery - 1997

    Board Certification

    American Board of Orthopedic Surgery - 2007

    Medical School

    Princeton University - Degree in Biochemistry Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

    Internship

    Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center New York City, New York

    Residency

    Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center New York City, New York

    Fellowship

    Baptist Medical- Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center Nashville, Tennessee

    Publications
    • Title:Anisotropic viscoelastic shear properties of meniscus. In: Advances in Bioengineering
      Authors:Chern KY, Zhu WB, Mow VC
      Publisher: ed by Rubinsky
      Date:1989
      Issue:BED Vol. 15, pp 105-106
      Description:
    • Title:Anisotropic shear properties of bovine meniscus
      Authors:Chern KY, Zhu WB, Kelly MA, Mow VC
      Publisher:Trans Orthop Res Soc
      Date:1990
      Issue:15:246
      Description:
    • Title:Mismatch of cartilage properties at the patellofemoral joint
      Authors:Froimson MI, Athanasiou KA, Kelly MA, Chiang Y, Chern KY, Lai WM, Mow VC
      Publisher:Trans Orthop Res Soc
      Date:1990
      Issue:15:152
      Description:
    • Title:Structure and function of knee meniscus: Basic and clinical implications
      Authors:Kelly MA, Fithian DC, Chern KY, Mow VC
      Publisher:Proc 1st World Cong Biomech UCSD
      Date:1990
      Issue:II:30
      Description:
    • Title:Structure and function of the meniscus: Basic and clinical implications. In: Biomechanics of Diarthrodial Joints
      Authors:Kelly MA, Fithian DC, Chern KY, Mow VC
      Publisher:I, ed by VC Mow, A Ratcliffe, SL-Y Woo. Springer-Verlag, New York, N.Y.
      Date:1990
      Issue:pp 191-211
      Description:
    • Title:Structure and function relationships of the menisci of the knee. In: Knee Meniscus: Basic and Clinical Foundations
      Authors:Mow VC, Ratcliffe A, Chern KY, Kelly MA
      Publisher:ed by VC Mow, SP Arnoczky, DW Jackson, Raven Press, New York, N.Y.
      Date:1992
      Issue:pp 37-58
      Description:
    • Title:Anisotropic Viscoelastic Shear Properties of Bovine Meniscus
      Authors:Zhu W, Chern KY, Mow VC
      Publisher:Clin Orthop
      Date:1994
      Issue:306: 34-45
      Description:
    • Title:Traction Versus Distension for Distraction of the Joint During Hip Arthroscopy
      Authors:Byrd JW Thomas, Chern KY
      Publisher:Arthroscopy
      Date:1997
      Issue:13(3): 346-349
      Description:

  • Insurance

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    • AARP Healthcare
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    • Aetna Medicare
    • Aetna PPO
    • Aetna US Health Care
    • Amerihealth
    • Bankers Life and Casualty
    • Cigna Healthcare
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    • First Managed Care Option
    • Genworth
    • GHI
    • Great West Healthcare
    • Health Net
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    • Magnacare/Magnet
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    • Medicare
    • Metlife
    • Multiplan
    • Mutual of Omaha
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    • New Jersey Manufacturers
    • New Jersey Plus
    • Oxford Health
    • Qualcare
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    • Railroad Medicare
    • State Farm
    • Travelers
    • Tricare
    • United Healthcare
    • United Medicare