| Specialties |
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Orthopaedic Surgery |
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Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics |
| Academic Appointments (Past ten years) |
| 7/2007-present |
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine |
| 5/2007-present |
Co-director, Thrombosis Research Institute at LA Biomed
(TRIAL Group) |
| 7/2001-6/2007 |
Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery David Geffen School of Medicine |
| 7/1997 - Present |
Vice chairman Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Harbor-UCLA Medical Center |
| 7/1997 - Present |
Medical Director Orthopaedic Clinics Harbor-UCLA Medical Center |
| 7/1990 - Present |
Chief, Orthopaedic Arthitis Service Harbor-UCLA Medical Center |
| Concise Summary of Role in Program |
| Designing format and content of didactic teaching program. Oversight of all aspects of Orthopaedic residency training. Responsibilty for organization and operation of all Orthopaedic Outpatient Clinics and Services. Training of residents and medical students in joint arthroplasty/arthritis surgery. |
| Current Professional Activities/ Committees |
| 10/1995 - Present |
Air Rescue Physician Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department |
| 10/2003 - Present |
Medical Officer Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) CA-9 |
| 10/2003 - Present |
Medical Officer National Medical Response Team-West (NMRT-W) Dept of Homeland Security |
| 12/2003 - Present |
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Emergency Svcs Detail Special Enforcement Bureau LA Co Sheriff's Department |
| 10/2004 - Present |
Medical Director LASD Reserve Forces Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Training Program |
| 6/1997 - Present |
Utilization Review Committee Harbor-UCLA Medical Center |
| 6/2002 - Present |
Editorial Board Journal of Scientific Orthopaedic Advances |
| 6/2005 - Present |
Advisory Board FBI Southern CA Task Force on Tactical Medicine and Weapons of Mass Destruction |
| 6/1999 - Present |
Scientific Program Chairman Annual Harbor Orthopaedic Education Program |
| 6/2005 - Present |
Member Air Medical Physicians Association (AMPA) |
| Selected Bibliography from the last 5 years |
| December 2010 |
Never Events and Related Quality Measures Following Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement Surgery |
| September 2010 |
Impact of Venous Thromboembolism on U.S. Medicare Patients Undergoing Total Hip or Total Knee Replacement Surgery |
| July 2009 |
Cost-effectiveness of Rivaroxaban for Prevention of Venous Thromboemebolism (VTE) After Total Hip or Knee Replacement (THR, TKR) in the US |
| September 2008 |
Decreased Venous Thromboembolism with Injectable vs. Oral Anticoagulation Following Discharge for Major Orthopaedic Surgery |
| February 2008 |
Major Joint Replacement. A Model for Antithrombotic Drug Development: From Proof-of-Concept to Clinical Use |
| April 2007 |
Venous Thromboembolism after Orthopedic surgery: Implications of the Choice for Prophylaxis |
| July 2006 |
Venous Thrombembolism Following Major Orthopaedic Surgery--Getting the Big Picture |
| June 2005 |
DVT Prophylaxis: Better Living Through Chemistry Kwong LM Journal of Arthroplasty |
| Fall 2004 |
Hip Fracture and Venous Thromboembolism in the Elderly Kwong LM Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances, Vol. 13 (3): 139-148 |
| January 2004 |
Fondaparinux in Day to Day Practice From the Second International Expert Session on Selective Factor Xa Inhibition Kwong LM. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. Suppl.: 17-19 |
| April 2003 |
A Modular Distal Fixation Option for Proximal Bone Loss in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: A 2 to 6 Year Follow-up Study. Kwong LM, Miller AJ, Lubinus P. The Journal of Arthroplasty. Suppl. 1, Vo1.8 (3): 94-97. |
| November 2002 |
Thromboprophylaxis Dosing: The Relationship Between Timing of First Administration, Efficacy, and Safety. Kwong LM and Muntz JE. The American Journal of Orthopaedics; XXXI (11S) : 16-20 |
| September 2005 |
Flexibility in Administration of Arixtra for Prevention of Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism in Orthopaedic Surgery Colwell CW, Kwong LM, Davidson BL, Turpie AGG Journal of Arthroplasty |
| Participation in Local, Regional and National Activities / Presentations |
| September 30, 2010 |
DVT For TKA: Knee Patients Are Not Hip Patients,
40th Annual Harvard Arthroplasty Course
Cambridge, MA
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| April 25, 2010 |
VTE After Major Orthopaedic Surgery: Cost of Events According to Discharge Status in Medicare Patients,
Mid-America Orthopaedic Association 2010 Annual Meeting,
Lost Pines, TX |
| February 13, 2010 |
Complex Acetabular Reconstruction in Primary and Revision THA with the Use of Porous Tantalum,
10th Annual Meeting of the Mexican Hip Society,
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| October 29, 2009 |
Key Note Address: Overview of Hip and Knee DVT Prophylaxis,
39th Annual Harvard Arthoplasty Course,
Cambridge , MA |
| September 5, 2009 |
Impact of Biomechanical Restoration on Clinical Outcomes in Total Hip Arthroplasty, Asia Pacific Arthroplasty Society Annual Meeting (APAS),
Xi'an, P.R. China |
| October 3, 2008 |
Abductor Attachment to Structural Allograft in Revision THA Utilizing Porous Tantalum.
2008 International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty (ISTA) Meeting
Seoul, Korea |
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