Tarina Lee Kang, MD

Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine (Clinician Educator)

Chief Medical Officer, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital

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Education and Training

  • Stanford University, Stanford, CA — BA — 1997 — Music Performance
  • The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington D.C. — MD — 2004
  • The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA — 2004 — Internship in Emergency Medicine
  • The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA — 2007 — Residency in Emergency Medicine
  • University Memorial Medical Center, The University of Massachusetts Worcester, Worcester, MA — 2008 — Fellowship in Emergency Ultrasound

Publications

  • Accuracy of Landmark-guided Glenohumeral Joint Injections as Assessed by Ultrasound in Anterior Shoulder Dislocations. West J Emerg Med. 2021 Nov 05; 22(6):1335-1340.. View in PubMed
  • Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Retinal Detachment, Vitreous Hemorrhage, and Vitreous Detachment in the Emergency Department. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 04 05; 2(4):e192162.. View in PubMed
  • FascIOtomy: Ultrasound Evaluation of an Intraosseous Needle Causing Compartment Syndrome. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2018 Nov; 2(4):323-325.. View in PubMed
  • The combined utility of extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma and chest x-ray in blunt thoracic trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 07; 85(1):113-117.. View in PubMed
  • Point-of-care ultrasound in pyomyositis: A case series. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 May; 36(5):881-884.. View in PubMed
  • Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Detection of Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage in Infants: A Pilot Study. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Jan; 33(1):18-20.. View in PubMed
  • Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Diagnose Infantile Parotid Hemangioma. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2016 Nov; 32(11):812-814.. View in PubMed
  • Success of ultrasound-guided versus landmark-guided arthrocentesis of hip, ankle, and wrist in a cadaver model. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Feb; 35(2):240-244.. View in PubMed
  • Pelvic Free Fluid in Asymptomatic Pediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma Patients: A Case Series and Review of the Literature. J Emerg Med. 2016 May; 50(5):753-8.. View in PubMed
  • In reply. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Feb; 67(2):302-3.. View in PubMed