S. Steven Yang, MD

A superb professional… good listener to the details I wanted to share… clear concise explanations… I always appreciate a doctor who is a fine clinician and patient educator. As a self-​pay was pleased to find the billing code used was near the bottom of range established for a visit, clearly geared to the actual contact-​time spent as it should be. At a previous NYU medical visit, they tried to bill me for a full contact hour when that visit took far less time and I had to demand to see a department administrator who quickly made the adjustment. Seen promptly. Met or exceeded every hopeful expectation of what the best visit could be. Very professional staff at every level.

Best surgeon! I had a complicated injury of my forearm — unhealed fracture and nerve injury — and Doctor Yang repaired all in a multi hour surgery. Had a great recovery!

I was referred to Dr Yang to repair a contracted fifth finger on my left hand.
It is called a Dupuytren’s contracture and it progressed over ten+ years
greatly interfering with the function of my left hand.
The end of May of this year Dr Yang operated and released my finger.
He, his assistant, his office staff could not have been more professional and caring.
He referred me for therapy. I can now touch type again. open jars and bottles, cut, chop,
cook and my left hand looks normal. I no longer have to make a fist to hide the deformity
from the public. And this winter I will be able to wear gloves.
I plan to refer any family member or friend who might need a hand surgeon to Dr S. Steven
Yang.

Dr Yang is the most caring and cutting edge hand surgeon I have been to. I was referred by another physician and was so impressed with his knowledge of the complications involved in my hand. I am actually looking forward to him «fixing» my hand, even though it will disable me for quite some time. I just want the use of my hand again. I would recommend him in a heartbeat.

Dr Yang and his staff, including reception, are excellent, knowledgeable, caring professionals.

I have been a bit of a klutz and had serveal bone fractures at a time when I ice-​skated regularly; more recently I broke my wrist and Dr. Yang has always been the orthopedist I’ve use. To put it mildly, he is outstanding!!!
Aside from his superb clicical skills, he is the kind of physician everyone dreams of having for the time he take to explain your injury, assures you have all your questions answered, and follows up with a personal call with check in. I have experienced other orthopedist, and no one compares to him. Wish all my other docs were as competent, concerned and just plain pleasant. NYU medical center must have thought highly of him too to offer him an amazing position as their top hand and arm specialist!

When I sought out a referral for a good orthopedist in the city, Steven Yang was the first name given to me by my doctor. When you go into Dr. Yang’s office, you can’t help but look at the impressive credentials on his wall. Duke, Harvard, Yale, this gent has quite the lineup of universities under his belt! Seeing this, I was eased a bit before he even stepped into the room.
When Dr. Yang finally walked in, I found hm to be extremely friendly and most of all *optimistic*. He saw the concern in my eyes, heard it in my voice and he did his best to assure me that i would be okay. He also did something I look for in any doctor: he carefully explained things to me like an adult. He broke down medical terminology for me, explained how it related to me and then explained in detail just how we were going to solve the problem. I was only with him maybe fifteen minutes, but he gave me enough information to fill a half hour (it’s ok, I absorbed it pretty quickly).
When I had a follow up appointment with Dr. Yang, it was actually a few weeks earlier than he had originally anticipated. He had no problem with this and despite his office being positively jam packed, he managed to see me within 10 minutes of my appointment window and was once again reassuring and informative.
I feel very fortunate to be under Dr. Yang’s care and recommend him highly to anyone with orthopedic issues.

Dr Yang has cared for me on a couple of occasions — once to repair a tendon I cut while washing a wine glass, and also for tendonitis (in the other hand!). After surgery for the cut tendon on my right hand, I have full functionality and am no worse for the repair. He has always been attentive, responsive, and caring. As a fine artist, my hands are important and I totally entrust them to Dr. Yang.

BEST doctor ever for issues with hand or wrist.
He’s apparently a renown orthopaedic surgeon and chief of surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital and I was referred to him from a friend who’s highly respected in his profession in Europe.
Dr. Yang’s a professor at NYU, graduated from Yale, and a Master from Harvard. I also noticed some ‘best doctor’ awards from NYMag or some similar publication hanging in the office.
Above all, he’s patient, explains things in a crystal clear, thoughtful way, and if you’ve got any issues with something as important as your hand, uh yeah, I’d go to the best in NY, which really is Dr. Yang.