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Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery

Temple University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: minimally invasive surgery

1300 Crane Street
Menlo Park, CA 94025

(650) 498-6500

Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD is a general surgeon in Menlo Park, CA specializing in general surgery. She graduated from Temple University School of Medicine. Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD is affiliated with El Camino Health, Stanford Health Care and UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE.

Office Locations

Stanford Health Care

1300 Crane Street
Menlo Park, CA 94025

(650) 498-6500

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El Camino Health

Menlo Medical Clinic
Menlo Park, CA 94025

(650) 498-6500

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300 Pasteur Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94304

(650) 723-4000

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD treated as a general surgeon in Menlo Park, CA during 2012 were gastrointestinal procedures, open surgery and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	15
doctor visit	106
gastrointestinal procedures	32
open surgery	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	138

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	62

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	82
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD in 2013

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD treated as a general surgeon in Menlo Park, CA during 2014 were gastrointestinal procedures, open surgery and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	13
doctor visit	135
gastrointestinal procedures	30
open surgery	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD in 2014

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	121

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD in 2015

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	50

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	57
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD in 2016

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD in 2017

Hypertension	40
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD treated as a general surgeon in Menlo Park, CA during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	13
doctor visit	46
gastrointestinal procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	67
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD in 2018

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD treated as a general surgeon in Menlo Park, CA were gastrointestinal procedures, open surgery, minimally invasive procedures and abdominal surgery.

abdominal surgery	13
doctor visit	86
gastrointestinal procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	13
open surgery	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	5
Non-Hispanic White	73
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	50

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD From 2012 - 2018

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	43
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	3
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	11
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD graduated from Temple University School of Medicine. She completed residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is certified by the Board Certification: General Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

Board Certification: Board Certification: General Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

El Camino Health

Stanford Health Care

UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Menlo Park, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Karen Yungjoo Whang, FACS, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$2,911 Da Vinci Surgical System $2,911
Novadaq Technologies Inc.	$1,801 LUNA $1,801
Ethicon US, LLC	$20 Endoscopy: Endocutters $12	Mesh $8
Ethicon Inc.	$17 Endoscopy Trocars $13	Sutures $4
Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$12 OFIRMEV $12
Other	$6 $6

**Types of Payments**
Education	$2,000
Travel and Lodging	$1,652
Food and Beverage	$1,114

Biography

Dr. Karen Whang, who practices in Menlo Park, CA and Palo Alto, CA, is a medical specialist in general surgery. Dr. Whang's average rating from her patients is 4.0 stars (out of 5). In her practice, she is particularly interested in minimally invasive surgery. Her hospital/clinic affiliations include El Camino Health and Stanford Health Care. Dr. Whang graduated from Temple University School of Medicine and then she performed her residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and a hospital affiliated with the University of Massachusetts. In addition to English, she speaks Korean.