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Dr. Connie Youhua Chang, MD

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Specializes in: Musculoskeletal Radiology

Weill Cornell Medical College

Professional interests include: spinal injection, bone tumor, musculoskeletal interventions, and more.

75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02114

(617) 726-7717

Dr. Connie Youhua Chang, MD is a musculoskeletal radiologist in Boston, MA specializing in musculoskeletal radiology. She graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Connie Youhua Chang, MD is affiliated with Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC.

Office Locations

Address:

55 Fruit Street Yawkey 6e
Boston, MA 02114

Address:

75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02114

Some issues Dr. Connie Youhua Chang, MD can help you with:

Joint Injections

A joint is any area of the body where two bones connect. Due to injury or disease, the space between the two bones can sometimes become swollen and inflamed, which leads to pain and a loss of mobility. Injection and aspiration are two tools that physicians use to treat joint pain locally without needing to perform surgery.

Both injection and aspiration are techniques that involve inserting a needle connected to a syringe directly into the joint. Aspiration involves the removal of excess fluid, and injection is the placement of medication directly into the joint space via the needle. Both procedures may be performed at the same time. In both cases a local anesthetic may be used, the skin will be cleaned and disinfected, and then the needle will be inserted. In some cases, especially if the injection or aspiration is in a large and deep joint such as the hip or spine, ultrasound may be used to guide the needle to the exact location desired.

In some cases, irritation to the joint can cause fluid to build up so significantly that the joint hurts and can no longer move well. Aspiration removes some of the excess fluid and relieves the pressure. In addition, aspiration can be used to provide a sample of joint fluid if it needs to be examined microscopically for the presence of white blood cells, bacteria, or crystal formations.

Certain injuries and diseases that affect joints are inflammatory in nature, such as rheumatoid arthritis, tendonitis or gout. These diseases may be helped by the local injection of anti-inflammatory medications directly into the affected joint. In this case, corticosteroids such as methylprednisone are usually used. Relief from the pain may be felt right away and may last for weeks or even months.

In some cases, such as with osteoarthritis, the cartilage buffer between the two bones wears down and pain comes from bones rubbing against each other. In this case, injection of a lubricating agent such as hyaluronic acid may be beneficial. It provides a slippery cushion between the bones to relieve pain that can last for months.

aspiration	94
CT scan	156
hip imaging	574
injections	169
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	334
musculoskeletal imaging	1014
nerve block	76
pain management	76
pelvic imaging	222
spinal procedures	729
thoracic (chest) imaging	35
X-rays	1625

**Gender**
Male	1127
Female	1734

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2502
Black	111
Hispanic	124
Asian	0
Other	69
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1224
From 75 to 84	812
85 and over	351
Less than 65	474

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

aspiration	67
CT scan	231
diagnostic procedures	10
hip imaging	652
injections	131
lab tests	15
minimally invasive procedures	10
minor procedures	10
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	441
musculoskeletal imaging	1199
nerve block	65
pain management	65
pelvic imaging	255
spinal procedures	882
thoracic (chest) imaging	36
X-rays	1828

**Gender**
Male	1349
Female	1976

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2936
Black	121
Hispanic	140
Asian	0
Other	75
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1455
From 75 to 84	902
85 and over	420
Less than 65	548

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

aspiration	89
CT scan	183
hip imaging	588
injections	154
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	380
musculoskeletal imaging	1066
nerve block	66
pain management	66
pelvic imaging	216
spinal procedures	760
thoracic (chest) imaging	62
X-rays	1598

**Gender**
Male	2606
Female	3740

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	5548
Black	224
Hispanic	278
Asian	0
Other	168
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2774
From 75 to 84	1882
85 and over	706
Less than 65	984

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

aspiration	87
CT scan	144
hip imaging	114
injections	135
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	315
musculoskeletal imaging	535
nerve block	49
pain management	49
pelvic imaging	39
spinal procedures	500
thoracic (chest) imaging	31
X-rays	625

**Gender**
Male	1011
Female	1513

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2205
Black	97
Hispanic	100
Asian	31
Other	91
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1143
From 75 to 84	698
85 and over	260
Less than 65	423

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

aspiration	72
CT scan	110
diagnostic procedures	14
hip imaging	131
injections	95
minimally invasive procedures	14
minor procedures	14
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	326
musculoskeletal imaging	643
nerve block	11
pain management	11
pelvic imaging	37
spinal procedures	495
thoracic (chest) imaging	35
X-rays	820

**Gender**
Male	1209
Female	1788

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2586
Black	121
Hispanic	126
Asian	0
Other	106
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1323
From 75 to 84	895
85 and over	282
Less than 65	497

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

aspiration	56
CT scan	153
diagnostic procedures	13
hip imaging	117
injections	75
minimally invasive procedures	13
minor procedures	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	322
musculoskeletal imaging	980
nerve block	20
pain management	20
pelvic imaging	47
spinal procedures	493
thoracic (chest) imaging	29
X-rays	1091

**Gender**
Male	1113
Female	1981

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2679
Black	118
Hispanic	115
Asian	0
Other	124
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1473
From 75 to 84	918
85 and over	278
Less than 65	425

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	21
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

aspiration	70
CT scan	94
hip imaging	106
injections	97
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	312
musculoskeletal imaging	899
nerve block	28
pain management	28
pelvic imaging	72
spinal procedures	372
thoracic (chest) imaging	21
X-rays	980

**Gender**
Male	1018
Female	1777

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2389
Black	111
Hispanic	112
Asian	0
Other	128
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1335
From 75 to 84	884
85 and over	218
Less than 65	358

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	21
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

aspiration	43
CT scan	54
diagnostic procedures	12
hip imaging	53
injections	40
minimally invasive procedures	12
minor procedures	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	190
musculoskeletal imaging	1032
pelvic imaging	19
spinal procedures	174
X-rays	991

**Gender**
Male	571
Female	1419

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1737
Black	51
Hispanic	49
Asian	0
Other	108
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1013
From 75 to 84	605
85 and over	163
Less than 65	209

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	18
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

aspiration	124
CT scan	251
diagnostic procedures	10
hip imaging	233
injections	121
minimally invasive procedures	10
minor procedures	10
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	647
musculoskeletal imaging	4060
pelvic imaging	101
spinal procedures	726
thoracic (chest) imaging	10
X-rays	4029

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Connie Youhua Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Connie Youhua Chang, MD treated as a musculoskeletal radiologist in Boston, MA were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, spinal procedures and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

aspiration	80
CT scan	155
diagnostic procedures	11
hip imaging	287
injections	117
lab tests	15
minimally invasive procedures	11
minor procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	365
musculoskeletal imaging	1280
nerve block	45
pain management	45
pelvic imaging	114
spinal procedures	574
thoracic (chest) imaging	34
X-rays	1523

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connie Youhua Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1000
Female	1592

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	95
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	2258
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	104
Other	86

**Age**
85 and over	267
75 to 84	759
Less than 65	391
65 to 74	1174

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connie Youhua Chang, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Connie Youhua Chang, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Connie Youhua Chang, MD graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College. She completed residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is certified by the Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

Board Certification: Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Connie Youhua Chang, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Newton-Wellesley Hospital

Massachusetts General Hospital

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Connie Youhua Chang, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, United Healthcare, Tufts Health Plan, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Railroad Medicare, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Beech Street, WellPoint, Medicare ACO, WellSense, Senior Whole Health, Fallon Health, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, MassHealth and WellSense NH.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Connie Youhua Chang, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

MultiPlan

United Healthcare

Tufts Health Plan

Aetna

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Railroad Medicare

Coventry

Cigna

Blue California

Beech Street

WellPoint

Medicare ACO

WellSense

Senior Whole Health

Fallon Health

Commonwealth Care Alliance

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare

Mass General Brigham Health Plan

MassHealth

WellSense NH

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Connie Youhua Chang, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
SANOFI US SERVICES INC.	$16,300 SARCLISA $3,700	$12,600
Bioverativ Therapeutics Inc.	$10,900 $10,900
Janssen Research & Development, LLC	$3,600 DARZALEX $3,600
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$48 SYMBICORT $48
Teleflex LLC	$14 Arrow $14

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$30,800
Food and Beverage	$62

Research Payments

Dr. Connie Youhua Chang, MD has received 50 research payments totaling $134,450.

Biography

Dr. Connie Chang is a musculoskeletal radiology specialist in Boston, MA. Areas of expertise for Dr. Chang include spinal injection, musculoskeletal interventions, and bone tumor. She can accept Blue California, Coventry, and Viant, as well as other insurance carriers. She studied medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Chang is conversant in Mandarin. She is professionally affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

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Education & Training

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Insurance Information

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General Payments

Research Payments

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