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Dr. Donald Hale Hangen, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Stanford University School of Medicine (1987)

Professional interests include: degenerative disc disease, arthritis, arthroscopic surgery, and more.

119 BELMONT STREET
Worcester, MA 01605

(508) 334-8515

Dr. Donald Hale Hangen, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Worcester, MA specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine in 1987 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. Donald Hale Hangen, MD is affiliated with UMass Memorial HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital, UMass Memorial Medical Center, UMass Memorial Health and UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL GROUP INC.

Office Locations

Address:

119 BELMONT STREET
Worcester, MA 01605

Address:

154 E MAIN STREET
Westborough, MA 01581

Address:

55 LAKE AVENUE NORTH
Worcester, MA 01655

Address:

201 HIGHLAND STREET
Clinton, MA 01510

Some issues Dr. Donald Hale Hangen, MD can help you with:

Replacement Arthroplasty (Joint Replacement)

Joint replacement, sometimes also called arthroplasty, is an option when a joint becomes severely damaged by disease or injury. The damaged cartilage of the joint is surgically removed, the ends of the bones in the joint are resurfaced, and a prosthetic is installed. Most prosthetic joints are made of a metal piece that fits into a plastic sleeve so that they glide smoothly. A joint replacement increases stability in the damaged area and decreases pain. The hip and knee are the two joints most commonly replaced, but joint replacement can also be performed on the ankle, shoulder, elbow and even fingers.

Although joint replacement is one of the safest and most reliable medical procedures available, it is still a major surgical procedure. All surgical procedures carry risks, such as infection or blood clots. For this reason, doctors try to help their patients avoid surgery for as long as they can. Taking arthritis medications, losing weight, avoiding high impact sports such as running, taking supplements such as glucosamine or chondroitin, or having joint injections may allow a patient to enjoy life without the need for surgery.

After having joint replacement surgery, patients can expect some pain the first few days as they recover. Physical therapy is an important part of recovery, and it can decrease complications and increase future mobility. As soon as possible, returning to low impact sports such as swimming, walking or biking can stretch and heal the new joint. A prosthetic joint can last 15 - 20 years and cannot be further damaged by degenerative diseases such as arthritis, so once it is done patients should be pain-free for many years.

In The News

“To facilitate this growth, Marlborough Hospital has named Donald Hangen, MD, as the service line's new medical director.”—"Business Briefs, Jan. 25 edition", Community Advocate, January 2013

aspiration	131
doctor visit	521
hip imaging	50
hospital care	14
injections	130
inpatient care	14
musculoskeletal imaging	48
spinal procedures	23
X-rays	70

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	260
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	45
Less than 65	43

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

aspiration	229
doctor visit	792
hip imaging	76
hospital care	15
injections	249
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	11
musculoskeletal imaging	100
pelvic imaging	13
reconstructive surgery	12
spinal procedures	41
X-rays	154

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	279

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	364
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	72
Less than 65	65

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

aspiration	271
doctor visit	931
hip imaging	98
hospital care	11
injections	284
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	18
lower extremity surgery	18
musculoskeletal imaging	110
pelvic imaging	13
reconstructive surgery	19
spinal procedures	62
X-rays	185

**Gender**
Male	332
Female	534

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	802
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	242
85 and over	156
Less than 65	146

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

aspiration	272
doctor visit	878
injections	271
joint surgery	30
lower extremity surgery	30
minimally invasive procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	27
reconstructive surgery	19
spinal procedures	64
X-rays	90

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	387
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	83
Less than 65	54

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

aspiration	213
doctor visit	813
hospital care	12
injections	229
inpatient care	12
joint surgery	15
lower extremity surgery	15
reconstructive surgery	16
spinal procedures	32
X-rays	28

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	395
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	71
Less than 65	65

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

aspiration	202
doctor visit	790
injections	201
joint surgery	14
lower extremity surgery	14
reconstructive surgery	15
spinal procedures	36
X-rays	32

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	265

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	373
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	54
Less than 65	63

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

aspiration	209
doctor visit	860
injections	208
joint surgery	13
lower extremity surgery	13
reconstructive surgery	14

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	416
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	58
Less than 65	79

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

aspiration	148
doctor visit	644
injections	147
joint surgery	13
lower extremity surgery	13
reconstructive surgery	14

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	372
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	45
Less than 65	64

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

aspiration	406
doctor visit	1463
injections	405
joint surgery	36
lower extremity surgery	36
reconstructive surgery	37

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Hale Hangen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Donald Hale Hangen, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Worcester, MA were injections, aspiration, X-rays and hip imaging.

aspiration	231
doctor visit	854
hip imaging	74
hospital care	13
injections	236
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	19
lower extremity surgery	19
minimally invasive procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	72
pelvic imaging	13
reconstructive surgery	18
spinal procedures	43
X-rays	96

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Hale Hangen, MD.

**Gender**
Female	237
Male	133

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	336
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	14
Other	3

**Age**
85 and over	58
75 to 84	112
Less than 65	57
65 to 74	142

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Hale Hangen, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	9
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Donald Hale Hangen, MD graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine in 1987. He completed residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is certified by the Orthopedics and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine (1987)

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

Board Certification: Orthopedics

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Donald Hale Hangen, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UMass Memorial HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital

UMass Memorial Medical Center

UMass Memorial Health

UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL GROUP INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$1,321 PEAK $209	MONOVISC $50	Early Intervention $44	$1,019
Stryker Corporation	$918 Mako $580	Gamma $127	Rio $90	TRIATHLON $49	Mobile Bearing Hip System $42	Other $30
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$827 TFN ADVANCED $629	ATTUNE $87	Velys $41	$71
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$143 Robotics-Knees $114	AccuFill $29
BIOVENTUS LLC	$52 Durolane $52
Other	$150 Zilretta $99	Biosurgicals $22	Recon Knees $15	EUFLEXXA $14

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,988
Food and Beverage	$1,423

Biography

Dr. Donald Hangen's areas of specialization are orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine; he sees patients in Westborough, MA, Worcester, MA, and Clinton, MA. His clinical interests include arthroscopic surgery, replacement arthroplasty (joint replacement), and osteoarthritis. Dr. Hangen graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine and then he performed his residency at Harvard Orthopaedic Combined Residency Program and Massachusetts General Hospital. His hospital/clinic affiliations include UMass Memorial HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital and UMass Memorial Medical Center. Dr. Hangen welcomes new patients at his office inWestborough, MA as reported by Doctor.com.