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Vincent Y. Ng, MD

Academic Title:

Associate Professor

Primary Appointment:

Orthopaedics

Administrative Title:

Director of Musculosketal Oncology

Location:

110 S. Paca Street, 6th Floor, Suite 300

Phone (Primary):

443-462-5903

Fax:

410-328-0534

Education and Training

  • Ohio State University College of Medicine, MD
  • Ohio State University, Residency in Orthopaedics
  • Ohio State University Hospitals, Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Ohio State University Medical Center, Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery
  • University of Washington Medical Center, Fellowship in Orthopaedic Oncology

Biosketch

Dr. Vincent Ng, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, specializes in musculoskeletal oncology. He is fully board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and was ranked in the top 3% nationally on the written board examination in 2013. Dr. Ng also helped organize the Bone Cancer and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Service at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC), a multidisciplinary team of more than 20 specialists designed to provide excellent care for patients with challenging diagnoses. 

Dr. Ng strongly believes in maximizing patient function and providing opportunity for cure in the most challenging orthopaedic cases. He believes in helping patients to understand their conditions and treatment options. He is proud to be part of an excellent orthopaedic department with highly trained, well-respected partners.

As a member of multiple tumor boards, Dr. Ng discusses optimal treatment strategies for difficult surgical cases on a weekly basis. He performs more than 450 operative procedures per year and provides orthopaedic oncology and total joint arthroplasty care at six medical facilities in the greater Baltimore area.

Dr. Ng is the Director of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Course at UMGCCC. He has presented his research at numerous national and regional orthopaedic conferences and has authored more than 50 articles and chapters on topics including musculoskeletal oncology, total joint replacement, cartilage biology, and surgical technique. He has presented Grand Rounds lectures on orthopaedic oncology at multiple institutions, most recently at Prince George's Hospital Center near Washington, DC. He designed and is the Principal Investigator of the first neoadjuvant combined immunotherapy and radiotherapy trial for high-risk soft-tissue sarcoma in the United States. Enrollment in the trial begins Spring 2017.

Research/Clinical Keywords

Advanced radiation treatment, Advanced sarcoma, Bone cancer, Cartilage biology, Chondrosarcoma, Complex hip reconstruction, GRID radiation therapy, High-risk sarcoma, Immunotherapy, Proton beams, Soft-tissue sarcoma, Total joint replacement

Highlighted Publications

Turnbull NJ, Berend KR, Ng VY, Adams JB, Crawford DA, Lombardi AV Jr. Increased femoral component size options improves manipulation rate in females and Knee Society clinical scores in males. Surg Technol Int 2016;XXIX:279-286.

Ng VY, Jones R, Bompadre V, Louie P, Punt S, Conrad EU III. The effect of surgery with radiation on pelvic Ewing sarcoma survival. J Surg Oncol 2015;112(8):861-865.

Ng VY, Davidson DJ, Kim EY, Pollack SM, Conrad EU III, Jones RL. The multidisciplinary management of giant cell tumor of bone. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2014;17(7):783-790.

Munns J, Samora JB, Granger JF, Ng VY. Caring for te incarcerated: An orthopedic perspective. Orthopedics 2013;36(12):904-906.

Ng VY, Arnott L, Li J, Hopkins R, Lewis J, Sutphen S, Nicholson L, Reader D, McShane MA. Comparison of custome to standard TKA instrumentation wiht computed tomography. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2014;22(8):1833-1842.

Additional Publication Citations

Ng VY, Kean JR, Glassman AH. Limb-length discrepancy after hip arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2013;95(15):1426-1436.

Ng VY, Scharschmidt TJ, Mayerson JL, Fisher JL. Incidence and survival in sarcoma in the United States: A focus on musculoskeletal lesions. Anticancer Res 2013;33(6):2597-2604.

Ng VY, Fisk EG, Scharschmidt TJ, Mayerson JL, Reader D. Radiologic case study: Diagnosis: Calcaneal osteomyelitis. Orthopedics 2013;36(4):237,308-312.

Ng VY, Lustenberger D, Hoang K, Urchek R, Beal M, Calhoun JH, Glassman AH. Preoperative risk stratification and risk reduction for total joint reconstruction: AAOS exhibit selection. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2013;95(4);e191-e215.

Ng VY, Jump SS, Santangelo KS, Russell DS, Bertone AL. Genetic engineering of juvenile himan chondrocytes improves scaffold-free mosaic neocartilage grafts. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2013;471(1):26-38.

Awards and Affiliations

  • Dr. Vincent Ng was names a "Top Doctor" in the specialty of Orthopeadic Oncology by Baltimore Magazine in 2016 and 2017.
  • National Merit Scholarship Winner
  • Big Ten Conference Athlete of the Year

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Professional Activity

  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Children's Oncology Group
  • Sarcoma Allicance for Research through Collaboration
  • Musculoskeletal Tumor Society

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