David Y. Chong, MD
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon- Accepting New Patients
- Member of OU Health Physicians
- Position: Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon
- Primary Specialty: Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
- Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
- Gender: Male
About David Chong
David Y. Chong, M.D. is a fellowship-trained pediatric orthopedic surgeon specializing in limb deformity. His areas of interest include the diagnosis and treatment of congenital deficiencies, skeletal dysplasia, limb reconstruction, hip preservation and spinal surgery.
Dr. Chong received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, TN in 2007. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Alabama-Birmingham Medical Center in Birmingham, AL in 2012. He continued his specialized education and training with a fellowship in pediatric orthopedic surgery at the University of Utah and Shriner’s Hospital for Children in Salt Lake City, UT in 2013. He then completed a second fellowship in limb deformity and reconstruction surgery at the Paley Advanced Limb Lengthening Institute in West Palm Beach, FL in 2014.
When he is not treating orthopedic injuries, Dr. Chong attempts to avoid injuries of his own while snowboarding, hiking, and playing basketball and soccer. He tries to escape at least once a year to participate in overseas missions within underdeveloped countries.
- Medical School
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Doctor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, TN
- Fellowship
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Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
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Limb Deformity and Reconstruction
Paley Advanced Limb Lengthening Institute
West Palm Beach, FL
- Residency
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Orthopedic Surgery
University of Alabama- Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
- Board Certification
- American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
- Congenital deficiencies
- Fractures
- Hip dysplasia
- Limb deformity
- Limb lengthening
- Scoliosis