Dr. Lang joined Black Hills Orthopedic and Spine Center in 1993.  His practice consists of general orthopedic surgery including all aspects of surgical and medical musculoskeletal care, including occupational injuries of the hand, upper extremity and shoulder.  He has a special interest as well as practical experience managing complex problems of the hand and upper extremity.  Surgical experience includes trauma, sports medicine, joint replacement, and arthroscopic and endoscopic surgery of the upper extremity.

He also serves as the Clinical Instructor: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin, is a diplomat on the National Board of Medical Examiners, a sought-after presenter in the national medical community, and has published several research articles.

Dr. Lang and his wife are raising their five children in Rapid City.  They enjoy the region's musical and performing art venues, visiting the six national parks and monuments close by, and the 1.2 million acres of national forest in the Black Hills.

Clinical Interests

• Hand and Upper extremity
  • Trauma
  • Sports injuries
  • Complex problems of the hand

Specialized Surgeries  

• Arthroscopic carpal tunnel release
• Upper extremity joint arthroplasty
• Tendon repairs and lacerations
• Neuroplasty of the peripheral and ulnar nerve

Education & Background

• Fellowship Training  
  • Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Post-Graduate Fellowship, Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery, Louisville, KY
  • Advanced Training in Reconstructive Microsurgery, Louisville, KY
• Orthopedic Residency - Medical College of Wisconsin and Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, WI
• Post-Graduate Medical Education - Hand Surgery Clerkship, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
• Medical School - Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 
• Bachelor of Science
  • Biology, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 
  • Zoology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

Board Certification

• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

State Licensure 

• South Dakota
• Wisconsin

Professional Memberships 

• Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
• American Medical Association
• Christine M. Kleinert Society
• South Dakota State Medical Association

Research, Presentations, & Publications 

• "Histochemical and Biochemical Aids to Nerve Repair.  In Operative Nerve Repair and Reconstruction."  Lang, D.H., Lister, G.D., and Jevans, A.W.: J.B. Lippincott Company 1991. pp. 919-935, R.H. Gelberman, M.D., ed. 
• "Carbonic Anhydrase Activity of Human Peripheral Nerves: A Possible Histochemical Aid to Nerve Repair."  Riley, D.A., and Lang, D.H.: Journal of Hand Surgery 9:1, pp. 112-20, 1984.
• "Examination of Carbonic Anhudrase Activities in the Peripheral Nervous Systems of Human, Rhesus Monkeys, Cats, and Rats."  Riley, D.A., Ellis, S. Lang, D.H., and Bain, J.L.: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. 429: 408-11, 1989.
• "Frontiers in Nerve Repair" Lecturer, Frackelton Hand Lecture, Medical College of Wisconsin, 1992.
• "Carbonic Anhydrase Activity in the Peripheral Nervous System of Humans, Rhesus Monkeys, Cats, and Rats."  Poster Presentation, New York Academy of Sciences, September 1983.
• "Tendonitis of the Hand and Upper Extremity" Regional Review Course, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Milwaukee, WI, November 1993.
• "Combined Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery" Regular Lecturer, Hand Lecture Series, Medical College of Wisconsin, 1992-1993.