Hawaii Pacific Health Donor Reports Spring 2016 | Page 8
“...my mission
is to empower
people to be
able to do
what they
really
enjoy in life...”
Spencer Chang, MD
Spencer Chang, MD, is not your ordinary bone and joint physician. An orthopedic surgeon
who is fellowship trained in sports medicine, Spencer is an athlete himself as well as a
volunteer coach for the University of Hawai‘i, a team physician for several schools, and
the co-chair for the annual Hawai‘i Pacific Health Kids Fest program, one of the largest
family outreach events in the state.
Spencer also is a tireless champion for his
In addition to the physical care he received,
community.
Spencer is most grateful for the unwavering
In addition to his duties for Kids Fest,
Spencer and other Straub Bone & Joint
physicians donate bicycles to children.
support of his ‘ohana at Straub – from the
leadership who supported his time off, to
his colleagues who supported his clinical
practice when he couldn’t be there. Their
“He’s always there saying, ‘What can we do
actions let Spencer know he was a valued
to get a better educational course for our
member of the Straub team.
patients?’” said Cedric Akau, MD, director
of the Straub Bone & Joint Center and
Spencer’s Kids Fest co-chair.
“We come to bat for every person that
comes through this facility, and I didn’t
understand it any more than I did when I had
In 2014, the active doctor was nearly sidelined
to go through it myself,” said Spencer.
by non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Luckily, Spencer
was able to work with Straub Oncologist
Galen Choy, MD, to create the best possible
treatment plan using Hawai‘i Pacific Health’s
system of resources.
Now cancer-free, Spencer continues his
extraordinary work in both the local sports
and outreach arenas. Your continued support
of Straub helps patients (and physicians)
like Dr. Chang every day.
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