Radiation Oncology
Michael Chuong, M.D., is the medical director of proton therapy and photon therapy in the Baptist Health South Florida radiation oncology department. He is also the vice chair of education and clinical research and professor of radiation oncology at the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.
Dr. Chuong earned his medical degree from the University of South Florida College of Medicine and completed his residency training in radiation oncology at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center where he served as the chief resident.
He is an internationally recognized expert in radiation therapy for GI cancers and leads the GI radiation oncology service at Baptist Health. He is frequently invited to speak across the globe about his clinical expertise and research, especially related to proton therapy and MRI-guided radiation therapy.
Dr. Chuong has co-authored nearly 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts in prestigious journals such as JAMA Oncology and the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, for which he is an associate editor of the GI section. He is a principal investigator for multiple national and international clinical trials that are exploring advanced radiation therapy strategies and unique combinations of radiation therapy with novel therapeutic agents for GI cancers.
An active leader in the medical community, Dr. Chuong is the Protocol Monitoring and Review Committee Chair at Miami Cancer Institute, ViewRay GI Research Consortium Chair, Disease Site Chair of the Proton Collaborative Group and the Particle Therapy Co-operative Group GI Sub-committee Co-Chair.
He is also an active member of the NRG Oncology GI Subcommittee, NRG Pancreas Working Group, NRG Oncology International Liaison Committee and RTOG Foundation Communications Committee.
Dr. Chuong has received numerous awards, including the American Society of Clinical Medicine Conquer Cancer Foundation Merit Award and the Moffitt Cancer Center Research Symposium Clinical Research Symposium Clinical Research Award.
Radiation oncology is the field of medicine that aims to treat cancer with radiation therapy. The doctors who treat cancer in this way have an in-depth understanding of the unique problems patients face when they undergo radiation and can, therefore, give them a more beneficial experience. They can help their patients explore a wide variety of treatment options, so they can pick the kind of radiation therapy that’s right for them and their specific conditions.
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University Of South Florida College Of Medicine1228 South Pine Island Road
Plantation, FL
7865962000
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The top specialties of Dr. Michael D Chuong, MD include Radiation Oncology
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