Young Hong, MD FACS

Dr. Young Hong is a dual board-certified general surgeon and surgical oncologist/hepatopancreatobiliary surgeon in Camden, NJ. It is affiliated with Cooper University Hospital and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. He received his medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and completed his general surgery residency at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He has completed three fellowships, including the Clinical Immunotherapy and Surgical Oncology Fellowship at the National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health and the combined Surgical Oncology and Hepatopancreatobiliary fellowship at the University of Louisville. He holds a Master of Public Health in Health Policy from the University of Louisville School of Public Health. He specializes in hepatobiliary surgery, melanoma, pancreas, and surgical oncology (other than breast) and is experienced in tumor immunotherapy, health policy, hepatopancreatobiliary surgery, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, and healthcare disparities. Dr. Hong is the site Principal Investigator of Adoptive Cellular Therapy for metastatic melanoma, head and neck, and non-small cell lung carcinoma. He has a basic science lab focused on epigenetic modulation of immunotherapy on pancreatic adenocarcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma. He is the Assistant Director of Surgical Research for the surgical residency and Director of Surgical Outcomes Research Group at Cooper University Hospital. He is on the Research Committee of the Society of Surgical Oncology, Society for Surgery of Alimentary Tract, and Americas-Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. He is on the editorial board of Annals of Surgical Oncology and is well-published in his field.

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

• feeding tubes
• gastric cancer
• malrotation
• splenectomy

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

• bile duct malignancies
• bile duct surgery
• biliary tract disease
• cholecystectomy
• gallbladder cancer
• gallstone disease
• hepatobiliary surgery
• laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• liver biopsy
• liver surgery
• Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc
• liver/hepatic disease
• pancreatic cancer
• pancreatic cysts
• pancreatitis

Hernia Procedures

• abdominal hernia
• component separation
• laparoscopic hernia repair
• umbilical hernia
• ventral hernia

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

• component separation
• Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures
• skin biopsy

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• fine needle aspiration/biopsy
• laparoscopic surgery
• robotic surgery
• tumor ablation

Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)

• basal cell cancer
• biopsy of tumors
• esophagus cancer/tumors
• gastrointestinal cancer/tumors
• melanoma
• pancreatic cancer/tumors
• skin cancer
• stomach cancer/tumors
• Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)

Cooper University Healthcare

Camden, NJ

Attending

09/2019—Present

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

Camden, NJ

Assistant Professor

09/2019—Present