Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta – Pediatric Oncologist
Emory University School of Medicine – Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Dr. Hong joined Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics with an Endowed Investigatorship in March 2020. He came to Atlanta from Boston where he was on the faculty at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center as an instructor of pediatrics. His research is focused on high-risk solid tumors (e.g., kidney cancers, soft tissue sarcomas, brain tumors).
Prior to being a faculty member, Dr. Hong received a Post-Baccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to perform yeast genomics at the Center for Cancer Research. He subsequently earned his medical degree at The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed his pediatrics internship and residency at Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center. He then completed a fellowship in pediatric hematology and oncology at the Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center. Afterwards, Dr. Hong became an instructor in pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, while also completing his post-doctoral fellowship.