radiation oncologist
Miami Cancer Institute
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Miami, Florida
Michael Chuong, MD, is the Vice Chair and Medical Director in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida. He is also the Vice Chair of Education/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 Miami Cancer Institute. 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 over 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.
He is an active member of the NRG Oncology Non-Colorectal GI Subcommittee, NRG Pancreas Working Group, NRG Oncology International Liaison Committee and RTOG Foundation Communications Committee.
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