Philip A. Fong MD

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Physician

407 Crutchfield StDurham, NC 27704
Phone+1 919-684-8111

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Summary

Dr. Philip Fong is a general surgeon in Durham, NC and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Duke Regional Hospital and Duke University Hospital. He received his medical degree from Medical College of Wisconsin and has been in practice 11 years. He specializes in trauma surgery & surgical critical care and minimally invasive surgery and is experienced in trauma and surgical critical care and acute care surgery (emergency general surgery).

Education & Training

University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2012 - 2013
Corewell Health East Beaumont (Royal Oak)Residency, Surgery, 2006 - 2012
Medical College of WisconsinClass of 2006

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Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2012 - 2027
MI State Medical License 2006 - 2012
IL State Medical License 2002 - 2004
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016-2017
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Associations of Computerized Tomography-Based Body Composition and Food Insecurity in Bariatric Surgery Patients.
J Alexander Sizemore, Kirti Magudia, Hongyu He, Karenia Landa, Alex J Bartholomew
Obesity Surgery. 2025-09-01
Increasing intraoperative case recording through a resident video review challenge.
Kristen E Rhodin, Joseph Nellis, Harold J Leraas, Kevin Shah, Philip Fong
American Journal of Surgery. 2023-12-01
3 citations
Development of a prospective biliary dashboard to compare performance and surgical cost.
William M Tian, Doreen Chang, Melissa Pressley, Makala Muhammed, Philip Fong
Surgical Endoscopy. 2023-11-01