Richard J Wong MD FACS

Otolaryngology (ENT)•New York, NY

Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery

Chief, Head and Neck Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

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Overview of Dr. Wong

Dr. Richard Wong is an otolaryngologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and has been in practice 32 years. He is one of 30 doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center who specialize in Otolaryngology (ENT). He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Head & Neck Surgical Oncology/Microvascular Reconstruction, 1999 - 2001
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1995 - 1999
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 1994 - 1995
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1994, MD
Stanford UniversityBS, BA, Biology, History, 1986 - 1990

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Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1999 - 2028
NJ State Medical License 2021 - 2025
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification MyMSK, Memorial Sloan Kettering, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Sunrise Ambulatory Care, Allscripts, 2016-2017
Fellow (FAAO-HNS) American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Metastatic site combinations define distinct prognostic groups in metastatic major salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Nishant Chadha, George Ashji, Sudarshan Ramanan, Yingzhi Wu, Richard J Wong
Oral Oncology. 2026-10-01
Adjuvant radiation for major salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma in the modern era: updated patterns of care and survival from the National Cancer Database (2004-2...
Nishant Chadha, George Ashji, Sudarshan Ramanan, Edward Christopher Dee, Yingzhi Wu
Oral Oncology. 2026-10-01
A phase II randomized study of proton therapy vs intensity-modulated radiation therapy in patients with unilateral head and neck cancer.
Edward Christopher Dee, Noah S Kalman, Daniel J Ma, Scott C Lester, Zhigang Zhang
Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2026-09-03

Journal Articles

Host Factors Independently Associated with Prognosis in Patients with Oral Cavity Cancer
Richard J Wong, Snehal G Patel, JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
International Neural Monitoring Study Group Guideline 2018 Part I: Staging Bilateral Thyroid Surgery with Monitoring Loss of Signal
Gregory W Randolph, Gayle Woodson, Mark Zafereo, Whitney Liddy, Peter Angelos, Lisa Orloff, Louise Davies, Jennifer J Shin, Joseph Scharpf, Richard J Wong, Emad Kandil..., The Laryngoscope