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Office
Cooper University Hospital
Three Cooper Plaza, Suite 411
Camden, NJ 08103Phone+1 856-968-7014Fax+1 856-968-7015- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- 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.
Education & Training
- University of Louisville School of MedicineFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2016 - 2018
- University of Louisville School of MedicineFellowship, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, 2016 - 2018
- University of LouisvilleMPH, Health Policy, 2016 - 2018
- MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2013 - 2016
- Clinical Center at the National Institutes of HealthFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2011 - 2013
- Clinical Center at the National Institutes of HealthFellowship, Clinical Immunotherapy, 2010 - 2011
- Atlantic Health (Morristown)Residency, Surgery, 2008 - 2010
- Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineClass of 2008
- University of VirginiaB.A., Double Major: Biology & Economics, 1999 - 2003
Certifications & Licensure
- NJ State Medical License 2018 - 2025
- KY State Medical License 2016 - 2019
- VA State Medical License 2012 - 2018
- DC State Medical License 2013 - 2016
- MD State Medical License 2010 - 2014
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Complex General Surgical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Resident Manuscript Competition (Dr. Rebecca Platoff) - Epigenetic Dysregulation Correlates with Oncotype Dx Score: Activation of Immune Pathways as a Novel Implication for Adjuvant Therapy in Breast New Jersey Chapter of American College of Surgeons, 2023
- Rudolph Camishion Surgical Society 31st Annual Resident Research Day - 1st Place Basic Science (Dr. Rebecca Platoff) Cooper University Hospital, 2023
- Rudolph Camishion Surgical Society 31st Annual Resident Research Day - 1st Place Clinical Science (Dr. Keshav Kooragayala) Cooper University Hospital, 2023
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Clinical Trials
- Study of Lifileucel (LN-144), Autologous Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes, in the Treatment of Patients With Metastatic Melanoma Start of enrollment: 2015 Sep 01
- Study of Autologous Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Patients With Solid Tumors Start of enrollment: 2019 May 07
- Autologous LN-145 in Patients With Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2021 May 07
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Dr. Google to Dr. ChatGPT: assessing the content and quality of artificial intelligence-generated medical information on appendicitis.Hong, Y. K., Yazid K Ghanem, Armaun D Rouhi, Ammr Al-Houssan, Zena Saleh, Matthew C Moccia, Hansa Joshi, Kristoffel R Dumon, Young Hong, Francis Spitz, Amit R Joshi, M...> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2024 Mar 5
- "Do No harm" - How Medicare Advantage policies are harming cancer patients.Waters, J., Hong, Y.> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2024 Feb 16
- Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Signaling Pathways and Epigenetic Regulation.Hong, Y. K., Hong, Y. K., Zena Saleh, Matthew C Moccia, Zachary Ladd, Upasana Joneja, Yahui Li, Francis Spitz, Young Ki Hong, Tao Gao> ;International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024 Jan 22
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Journal Articles
- Personalizing Locoregional Therapy for Patients with Metastatic Colorectal CancerHong Y, Martin R, II, Curr Colorectal Cancer Rep
- Blockchain and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in surgery: hype or hope?Batchu S, Henry OS, Patel K, Hakim A, Atabek U, Spitz F, Hong Y, Surgery in Practice and Science
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- TILVANCE-301, a phase 3 study of lifileucel tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) cell therapy combined with pembrolizumab (pembro) vs. pembro alone in treatment-naive u...Young Hong, Daniel Olson, James Larkin, Sajeve Thomas, Juan Martin-Liberal, Andrew Furness, Patrick Terheyden, Gino In, Andrew Poklepovic, Yazan Samhouri, Philip Lamme..., Society for Melanoma Research (SMR), Philadelphia, PA, 11/6/2023
- Trial in Progress: A Phase 3 study (TILVANCE-301) to assess the efficacy and safety of lifileucel, an autologous tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte cell therapy, in combina...James Larkin, Young Hong, Sajeve Thomas, Juan Martin-Liberal, Andrew Furness, Patrick Terheyden, Friedrich Finckenstein, Xiao Wu, Giri Sulur, Wen Shi, Daniel Olson., American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Chicago, IL, 6/2/2023
- Novel Epigenetic Therapy For Hyperthermal Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Enables Gene Remodeling of the Tumor MicroenvironmentCoburn-Flynn O, Butchy M, Calendo G, Emery R, Vercchio V, Knapp K, Ladd Z, Spitz F, Zhang P, Jelinek J, Hong Y, Society for Surgery of Alimentary Tract, Chicago, IL, 5/7/2023
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Lectures
- HIPEC Program at CooperDept. of Anesthesiology Grand Rounds, Cooper University Hospital - 11/21/2023
- Immunotherapy: Success, Challenges, and Novel StrategiesCoriell Institute for Medical Research - 9/24/2019
- Immunotherapy: Success, Challenges, and Novel StrategiesDept. of Surgery Grand Rounds, Cooper University Hospital - 1/15/2019
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Press Mentions
- Advanced melanoma treatment Amtagvi tested at MD Anderson at CooperFebruary 25th, 2024
- CBS News PhiladelphiaFebruary 15th, 2024
- Postoperative Opioid Use is Associated with Increased Rates of Grade B/C Pancreatic Fistula After Distal PancreatectomyJanuary 12th, 2024
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Grant Support
- Cooper Foundation GrantCooper Foundation/MD Anderson Cooper2018–2024
Committees
- Complex General Surgical Oncology EPA Workgroup, American Board of Surgery 2024 - Present
- Chair - Elect, Education Committee of Young Fellows Association of ACS Executive Governing Council 2023 - Present
- Twitter Subcommittee, Society for Surgery of Alimentary Tract 2023 - Present
- Social Media Committee, Annals of Surgical Oncology 2022 - Present
- Admissions Operations Subcommittee, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University 2022 - Present
- Governing Council Member, Young Fellows Association of American College of Surgeons 2022 - Present
- Immune Effector Cell (IEC) Standards Subcommittee, The Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy 2022 - Present
- Research Committee Member, Society of Surgical Oncology 2021 - Present
- Editorial Board, Annals of Surgical Oncology 2021 - Present
- Research Committee Member, The Society of Surgery for Alimentary Tract 2021 - Present
- Research Committee Member, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University 2021 - Present
- Committee Member, MD Anderson Cancer Center Cooper Cancer Committee 2021 - Present
- Research Committee Member, Americas-Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association 2021 - Present
- 3+4 Dual Degree Medical School Admissions Subcommittee (Guaranteed Medical School Program), Cooper Medical School of Rowan University 2021 - Present
- Early Career Surgeons Working Group, Society For Surgery Of The Alimentary Tract 2021 - Present
- Admissions Committee Member, Cooper Medical School Dual Degree Program Sub-Commitee 2020 - Present
- Member, Association of Academic Surgery Publications Committee 2020 - Present
- Member, Cooper Surgical Residency Social Media Committee 2020 - Present
- Admissions Committee Member, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University 2019 - Present
- Director, Cooper Surgical Outcomes Research Committee 2019 - Present
- Department of Surgery Representative, Cooper University Hospital Interdepartmental Research Networking Committee 2019 - Present
- Member, Cooper IACUC Committee 2019 - Present
- Faculty Sponsor, Cooper Medical School Surgery Interest Group 2019 - Present
- Resident and Fellow Education Committee, The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 2018 - Present
- Program committee, Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association 2017 - 2018
- Resident Member, Medstar Surgical Outcomes Research Center 2014 - 2016
- Resident Member, Medstar Lombardi Cancer Center Committee on Cancer 2014 - 2015
Research History
- Director of Cellular TherapyPrincipal Investigator and Director of Autologous Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TIL) Therapy for Metastatic Melanoma, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, and Head & Neck2023 - Present
- Director of Clinical Research2023 - Present
- Principal InvestigatorHuman-to-Mouse Cancer Tumor Grafts for Personalized Cancer Medicine2023 - Present
- Director, Surgical Outcomes Research GroupWeekly surgical outcomes group with fellow medical students, residents, faculty surgeons and collaborators to focus on surgical outcomes projects. Serve as a research mentor for medical students and residents with various projects.2018 - Present
- Principal InvestigatorOur lab focuses on immunomodulation in hepatopancreatobiliary malignancies by elucidating epigenetic dysregulation.2018 - Present
- Surgical Oncology Research FellowInvestigating the augmentation of immunotherapy for pancreatic and hepatocellular carcinoma via epigenetic modulation in the laboratory of Dr. Robert C.G. Martin II2016 - 2018
- MedStar Georgetown Surgical Outcomes ResearchStudied disparities in readmissions of vulnerable hospitals after cancer surgery and unintended consequences of HRRP penalty system of the Affordable Care Act.2014 - 2016
- Research FellowResearch fellow in laboratory of Dr. David Schrump studying epigenetic regulation of various thoracic malignancies utilizing in vitro, in vivo models, immunoblots, qRT-PCR, and MTT assays.2011 - 2013
- Research AssistantWorked as research assistant in radiation oncology department laboratory of Dr. Paul Dent using various sensitizing agents to radiation on various melanoma, glioblastoma multiforme, and prostate cell lines.2002 - 2007
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Member
- Association of Academic Surgery (AAS)Member
- Society of Asian Academic Surgeons (SAAS)Member
- Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO)Member
- Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA)Member
- Western Surgical AssociationMember
Other Languages
- Korean
Hospital Affiliations
- Cooper University Health CareCamden, New Jersey
- Cooper University Health CareCamden, New Jersey
- Cooper University Health CareCamden, New Jersey
- Cooper University Health CareCamden, New Jersey
Industry Relationships
- Consultant, Dilon2024 - Present
- Consultant, Castle Biosciences2024 - Present
- Consultant, Johnson and Johnson2024 - Present
- Advisory Panel, Castle BiosciencesAdvisory Panel2022 - Present
- Consultant, Iovance BiotherapeuticsConsultantDisclosure: Consultant2022 - Present
External Links
- Cell Therapy Webinarhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KjBy0OgnkY&t=1399s
- SSAT Mentor of Month May 2021https://youtu.be/L7Ef2hENHRw
- SSAT Mentor of Month Dec 2018https://youtu.be/FNNYAttDPrY
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