M.D.
Surgical Oncologist
1984, M.D, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY
1981, B.A., Medieval Literature, Brown University, Providence, RI
1991-1993, Surgical Oncology Fellow, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (Mentor: M.F. Brennan)
1992-1993, Chief Administrative Fellow, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1986-1989, Research Fellow, Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, (Mentor: S.F. Lowry)
1986-1989, Nutrition Support Service, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
1990-1991, Chief Residency, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
1989-1990, General Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
1985-1986, General Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
1984-1985, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
2016-present, Sangiacomo Family Chair in Surgical Oncology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
2014-present, Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
2001-2014, Murray F. Brennan Chair in Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
2007-2014, Adjunct Professor of Surgery, Downstate Medical Center, New York, NY
2000-2014, Professor of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College
2000-2014, Tenured Member, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
2006-2012, Vice Chair for Technology Development, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
2004-2008, Chief, Gastric and Mixed Tumor Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
1994-2000, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY
1993-2000, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY
1997-2000, Associate Attending Surgeon, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, New York, NY
1997-2000, Associate Member, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
1993-1997, Assistant Attending Surgeon, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, New York, NY
1993-1997, Associate Member, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Yuman Fong, MD is a world leader in cancer care and innovation. As chair of the Department of Surgery at City of Hope Cancer Center Duarte and holder of the Sangiacomo Family Chair in Surgical Oncology, he’s known globally for his expertise in treating cancers of the liver, pancreas, gallbladder, and bile ducts. He’s also at the forefront of groundbreaking research, working to use specially engineered viruses to attack and destroy cancer cells.
Before joining City of Hope in 2014, Dr. Fong spent over 20 years at the prestigious Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
In addition to being a gifted surgeon, Dr. Fong is also an inventor and author. He has created new surgical tools and techniques, written hundreds of medical articles, and edited nearly a dozen textbooks used by doctors around the world.