Dr. Chuong Hoang: National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

Expertise:: Pleural Mesothelioma
Lung Cancer
Thymic Epithelial Tumors
Esophageal Cancer
Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
Certifications:: American Board of Thoracic Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Speciality:: Thoracic Surgery
Procedures Offered:: Endoscopy
Robotic Surgery
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
Conditions Treated:: Esophageal Cancer
Lung Cancer
Pleural Mesothelioma
Pulmonary Metastatic Cancers
Gender:: Male

About Dr. Chuong Hoang

Thoracic surgeon Dr. Chuong Hoang is leading a research team in developing new therapeutic strategies for thoracic malignancies for non-small cell lung cancer, thymic epithelial tumors and pleural mesothelioma.

His most recent work is an intraoperative, spray-on hydrogel involving genetically engineered nanoparticles with the ability to specifically target and kill tumor cells.

Although still in its early stages of development, Hoang believes it could become a much-needed, long-awaited breakthrough in treating mesothelioma.

“I’m excited by what we’ve seen so far,” Hoang said. “This could become a huge deal, a real game-changer in treating this disease.”

Hoang’s clinical expertise in thoracic surgery includes thymic tumors, tracheal cancers, esophageal cancer, pulmonary metastasis and mesothelioma. He often uses minimally invasive robotic surgery.

Before joining the National Cancer Institute, Hoang was an assistant professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and medical director of the Stanford Cancer Center Tissue Bank. He also established a thoracic oncology laboratory investigating microRNA interactions in mesothelioma.

Hoang’s research projects include ongoing investigations of how malignant mesothelioma tumors develop and the role of microRNA in treating mesothelioma.

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Specialties of Dr. Chuong Hoang

Endocrine and neuroendocrine
Esophageal cancer
Lung cancer
Mesothelioma
Pulmonary metastatic cancers
RNA biology

Experience and Medical Education

Center for Cancer Research at National Cancer Institute, Investigator
Stanford University School of Medicine, Assistant Professor
Stanford Cancer Center Tissue Bank, Medical Director
University of Pennsylvania (Cardiothoracic Residency)
University of Minnesota Medical School (M.D. and Surgical Residency)

Awards and Recognition

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award
Training Program Grant, Division of Hematology-Oncology

Dr. Chuong Hoang’s Publications

Majumder, P. et al. (2021). Surface-fill Hydrogel Attenuates the Oncogenic Signature of Complex Anatomical Surface Cancer in a Single Application.
Singh, A. et al. (2021). MicroRNA-206 Suppresses Mesothelioma Progression Via the Ras Signaling Axis.
Pruett, N. et al. (2020). Normal Mesothelial Cell Lines Newly Derived from Human Pleural Biopsy Explants.
Singh, A. et al. (2019). MicroRNA-215-5p Treatment Suppresses Mesothelioma Progression via the MDM2-p53-Signaling Axis
Zhang, L. et al. (2019). Metadherin Is a Prognostic Apoptosis Modulator in Mesothelioma Induced via NF-κB-Mediated Signaling.

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