Michael Chuong
Baptist Health Cancer Care | Plantation
Office
(786) 596-2000
Fax (305) 279-7778 1228 South Pine Island Road Suite 130 Plantation, FL 33324Call Today
About
Michael Chuong
An internationally recognized expert in radiation therapy for gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, Michael Chuong, M.D., FACRO, is vice chair and medical director of radiation oncology and leads the GI radiation service at Baptist Health. Dr. Chuong earned his medical degree from the University of South Florida College of Medicine and completed his residency training in radiation oncology at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, where he served as the chief resident. He also serves as the vice chair of education and clinical research and is professor of radiation oncology at the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. Dr. Chuong is frequently invited to speak about his clinical expertise and research that is impacting the standard of care, especially related to proton therapy and MRI-guided radiation therapy. Dr. Chuong has co-authored over 150 peer-reviewed manuscripts in prestigious journals such as JAMA Oncology and the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, for which he is the GI section editor. He is a principal investigator for multiple national and international clinical trials that are exploring advanced radiation therapy strategies and unique combinations of radiation therapy with novel therapeutic agents for GI cancers. His academic work has contributed to impacting the standard of care for the management of various GI cancers, especially pancreatic cancer An active leader in the medical community, Dr. Chuong is the Protocol Monitoring and Review Committee chair at Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute, Disease Site chair of the Proton Collaborative Group and the Particle Therapy Co-operative Group Gastrointestinal Subcommittee co-chair. He participates as an active member of the NRG Oncology Non-Colorectal GI subcommittee and the NRG Oncology Pancreas working group.
Primary Specialty
Radiation Oncologist
Practice
Baptist Health Cancer Care | Plantation
Gender
Male
Accepting New Patients
Insurances Accepted
FL Blue: PPO, POS, Medicare HMO, Devoted Health, FL Blue: BlueCare, Select, Options, Aetna: Medicare - Med Adv PPO, Tricare: Prime, Cigna: HMO, PPO, Great West, CarePlus Health Plans, Oscar Health Plan, Dimension Health, Tricare: Select, Molina Healthcare: Medicaid, First Health Network, Preferred Care Network fka Medica, United HlthCare:HMO, NHP, Humana Commercial/Medicare/HMO/PPO, Medicaid, Medicare, AvMed HMO/POS/Commercial, Aetna: HMO, FL Blue: MyBlue, Multiplan, Medicare: Railroad, Aetna Better Health/Healthy Kids, Doctors HealthCare Plans, Dimension International
Degrees
Medical Doctor
Office Name
Baptist Health Cancer Care | Plantation
Languages
English
Services
Michael Chuong provides radiation oncology in Plantation, FL. A Radiation Oncologist is an oncologist who treats cancer using radiation therapy.
Please call Michael Chuong at (786) 596-2000 to schedule an appointment in Plantation, FL or to get more information.
Please call Michael Chuong at (786) 596-2000 to schedule an appointment in Plantation, FL or to get more information.
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