Susan Hong, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Medicine

Dr. Susan Hong is a board-certified internist who currently runs the Breast Cancer Survivorship Program. Since 2002, Dr. Hong has been a key member of the Program for Personalized Health and Prevention, a program that features comprehensive full-day physical exams and tailored recommendations for optimal health. In addition to the Program for Personalized Health and Prevention and the Breast Cancer Survivorship Program, she sees patients in the Primary Care Group.

Dr. Hong's research interests focus on cancer survivorship especially as it relates to other chronic health conditions. She currently serves on the national advisory board for the Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization and is a member of the University of Chicago Cancer Research Center.

In addition to clinical care and research, Dr. Hong’s other activities include teaching and providing mentorship to both medical students and internal medicine residents. She regularly speaks on various topics related to both women’s health and cancer survivorship to health professionals and has served on various committees both within the University of Chicago and externally.

Practice Locations

Center for Advanced Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

The University of Chicago Medicine
5841 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

150 E. Huron Street
Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60611

Year Started Practice

2000

Board Certification

General Internal Medicine

Medical School

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York

Residency

The University of Chicago Medicine

Memberships

American College of Physicians
Society of General Internal Medicine

Language Spoken

English

Office Phone

(773) 702-0240

Office Fax

(773) 702-2468

Office Postal Address

Susan Hong, MD
The University of Chicago Medicine
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 3051
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests

• Women's health
• Personalized health care and disease prevention
• General internal medicine
• Breast cancer survivorship
• Cancer survivorship
• Cancer prevention

Request an Appointment

Center for Advanced Medicine
Request an appointment online
or call UCM Connect at
1-888-824-0200

150 E. Huron Street
Request an appointment online
or call (773) 834-4150

Physicians, contact the
Referring Physician Access Line
at 1-877-DOM-2730

Read More About Dr. Hong

Dr. Hong is a physician with the University of Chicago Medicine's Program for Personalized Health & Prevention.

Selected Publications

Hong S, Nekhlyudov L, Didwania A, Olufunmilayo O, Ganschow P. Cancer survivorship care: exploring the role of the general internist. J General Int Med. 2009;

Hong S, Didwania A, Olopade F, Ganschow P. The Expanding Use of Third Generation Aromatase Inhibitors: What the General Internist Needs to Know. J Gen Int Med 2009 24(2):383-388

Hong S, Friedman J, Alt S. Modifiable Risk Factors for the Primary Prevention of Heart Disease in Women J Am Med Womens Assoc. 2003; 58:278-284.

Hong S, Berkowitz G, Wang W. Unexplained Elevated Maternal Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein Levels and Pregnancy Outcome in Twins Obstetrics & Gynecology. 1996; 88:337-342.

Ottman R, Hong S, Lipton R. Validity of Family History Data on Severe Headache and Migraine Neurology. 1993; 43:1954-1960.

Ottman R. Lee JH, Hauser WA, Hong S, Hesdorffer D, Schupf N, Pedley TA, Scheuer ML. Reliability of Seizure Classification Using a Semistructured Interview Neurology. 1993; 43:2526-2530.