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Patient Rating:

4.8 out of 5

55 Patient Ratings
14 Patient Comments

Hung T. Khong, M.D.

Specialties

Languages

  • English
  • Vietnamese

Bio

Hung T. Khong, MD, is an associate professor in the Division of Oncology at the University of Utah and a Huntsman Cancer Institute investigator.

Khong’s research and clinical interests include cancer immunotherapy and epigenetic modulation in the treatment of cancer. His research focuses on the following:

Adoptive cellular therapy and cancer vaccines (manipulation of the immune system to treat cancer)
Combining treatment methods such as chemo- or radiotherapy with immunotherapy (using the immune system to enhance the effects of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy)
Chemotherapy with targeted therapy (drugs that intervene with specific molecules involved in tumor growth)

Khong specializes in the treatment of melanoma and breast cancer. He has developed several inovative clinical trials for the neoadjuvant treatment of stages II and III breast cancer, first line therapy for metastatic breast cancer, and for stage IV melanoma. He is also an expert in the use of high dose interleukin-2 as an immunotherapy for metastatic melanoma.

At the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, Khong was a senior clinical fellow in the surgery branch and also completed a medical oncology fellowship in the medicine branch. He completed a residency in the Internal Medicine Program at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Khong earned a medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Internal Medicine - Associate Professor
Academic Divisions Oncology

Patient Ratings

The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey.

Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

Likelihood of recommending doctor
4.9
My confidence in doctor
4.9
Time doctor spent with me
4.9
Doctor spoke using clear language
4.8
Doctor's effort to include me in decisions
4.8
Doctor's concern for questions & worries
4.9
Doctor's explanation of condition/problem
4.8
Wait time at clinic
4.3
Doctor's friendliness and courtesy
4.8

Patient Comments

Patient comments are gathered from our Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

April 24, 2013

Dr. Khong was very compassionate and informative

January 18, 2013

a have a very high confidence level, all my questions are addressed

January 02, 2013

He is very good at trying to find solutions for the side effects I am experiencing and making me more comfortable. He answers all of our questions and is sympathetic to our concerns.

December 17, 2012

We were so fortunate to have Dr. Hung Khong and would recommend him to anyone in his specialty.

December 07, 2012

Dr. Khong was very careful to keep us fully informed.

November 12, 2012

Dr. Khong was wonderful. We were going to him for a second opinion but we were so impressed that we have switched from Utah Cancer Specialists to Dr. Khong and his team.

October 19, 2012

We never feel rushed when the doctor is with us. He gives us his complete attention and his time. So do the nurses and MA's.

October 13, 2012

Dr. Khong and Darren Walker were wonderful and explained fully the study in which Sam will participate and what he may expect. We are pleased and reassured.

September 28, 2012

We have never had a bad experience at Huntsman!! Never! All doctors, nurses, MA's, PA's, etc. are wonderful and professional, kind and compassionate! We love you all!

June 30, 2012

I was very impressed with the doctor's knowledge and professionalism.

June 20, 2012

I feel Dr Khong treated me with the most care possible. I appreciate his honesty in my treatment.

April 19, 2012

All my questions were answered.

April 13, 2012

I think we have a great care provider.

March 13, 2012

There was a bit of a language barrier, as the nurse's first language is not English, and she was a bit hard to understand. However, she didn't mind repeating her words, which made it fine.