Dr. Carmen Fong earned a Doctor of Medicine from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, where she was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. She completed a general surgery residency at Mount Sinai Beth Israel in 2018, after which she completed a fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at Stony Brook University Hospital/NYU Winthrop. During her training, Dr. Fong won multiple awards, including the Mount Sinai Beth Israel Scholarly Achievement Award twice and the Mount Sinai Beth Israel Chief Resident Award. She is a member of the Society of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, where she sits on the Ethics and Health Advocacy Committees, and a member of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, where she is on the Young Surgeons Committee. Her published work has been presented at multiple national and international conferences. Dr. Fong is actively engaged in education, leadership, and volunteer roles in the medical field and beyond. Her clinical work at Mount Sinai focuses on surgical management of colon cancer and anal dysplasia as well as benign anorectal diseases including hemorrhoids, fissures, and fistulas. Her research interests include colorectal cancer in young people, surgical site infections, and new technological advances in colorectal surgery. In her free time, Dr. Fong likes to cook, garden, and read. She writes for Baseline Med, a blog created by and for BIPOC college students considering pre-health studies.
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Sunday, June 4, 2023
11:20 AM – 12:35 PM PT