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Office
Brigitte Harris Cancer Pavilion
2800 W. Grand Blvd
Detroit, MI 48202Phone+1 313-916-9930
Summary
- Dr. David Kwon is a board-certified surgeon and fellowship-trained surgical oncologist in the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit. He is also a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, HFHS Campus. Dr. Kwon received his undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences from Columbia University. He earned his medical degree from the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Kwon completed his residency in general surgery at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, where he received multiple research and clinical awards. He went on to complete a surgical oncology fellowship from the University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center where he developed clinical expertise in providing multidisciplinary care of cancer patients. Dr. Kwon's clinical interests focus on the care and surgical management of patients with upper gastrointestinal malignancies, including gastric, duodenal, biliary, and pancreatic cancers. His research focus is surgical quality of care, outcomes, and racial disparities. Dr. Kwon hopes to translate his findings to improve the overall care of cancer patients.
Education & Training
- University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2009 - 2011
- Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2003 - 2009
- University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
- MI State Medical License 2003 - 2027
- CA State Medical License Active through 2013
- TX State Medical License 2009 - 2012
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
- Fellow American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 43 citationsThe Role of Lymph Node Metastasis in the Systemic Dissemination of Breast CancerS. David Nathanson, David Kwon, Alissa Kapke, Sharon Hensley Alford, Dhananjay Chitale
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2009-08-06 - 5 citationsTreatment of Severe Metabolic Alkalosis with Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: Bicarbonate Kinetic Equations of Clinical Value.Lenar Yessayan, Jerry Yee, Stan Frinak, David Kwon, Balazs Szamosfalvi
ASAIO Journal. 2015-07-21 - 46 citationsAcute Care Surgery Model and Outcomes in Emergency General Surgery.Kathleen B. To, Neil Kamdar, Preethi Patil, Stacey D. Collins, Elizabeth Seese
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2019-01-01
Press Mentions
- FDA Adds New Warning to Popular Weight Loss DrugsNovember 7th, 2024
- Health Spotlight | Liver Cancer: Ultrasound to the RescueOctober 29th, 2024
- Study Shows Promising Safety, Patient Outcomes Data for MRI-Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy to Treat Pancreatic CancerNovember 21st, 2022
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Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
- American Society of Clinical OncologistsMember
- Member
Other Languages
- Korean
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