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Zhi Ven Fong, MD, General Surgery, Phoenix, AZ

Zhi VenFongMDMPH DrPH

General Surgery Phoenix, AZ

Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

General Surgery Resident

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  • Office

    5777 E Mayo Blvd
    Phoenix, AZ 85054
    Phone+1 480-301-8000

Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2021 - 2023
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2012 - 2021
  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthDrPH, Public Health, 2017 - 2020
  • T.H. Chan Harvard School of Public Health
    T.H. Chan Harvard School of Public HealthMPH, Quantitative Methods, 2015 - 2017
  • Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Massachusetts
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, MassachusettsMPH, 2015 - 2017
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2012

Certifications & Licensure

  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2026
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2015 - 2024
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Ernest A. Codman Fellowship Award in Clinical Outcomes Research Massachusetts General Hospital, 2015
  • Francis Torrens Stewart Prize for General Excellence in Clinical Surgery Award Thomas Jefferson University, 2012
  • Hobart Amory Hare Medical Honor Society Member Thomas Jefferson University, 2011
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Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • Single Stage Cholecystectomy at the time of Pancreatic Necrosectomy is Safe and Prevents Future Biliary Complications: A 10-year single institution experience with 217...  
    Fong ZV, Peev M, Fernandez-del Castillo C, Fagenholz PJ, 55th Annual Meeting at Digestive Disease Week (DDW), 1/1/2014
  • Funding Mechanisms for Trainees  
    Association for Academic Surgery 2017 Fall Course., 1/21/2017
  • Management of Small Asymptomatic Pancreas Neuroendocrine Tumors; State of the Literature  
    Research Committee Consensus Conference, America Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association 2017 Annual Meeting, 1/29/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • 30-year Review of Surgical Resection and Intraoperative Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Rectosigmoid and Rectal Carcinoma.
    Fong ZV, Furfaro DM, Shellito PC, Berger DL, Szymonifka J, Wo JY, Hong TS, Cusack Jr JC., 67th Annual Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) Annual Cancer Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, 1/12/2014
  • High Quality Pancreas Protocol Computed Tomography Frequently Overestimates the Extent of Disease in Resectable Periampullary Cancers.
    Fong ZV, Lavu H, Kennedy EP, Koniaris, LG, Rosato EL, Yeo CJ, Winter JM., 65th Annual Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) Annual Cancer Symposium, Orlando, Florida, 1/21/2012

Lectures

  • Is Cholecystectomy Safer to be Performed in the Third Trimester or during the Post-partum Period? A Population-based Study of Pregnant Females in California 
    Palm Beach, FL - 1/2./2018
  • Diminished Survival in Patients with Bile Leak and Ductal Injury: Management Strategy and Outcomes. 
    Hot Springs, VA - 1/3./2017
  • Health-related Quality of Life and Functional Outcomes in 5-year Survivors After Pancreaticoduodenectomy 
    Philadelphia, PA - 1/20/2017
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Authored Content

  • Diminished Survival in Patients with Bile Leaks and Ductal Injuries: Management Strategy Influences OutcomesJanuary 2018

Press Mentions

  • Pancreatic Cancer: Risk, Treatment and Clinical Trials
    Pancreatic Cancer: Risk, Treatment and Clinical TrialsNovember 12th, 2024
  • Advancing Pancreatic Cancer Treatment with Total Robotic Whipple Surgery
    Advancing Pancreatic Cancer Treatment with Total Robotic Whipple SurgeryNovember 4th, 2024

Grant Support

  • Impact of Volume-Based Regionalization on Access to Care in Patients Undergoing Pancreatectomy.National Cancer Institute2017–2019
  • Utilizing Patient-Centered Outcomes to Guide Informed Decision Making in Major Pancreatectomy: Long term Functional Outcomes and Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing PancreatectomyAndrew L. Warshaw, M.D. Institute for Pancreatic Cancer Research Grant2015–2017