Kelvin Hong
Advanced in Cholestasis

Dr. Kelvin Hong

Interventional Radiology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 8, Floor 8, 
Baltimore, MD 

Advanced in Cholestasis
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 8, Floor 8, 
Baltimore, MD 
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Overview

Dr. Kelvin K. Hong is an Associate Professor and Executive Vice Chair of Radiology within the Johns Hopkins Department of Radiology. A specialist in interventional and vascular radiology, Dr. Hong serves as the Medical Director of the Johns Hopkins Interventional Radiology Center. Dr. Hong earned his medical degree from South Africa’s University Of Witwatersrand Medical School in Parktown. He completed a radiology residency at Parktown West’s College of Medicine/Radiology, as well as a cardiovascular/interventional radiology fellowship and diagnostic radiology residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. His areas of clinical expertise include bone, liver and soft-tissue tumors; chronic total occlusions; claudication; deep venous thrombosis; lung, esophageal and kidney cancer; peripheral arterial/vascular disease; renal artery/vascular disease; uterine fibroid tumors; varicocele; and vascular malformations and venous thromboembolism. Dr. Hong performs procedures that include radiofrequency ablation for lung, liver, kidney and bone lesions; transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for liver cancer; lower-extremity angioplasty and stenting; visceral angioplasty and stenting; embolization of uterine fibroid tumors; cryoablation for pain control; and percutaneous laser ablation of varicose veins. Dr. Hong served as editor for the book Percutaneous Tumor Ablation and contributed to Interventional Oncology: Principles and Practice.

Dr. Hong is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholestasis. His top areas of expertise are Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Bile Duct Obstruction, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Liver Embolization, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 70 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Cholestasis.

Residency
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, 2004
Specialties
Interventional Radiology
Licenses
Vascular & Interventional Radiology in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Radiology
Fellowships
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2003
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 8, Floor 8, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-614-2227

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


2 Clinical Trials

Feasibility of a Personalized Dosimetry-based Treatment Planning for Radioembolization in the Treatment of Unresectable Colorectal Metastases in Liver
Feasibility of a Personalized Dosimetry-based Treatment Planning for Radioembolization in the Treatment of Unresectable Colorectal Metastases in Liver
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 06, 2023
Intervention Type: Other
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Prospective, Controlled Investigation of Prostate Artery Embolization With Embosphere Microspheres Compared to Transurethral Resection of the Prostate for the Treatment of Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Prospective, Controlled Investigation of Prostate Artery Embolization With Embosphere Microspheres Compared to Transurethral Resection of the Prostate for the Treatment of Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: November 11, 2021
Intervention Type: Device, Procedure
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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70 Total Publications

Air Embolism after Percutaneous Lung Biopsy or Ablation: A Report of Six Cases.
Air Embolism after Percutaneous Lung Biopsy or Ablation: A Report of Six Cases.
Journal: Radiology. Imaging cancer
Published: April 04, 2025
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