Experienced in Stomach Cancer
Experienced in Stomach Cancer
Kaiser Permanente
Fontana Medical Center
9961 Sierra Ave, 
Fontana, CA 

Overview

Lawrence Kong is a General Surgeon and a Thoracic Surgeon in Fontana, California. Dr. Kong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stomach Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Collapsed Lung, Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Stomach Cancer, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Kong is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
General Surgery
Licenses
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in CA
Hospital Affiliations
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/ontario
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Fontana Medical Center
9961 Sierra Ave, Fontana, CA 92335

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.


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