
Overview
Ching Lick (Charles) Tong, MD, is a Rhinologist and Skull Base surgeon at the Lenox Hill Hospital and Northwell Health System. Dr. Tong specializes in treating complex disorders of the nose, paranasal sinuses, and the cranial base. His clinical interests include the medical and surgical treatment of chronic sinusitis, as well as the surgical treatment of benign and malignant sinonasal tumors.
At Northwell Health, Dr. Tong is a principal investigator of sinus and skull base tumor research. He is a leading scientist in cancer genomics who seeks to understand the genetic basis of each patient's tumor by identifying the specific mutations driving cellular proliferation and developing therapeutic interventions.
Dr. Tong is a recipient of the American Rhinologic Society New Investigator research grant and an invited speaker at the National Institute of Health (NIH) on the mechanisms of sinonasal and skull base tumorigenesis.
Dr. Tong is an Assistant Professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He earned his medical degree and completed his residency at the Mount Sinai Hospital. He received fellowship training in Rhinology and Skull Base surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. He has published over 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. He is board-certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and he is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Rhinologic Society.
My favorite part of the job is to see my patients thrive, Dr. Tong says. I want them to understand what's going on in their noses, whether that is through the camera in the nose or state-of-the-art imaging, and together we work towards a plan for them to feel their best every day.
Dr. Tong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tonsil Stones. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder, Sinusitis, and Autonomic Neuropathy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
36 E 36th St, Suites 101 & 200, New York, NY 10016
7 7th Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011
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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Areas of Expertise
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- Experienced
- Allergic RhinitisDr. Tong isExperienced. Learn about Allergic Rhinitis.
- Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS)
- Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder
- Autonomic NeuropathyDr. Tong isExperienced. Learn about Autonomic Neuropathy.
- Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP)
- Deafness Hypogonadism SyndromeDr. Tong isExperienced. Learn about Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome.


