Position: Interventional Physiatrist

Residency/Fellowship: Residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Stanford University Hospital, Palo Alto, CA, and a fellowship interventional spine and sports medicine, at the Hospital for Spinal Surgery in New York City

Medical School: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Affliliations:

• Board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Board eligible in Pain Management and Electrodiagnostic Medicine

Dr. Hong's training focused on inter-disciplinary approaches to conditions and diseases that affect the spine and peripheral musculoskeletal system. He specializes in aggressive diagnostic and non-surgical, minimally invasive conservative treatment for conditions and diseases of the spine and peripheral musculoskeletal system, including flouroscopically guided epidural steriod, facet and radiofrequency denervation, discography, intradiscal catheterization and electrodiagnostic studies.

He has published papers relating to Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET) and Intradiscal Injections.  His research interests include the further study of nonsurgical, minimally invasive treatments for degenerative diseases of the spine and peripheral joints.