Yuman Fong, M.D., Sc.D. (Hon)

Yuman Fong

Dr. Yuman Fong is the Sangiacomo Chair and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the City of Hope Medical Center.

Dr. Fong is best known for his extensive work in the field of liver and pancreatic surgery. He helped usher in robotic techniques for HPB surgery. He is editor of the SAGES Atlas of Robotic Surgery. For his clinical work, he was awarded the Layton F. Rikkers Master Clinician Award from the SSAT. He has assisted in the design and deployment of many novel surgical tools. His work in medical engineering has led to his election to the American Institute of Medical and Biologic Engineering.

His laboratory focus is in design of gene and immune cell therapies for cancer. His leadership on the national level has included serving as the Chair of the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC) of the National Institutes of Health. He is Founding Editor-in-Chief of Molecular Therapy Oncolytics (Cell Press, official journal of the ASGCT). He has co-authored over 1000 papers and 22 textbooks. He has also been elected to the American Society of Clinical Investigation and to the National Academy of Medicine.