Michael Chuong, M.D., is a board-certified radiation oncologist with Miami Cancer Institute, a part of Baptist Health South Florida. At Miami Cancer Institute he is the Medical Director of the Proton Therapy Center, the Physician Director of the MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy Program, and the Director of Radiation Oncology Clinical Research. Dr. Chuong is an internationally recognized expert in the use of radiation therapy for gastrointestinal cancers. He serves on several national committees including the NRG Oncology GI committee and he is the Disease Site Chair for the Proton Collaborative Group.
He received his medical degree from the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa, Fla., where he also a residency in radiation oncology at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute. Most recently, he served as an assistant professor of radiation oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Maryland Proton Treatment Center in Baltimore where he was active in translational and clinical research.
He is widely published in peer-reviewed medical journals and has received numerous awards, including the American Society of Clinical Medicine Conquer Cancer Foundation Merit Award and the Moffitt Cancer Center Research Symposium Clinical Research Award. At Miami Cancer Institute he is the Principal Investigator of several clinical trials exploring novel combinations of advanced radiation technologies with systemic therapies such as immunotherapy.
His professional affiliations include the American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society for Radiation Oncology, and the American College of Radiation Oncology.