Dr. Betty Caroline Tong M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Duke South Rm 3589 Durham NC, 27710About
While in college at Georgia Tech, I envisioned a career as a biomedical engineer. What I quickly learned, however, was that I was more interested in patients and their medical problems than developing ...
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- 2006
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS- 2009
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Bladder carcinoma in a transplant recipient: evidence to implicate the BK human polyomavirus as a causal transforming agent.
- Cellular and physiological effects of arginine.
- Aspergillus niger: an unusual cause of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.
- Invited commentary.
- Computed tomography screening for lung cancer: where are we now?
- Tumor acquisition for biomarker research in lung cancer.
- First nationwide survey of US integrated 6-year cardiothoracic surgical residency program directors.
- Invited commentary.
- Imagine all the people....
- A stitch (or scan) in time saves nine.
- Preoperative Evaluation and Indications for Pulmonary Metastasectomy.
- How I Teach a Thoracoscopic Lobectomy.
- Video assisted transaxillary first rib resection in treatment of thoracic outlet
- Outcomes of Major Lung Resection After Induction Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Elderly Patients.
- TEAM: Together Everyone Achieves More.
Professional Memberships
- Member Association of Women Surgeons
- Member Women in Thoracic Surgery
- Candidate Member American College of Chest Physicians
- Candidate Member Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Fellowships
- Duke University Medical Center, Thoracic Surgery, NC, United States 2008
- Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center 2005
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