Co-Director
Hemorrhoid Centers of America
Wellstar Health System
Dr. Carmen Fong is a writer, artist, and colorectal surgeon who recently moved from New York City to Atlanta, Georgia, with her wife and two cats. They recently had a baby daughter. She is the author of Constipation Nation (Rowman & Littlefield, forthcoming 2024).
Dr. Fong earned a Doctor of Medicine from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, where she was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. She completed a general surgery residency at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, after which she completed a fellowship in Colon and Rectal surgery at Stony Brook University Hospital/NYU Winthrop.
During her training, Dr. Fong won multiple awards for research and leadership. She is a member of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, where she is on the Young Surgeons Committee and the current Chair of the Outreach Subcommittee. She also serves on the Ethics and Health Advocacy Committees for the Society of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. She has been published as the lead or co-author and has presented her work at multiple national and international conferences. Dr. Fong is also actively engaged in education, leadership, and volunteer roles in the medical field and beyond.
Her research interests include colorectal cancer in young people, surgical site infections, and new technological advances in colorectal surgery.
Dr. Fong was most recently an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital, but is now in private practice as the Co-Director of Hemorrhoid Centers of America.
When she is not working or writing, she enjoys cooking, drawing cartoons, and reading about the mysteries of the universe.
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