Sung Kwon, MD, MPH, MBA, FACS

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Steve (Sung) Kwon, MD, MPH, FACS is a board-certified, fellowship-trained surgical oncologist. He specializes in the management of locally advanced and metastatic cancers of the abdomen, including cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). Dr. Kwon is an expert in performing both traditional and minimally invasive surgeries for tumors in the digestive tract (including stomach, small and large intestines, appendix, liver), malignant tumors of soft tissue (sarcoma) and cutaneous malignancies (skin cancer) including melanoma, squamous cell cancer and Merkel cell carcinoma.

Publications

  • Published 7/1/2025

    Kwon S. Introduction: Updates in Surgical Oncology. R I Med J (2013). 2025 Jul 01; 108(7):7-8. PMID: 40561235.

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  • Published 7/1/2025

    Wilson J, Ayyappan A, Crocker AB, Kwon S. Current Applications of Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. R I Med J (2013). 2025 Jul 01; 108(7):14-19. PMID: 40561237.

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  • Published 7/1/2025

    Li NS, Giyanani S, Kim D, Kwon S, Lee J. Management of Benign Symptomatic Thyroid Nodules in Rhode Island Using Radiofrequency Ablation. R I Med J (2013). 2025 Jul 01; 108(7):29-33. PMID: 40561240.

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  • Published 6/27/2025

    Xu K, Kwon S, Park CM, Kim DH. Time to surgery as a prehabilitation window: insights from United States Medicare data. Anaesthesia. 2025 Jun 27. PMID: 40576069.

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  • Published 5/22/2025

    Patel H, Ali MS, Ahn JY, Espat NJ, Calvino AS, Somasundar P, Kwon S. Utilization of cancer-directed surgical therapy in Medicaid patients with cancer: comparison between low/intermediate/high-risk surgeries. Cancer Causes Control. 2025 Oct; 36(10):1139-1150. PMID: 40402388.

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