Xiao-Tang Kong
University of California, Irvine, USA
Biography
Dr. Kong is an associate clinical professor of Neurology and a board-certified UCI Health neuro-oncologist who specializes in the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of primary brain tumors, metastatic cancers of brain and spinal cord, as well as neurological complications from tumors/cancers and their therapies such as radiation therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy as well as targeted therapy. Dr. Kong earned her medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine at USC. She completed an internship in internal medicine and a residency in neurology at UC Irvine Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in neuro-oncology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She also received her doctoral degrees from the University of Tokyo, Japan and Capital University of Medical Science in Beijing, China. Dr. Kong is deeply involved in managing clinical trials for brain and spinal cord tumors.
Abstract
Abstract : New therapy for malignant brain tumors, complications and challenges