Christina Fong MD-MSK Pediatric Neuro-Oncologist

John Ng, M.D. is a Board Certified Radiation Oncologist and Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at Weill Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian Hospital. As a native New Yorker, he received his undergraduate degree in Physics at Columbia University. He went to medical school at Harvard and also received a Master of Science degree in Biophysics from Harvard University. He received his M.D. degree from Harvard Medical School, jointly with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as part of the Health Sciences and Technology (HST) program. He returned to New York City and the Columbia University Medical Center for his residency training in Radiation Oncology, where he also served as a chief resident. He joined the Weill Cornell Medical Center as faculty, where he serves as attending physician for Breast Oncology and for Gastrointestinal Oncology. His most recent awards include the Faculty Educator of the Year Award from the Weill Cornell New York-Presbyterian Residency Program, a RSNA Roentgen Research Award, an ASCO Research Travel Award, and a NCCN Travel Grant.Dr. Ng was recently appointed the Chair of the Radiation Oncology Section of New York Roentgen Society, the only scientific group that congregates radiation oncologists in the New York Metropolitan area and is comprised of leaders in the fields of diagnostic radiology and radiation oncology. He also currently serves as a Program Committee member for the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), serves on the Economics Committee of the American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO), and is an active Program Committee member of the New York Metropolitan Breast Cancer Group.Areas of Specialization:Breast Cancer, Gastrointestinal Cancers, Breast Intraoperative Radiotherapy, Breast Balloon Brachytherapy, Pancreatic Cancer, Sarcoma, Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT).Research:Dr. Ng’s research is focused on developing novel radiation techniques that can reduce treatment side effects and improve outcomes. One area of particular focus is developing partial breast radiotherapy techniques to treat less breast tissue with less radiation to reduce side effects and to shorten treatment times.Another research interest is advancing radiotherapy technologies to treat pancreatic cancer. He is currently writing a textbook review on Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Radiation Therapy and working on a review on minimizing malignancy risks after radiation therapy.He is also actively involved in the development of new drugs and agents to use with radiotherapy to improve cure rates for breast cancer and gastrointestinal cancers. Presently, his group is collaborating with others in developing skin products to decrease skin side effects from breast radiotherapy.

Dr. Manish Parikh Appointed Chief of Cardiology at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Dr. Manish A. Parikh, an internationally regarded clinical interventional cardiologist and educator, has been recruited to serve as chief of cardiology at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. Dr. Parikh has been a Castle-Connolly Best Doctor in NY for the past 20 years and returns to the Weill Cornell Medicine Facult where he will serve as assistant professor of medicine after over a decade at NYP-Columbia University Irving Medical Center."We are excited to have Dr. Parikh lead our Division of Cardiology,” said Robert Guimento, president of NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. “Dr. Parikh is an outstanding leader who is dedicated to educating the next generation of physicians, providing the highest quality care to our patients, and increasing access to world-class cardiovascular care in our communities."Dr. Parikh will lead NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital’s Division of Cardiology, which offers treatment of a broad array of heart conditions, including complex coronary artery disease, structural and valvular heart disease, advanced heart failure and complex arrhythmias. Under Dr. Parikh’s leadership, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital will expand its offerings in complex coronary care and heart failure amongst other areas.For the past 10 years, Dr. Parikh has been an associate professor of medicine, the associate director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory and director of business development at the Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. There, he successfully developed and operationalized offices to provide high-quality cardiovascular consultative care throughout New York City’s communities in addition to contributing to the broader academic educational mission of teaching interventional cardiology techniques to fellows and physicians across the globe."I am thrilled to join NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital to provide best-in-class cardiovascular care to the Brooklyn community and beyond,” said Dr. Parikh. “NewYork-Presbyterian shares my commitment to education, clinical excellence, and genuine outreach within communities to make sure every patient receives the highest quality care. I look forward to growing our cardiovascular program and reaching as many patients in need of complex care as possible."Throughout his career, Dr. Parikh has been at the forefront of many impactful clinical trials. His research has focused on novel coronary stents, disruptive new imaging and physiology tools and atherectomy techniques, and robotic assisted stent placements.He has traveled around the world to train physicians on coronary intervention procedures. He is a Fellow of the Society of Coronary Angiography and Interventions, the American College of Cardiology, the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, and many other organizations.Dr. Parikh received his medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He began his career at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in 1990 where he completed his internship, fellowship and residency. He resides in Manhattan with his wife and two sons.