Faculty & Staff
Hongming Zhuang, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Staff Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Radiology Department, Philadelphia, PA
Staff Physician, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Radiology Department, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Staff Physician, Pennsylvania Hospital, 800 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Radiology
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Radiology
Nuclear Medicine Division
34th St & Civic Center Blvd.
Northwest Tower, 3NW 41
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Radiology
Nuclear Medicine Division
34th St & Civic Center Blvd.
Northwest Tower, 3NW 41
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-425-7134
Fax: 267-425-7155
Fax: 267-425-7155
Email:
zhuang@email.chop.edu
zhuang@email.chop.edu
Education:
M.D. eq. (Medicine)
Bachelor of Medicine, M.D. equivalent, Beijing Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China , 1983.
MCh.M. (Surgery)
Beijing Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China, 1986.
Ph.D. (molecular & cell biology)
The Penn State University, State College, PA , 1995.
M.D. eq. (Medicine)
Bachelor of Medicine, M.D. equivalent, Beijing Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China , 1983.
MCh.M. (Surgery)
Beijing Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China, 1986.
Ph.D. (molecular & cell biology)
The Penn State University, State College, PA , 1995.
Post-Graduate Training
Resident in Surgery , The Third Teaching Hospital of Beijing Medical University, Beijing, China, 1983-1989.
Research Assistant, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, 1989-1991.
Teaching Assistant, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 1991-1995.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Orthopaedic Surgery), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1995-1997.
Resident in Pathology, MCP-Hahnemann University Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA, 1997-1998.
Resident in Nuclear Medicine, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania (HUP) Philadelphia, PA, 1998-2000.
Fellow in Nuclear Medicine, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania (HUP) Philadelphia, PA, 2000-2001.
Resident in Surgery , The Third Teaching Hospital of Beijing Medical University, Beijing, China, 1983-1989.
Research Assistant, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, 1989-1991.
Teaching Assistant, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 1991-1995.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Orthopaedic Surgery), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1995-1997.
Resident in Pathology, MCP-Hahnemann University Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA, 1997-1998.
Resident in Nuclear Medicine, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania (HUP) Philadelphia, PA, 1998-2000.
Fellow in Nuclear Medicine, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania (HUP) Philadelphia, PA, 2000-2001.
Certifications
Board Certification in American Board of Nuclear Medicine, 2001.
Permanent linkBoard Certification in American Board of Nuclear Medicine, 2001.
Selected Publications
Cheng G, Torigian D, Zhuang H, Alavi A: When should we recommend use of dual time point and delayed time point imaging techniques in FDG-PET? European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 40(5): 779-787, May 2013.Chamroonrat W, Zhuang H: Early acute hematogenous osteomyelitis detected by bone scintigraphy but not MRI. Clinical Nuclear Medicine 38(4): 285-288, April 2013.
Cheng G, Servaes S, Zhuang H: Value of FDG PET/CT scan versus diagnostic CT in the initial staging of pediatric lymphoma patients. Leukemia and Lymphoma 54(4): 737-742, April 2013.
Liu B, Servaes S, Zhuang H: Elevated soft tissue activity in early but not delayed phase of bone scan in Llippel-Trenaunay Syndrome. Clinical Nuclear Medicine 38(3): 223-225, March 2013.
Laje P, States LJ, Zhuang H, Becker SA, Palladino AA, Stanley CA, Adzick NS: Accuracy of PET/CT Scan in the Diagnosis of the Focal Form of Congenital Hyperinsulinism. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 48(2): 388-393, February 2013.
Kwee TC, Basu S, Torigain DA, Zhuang H, Alavi A: FDG PET imaging for diagnosing prosthetic joint infection: discussing the facts, rectifying the unsupported claims and call for evidence-based and scientific approach. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 40(3): 464-466, February 2013.
Yang JG, Servaes S, Edwards K, Zhuang H: Prevalence of stress reaction in the pars interarticularis in pediatric patients with new-onset lower back pain. Clinical Nuclear Medicine 38(2): 110-114, February 2013.
Chen W, Zhuang H, Cheng G, Torigian DA, Alavi A: Comparison of FDG-PET, MRI and CT for post radiofrequency ablation evaluation of hepatic tumors. Annals of Nuclear Medicine 27(1): 58-64, January 2013.
Ficicioglu C, Dubroff JG, Thomas N, Gallagher, PR, Burfield J, Hussa C, Randall R, Zhuang H: A pilot study of FDG-PET findings in patients with phynylketonuria before and after sapropterin supplementation. Journal of Child Neurology 2013 Notes: in press.
Liu B, Tilak G, Edwards K, Zhuang H: Intense iodine activity caused by mosquito bite. Clinical Nuclear Medicine 2013 Notes: in press.
