Aria Hong, M.D.

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Aria Hong, M.D.
Pulmonologist
Clinical Expertise
  • Pulmonary and Critical Care
Other Languages Spoken
Korean
Academic Appointments
  • Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine
Clinical Teams
Lung Cancer
Medicine
I enjoy helping people breathe better.
Aria Hong, M.D., a board certified pulmonologist, seeks to help people quit smoking and improve the lives of asthma and COPD patients. She is highly skilled in her field having vast experience managing critically ill patients at two of Southern California’s top medical intensive care units.
 
A UCLA honors graduate, Dr. Hong earned her medical degree at Georgetown University where she also completed her residency. She continued her training with a pulmonology and critical care fellowship at University of California Irvine.
 
Dr. Hong chose the medical field because she wanted to make a difference. “Becoming a physician,” she said, “allows me to use the knowledge and training that I gain to make a meaningful impact in someone else’s life.”

Location

Education & Experience

Board Certifications

  • 2015, ABIM Internal Medicine Board Certification

  • 2017, ABIM Pulmonary Medicine Board Certification

  • 2018, ABIM Critical Care Medicine Board Certification

Degrees

  • 2008-2012, Doctor of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.

  • 2003-2007, B.S., Physiological Science, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Fellowship

  • 2015-2018, Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, CA

Residency

  • 2012-2015, Internal Medicine, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.

Professional Experience

  • 2021-present, Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

  • 2018-2021, Clinical Instructor, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

  • 2016-2018, Nocturnist, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA

  • 2016-2018,
    Nocturnist, Long Beach Veterans Hospital, Long Beach, CA

  • 2016-2017, Radiology Associate, Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach, CA

Awards & Memberships

Awards

  • 2014, Jerry I. Cherner Research Achievement Award in Resident Clinical Research Award Runner Up

  • 2012, Mario Mollari Award

  • 2006-2007, Wasserman Scholar

  • 2007, First Place Physiological Science Undergraduate Poster

  • 2007, Dean’s Prize for Outstanding Research Presentation

Publications

  • Hong A, King CS, et al. Hemothorax after lung transplantation: incidence, risk factors, and effect on morbidity and mortality. Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine. 11:40, November 2016.
  • Call GB, Olson JM, et. al. Genomewide clonal analysis of lethal mutations in the Drosophila melanogaster eye: comparison of the X chromosome and autosomes. Genetics. 177(2):689-697, October 2007.
  • Chen J, Call GB, et. al. Discovery-based science education: functional genomic dissection in Drosophila by undergraduate researchers. PLoS Biology. 3(2):e59, February 2005.

Ratings & Reviews

Ratings and reviews below are gathered from the Press Ganey Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CG CAHPS) survey. CG CAHPS is a standardized survey that is used to measure a patient's experience in the physician office setting. Ratings are an average of all responses to questions about a provider's care, with five stars being the highest.
4.9
Recommend this provider office
4.9
Provider explain in way you understand
4.9
Provider listen carefully to you
4.9
Show respect for what you say
4.9
Spend enough time with you
4.8
Know important info medical history
4.8
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01/26/25
Dr. Hong was friendly, caring, patient, and professional during my appointment. She answered all my questions thoroughly and made sure I felt comfortable and well-informed. - Verified patient
11/26/24
I appreciate Dr Hong's concern and looking after my best interest. She is very easy to discuss my health with. - Verified patient
08/09/24
Professional,friendly, very thorough when discussing my scans and my medical records and what tests she thought were necessary and why. - Verified patient
12/25/23
Dr Hong is the most thorough, caring pulmonologist in COH! [...] - Verified patient