UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center : JCCC Member Directory

Michael Ong, M.D., Ph.D.

Specialty:

Internal Medicine

General Information:

Gender:	Male
Language(s):	English

Affiliation(s):

Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Medicine, General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research

Partner, UCLA Health Services Research Center

Member, JCCC Healthy and At-Risk Populations Program Area

Education:

Fellowship:	Veterans’ Administration Ambulatory Care, Stanford University, 2003 - 2005
Residency:	Internal Medicine, UCSF Department of Medicine, 2002 - 2003
Internship:	Internal Medicine, UCSF Department of Medicine, 2000 - 2001
Medical Degree:	M.D., UCSD School of Medicine, 2000

Certification(s):

Medical Board Certification(s):	Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2003

Contact Information:

Internal Medicine:	(310) 206-6232 Information and patient appointments
Phone:	(310) 794-0154
E-mail:	mong@mednet.ucla.edu

Scientific Interest(s):

Dr. Michael Ong's research focuses on the intersection of primary care, economics and mental health. His specific interests include depression diagnosis and treatment, anxiety diagnosis and treatment, physical health of mentally ill patients, smoking cessation and psychotropic pharmacoeconomics.

Selected Cancer-Related Publications:

Jiang Y, Ong M, Tong E, Yang Y, Nan Y, Gan Q, Hu T. Chinese physicians and their smoking knowledge, attitudes, and practices. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2007 Jul; 33(1):15-22.

Hu T, Mao Z, Ong M, Tong E, Ming E, Jiang H, Hammond K, Smith K, de Beyer J, Yurekli A. China at the crossroads: the economics of tobacco and health. Tobacco Control. 2006 Jun; 15 Suppl 1:i37-41.

Ong MK, Glantz SA. Free nicotine replacement therapy programs vs implementing smoke-free workplaces: a cost-effectiveness comparison. Am J Public Health. 2005; 95(6): 969-75.

Ong MK, Glantz SA. Cardiovascular health and economic effects of smoke-free workplaces. Am J Med. 2004; 117(1): 32-8.