- Bronchiectasis
- Cystic fibrosis (CF)
- Immotile cilia syndrome
- Kartagener syndrome
- MAC lung infection
- MAI lung infection
- Mycobacterial lung disease
- Mycobacterium abscessus lung infection
- Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)
- Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD)
Gina Hong, MD
Pulmonary Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Harron Lung Center Perelman
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Associate Program Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program
- Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
My education and training
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolMedical School
- University of Chicago Medical CenterResidency
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineFellowship
Spoken languages
English
English
Reviews
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Hong is a Penn Medicine physician.
Qualifications and experience
- Critical Care Medicine, 2017
- Pulmonary Disease, 2016
- American Thoracic Society, International
- Adult cystic fibrosis care
- Chronic lung disease care
- Recognized annually in Philadelphia magazine's Top Docs issue from 2023 through 2024
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Walsh J, Hsu JY, Ludwig K, Kane S, Rey MM, Dorgan DJ, Hadjiliadis D, Leeder N, Wilson A, Sevier K, Houtman K, Saavedra M, Lechtzin N, Hoffman LR, Hong G The performance of oropharyngeal swabs compared to induced sputum for bacterial detection in adults with cystic fibrosis , J Cyst Fibros: 2026
Walsh J, Hsu JY, Tully E, Hong G Comparing the real-world effectiveness of oral corticosteroids and antifungals for the treatment of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in cystic fibrosis , Chest: 2026
Mezochow G, Griffiths S, Schaubel DE, Oyster; M, Kalman L, Mezochow A, Blumberg E, Hong G, Hadjiliadis D, Pandya K, Claridge T, Witek S, Benvenuto L, Lyu D, Combs MP, Shah P, Merlo C, Estrada AV, Singer JP, Palmer S, Christie JD, Anderson MR Early pulmonary isolation of non-tuberculous mycobacterial organisms is associated with increased risk of death and CLAD: A Lung Transplant Outcomes Group Cohort Study , The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation: 2026
Xiang MR, Chauhan A, Hong G, Hadjiliadis D, Dorgan D, Rey MM, Kane S, Palmer JN, Adappa ND, Cohen NA, Kohanski MA, Douglas JE Impact of Highly Effective Modulator Therapy on Olfactory-Specific Gene Expression in People With Cystic Fibrosis , Int Forum Allergy Rhinol.: 2026
Jain R, Taylor-Cousat JL, Kazmerski TM, Lonabaugh K, Trimble A, Velez Leitner D, Foil K, Hong G, Johns WB, Kolarova T, Meier E, Perry A, Singh KE, Stahl C, Szentpetery S, Weiss MS, West N, Wilson A, Wright B, Brown AW, Hempstead SE, Lomas P, Middleton PG, Shteinberg M, Felton I, Roe AH Reproductive Health Guidance for the Cystic Fibrosis Community: A Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Position Paper , The Lancet Respiratory Medicine: 2026
Hong G, Vesely EM, Memon W, Walsh J, Hsu JY, O'Dea AL, Dezube RH, Goss CH, Gross JE, Nichols DP, Cramer RA, Zhang SX Comparative analysis of selective fungal culture media and incubation conditions for Aspergillus fumigatus in cystic fibrosis sputum , Microbiology Spectrum: 2026
Fought MK, Hong G, Quinn AC, Wagner BD, Robertson CE, Harris JK, Laguna TA Molecular Methods to Detect and Quantify Fungal Communities in Cystic Fibrosis Airway Specimens , Pediatr Pulmonol, 61(4): 2026
Hong G, Walsh J, Koshy A, Hsu JY, O'Dea AL, Vesely EM, Memon W, Dezube RH, Goss CH, Goss LB, Greene A, Gross JE, Wilson A, Nichols DP, Zhang SX, Cramer RA Home sputum collection for Aspergillus fumigatus detection in adults with cystic fibrosis , ERJ Open Research, 11(6): 2025
Barnidge M, Dysart K, Clausen E, Hadjiliadis D, Hong G, Roe AH, Burris HH Severe maternal morbidity and preterm birth rates in pregnant women with cystic fibrosis , J Cyst Fibros: 2025
Fought MK, Hong G, Quinn AC, Wagner BD, Harris JK, Laguna TA Molecular methods versus culture to detect and quantify fungal communities in cystic fibrosis airway specimens , ATS 2025 Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 211:A5130: 2025