Jason Tong, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Colon and Rectal Surgery Perelman
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Following medical school, Jason Tong, MD, completed a general surgery residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. During his time as a research resident, he completed the National Clinician Scholars Fellowship Program and attained a master’s in public health policy research at the University of Pennsylvania. He then completed fellowship training in colon and rectal surgery at Cornell University and Memorial Sloan Kettering. His clinical interests include colorectal and anal cancers, inflammatory bowel disease, anorectal disease, and pelvic floor dysfunction.

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr Tong is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Tong J, Garrett K The surgical management of chronic mesh erosion into bowel following inguinal hernia repair , Oral presentation at the New York Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Interesting Case Night, New York, NY: 2024

Tong J, Lowenfeld L Polyp in a haystack: The source of an infected aortic arch? , Poster Presentation at the New York Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Interesting Case Night, New York, NY: 2024

Finn CB, Sharpe JE, Krumeich LN, Ginzberg SP, Soegaard Ballester JM, Tong JK, Wachtel H, Fraker DL, Kelz RR The use and costs of same-day surgery versus overnight admission for total thyroidectomy: A multi-state, all-payer analysis , Surgery, 175(1): 2024,207-214

Bakillah E, Sharpe J, Tong JK, Goldshore M, Morris JB, Kelz RR Non-English primary language: A growing population’s access to cholecystectomy , Annals of Surgery, 278(6): 2023,e1175-e1179

Tong JKC, Mascuilli T, Wirtalla C, Aarons CB, Saur NM, Mahmoud NN, Karakousis GC, Kelz RR Evaluating changes in surgical outcomes for patients with inflammatory bowel disease following Medicaid expansion , Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 29(10): 2023,1579-1585

Brooks ES, Mavroudis CL, Tong J, Wirtalla CJ, Friedman A, Kelz RR Health system structure: An opportunity to address structural racism and discrimination , Annals of Surgery, 277(5): 2023,854-858

Rosen C, Roberts SE, Syvyk S, Finn CB, Tong J, Spinks HO, Wirtalla C, Kelz RR A novel mobile app to identify multimorbid patients in the emergency general surgery setting: A feasibility study , Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 236(5 Suppl 3): 2023,S36-S37

Finn C, Sharpe J, Krumeich L, Ginzberg S, Soegaard J, Tong J, Wachtel H, Fraker D, Kelz R Costs and utilization of same-day surgery versus overnight admission for total thyroidectomy: A multi-state, all-payer analysis , Presented at the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Annual Meeting, Birmingham, AL: 2023

Tong JK, Merchant R, Kelz R The history of the National Clinicians Scholars Program and surgery: A new inlet to the surgical workforce pipeline of diversity, equity, and inclusion , World Journal of Surgery, 47(3): 2023,608-610

Naik A, Syvyk S, Tong J, Wirtalla C, Barg FK, Guerra CE, Mehta SJ, Wender R, Merchant RM, Kelz RR Factors associated with primary care physician decision-making when making medication recommendations vs surgical referrals , JAMA Network Open, 6(2): 2023,e2256086