Max W Sung, MD
- PROFESSOR | Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology
Specialties:
Hematology-Oncology, Cancer (Oncology)Max Sung, MD, is Associate Professor of Medicine (Hematology and Medical Oncology) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He has been on the faculty at Mount Sinai since 1987.
Dr. Sung specializes in gastrointestinal cancers including liver, bile duct, pancreas, esophagus, stomach, colon/rectum, and anus cancers. His approach to cancer treatment is multi-disciplinary, and involves collaboration with other specialties such as surgery, interventional radiology, and radiation therapy.
Dr. Sung has held numerous leadership roles at Mount Sinai, including Medical Director of The Ruttenberg Treatment Center and Chair of the Data and Safety Monitoring Committee for cancer clinical trials.
Dr. Sung is involved in clinical cancer research and has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications on innovative and translational treatments.
Dr. Sung is fluent in English and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), and has a working knowledge of German and French.
Certifications
Medical Oncology
American Board of Internal Medicine
Clinical Focus
- Chemotherapy
- Colon Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
Education
MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Internship, Internal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
Residency, Internal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
Fellowship, Hematology, Montefiore Medical Center
Fellowship, Neoplastic Diseases, The Mount Sinai Hospital
Dr. Sung is currently conducting clinical trials of immunotherapy in patients with advanced colorectal and breast cancers using gene transfer therapy. He is also involved in clinical trials of suicide gene therapy and differentiation therapies for colorectal cancer, and anti-angiogenesis therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma.
Dr. Sung actively participates in multi-modality treatment approaches (surgery/radiation/chemotherapy) to cancers of the liver, colon-rectum, carcinoid, pancreas, esophagus, stomach and anal cancers, and is also experienced in regional treatment modalities such as hepatic arterial chemotherapy/chemoembolization and intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
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Dr. Sung did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2021 and/or 2022: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
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