Faculty

Amber Luong, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
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Amber Luong, MD, PhD, serves as an Assistant Professor with joint appointment at MD Anderson within the Department of Immunology. Dr. Luong obtained her MD/PhD at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas through the NIH sponsored Medical Scientist Training Program. She obtained her Ph.D. under the Nobel laureates Drs. Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein for the identification and biochemical characterization of a novel human enzyme, acetyl coA synthetase. She then completed her residency training at UT Southwestern and rhinology fellowship training at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Luong has co-authored more than 10 articles and book chapters. Her primary research interest focuses on understanding the pathophysiology of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis as a model for studying the local immune response of the paranasal sinuses. Dr. Luong’s clinical interest parallels her research interest in AFRS as well as the medical and surgical management of refractory chronic rhinosinusitis, sinonasal tumors, CSF leak repairs, and endoscopic orbital and dacryocystorhinostomy surgery.

• Faculty Overview
• Ronda Alexander, MD
• Martin J. Citardi, MD
• Samer Fakhri, MD
• Tang Ho, MD
• Ron J. Karni, MD
• Amber Luong, MD, PhD
• Soham Roy, MD
• Etan Weinstock, MD
• Sancak Yuksel, MD
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