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Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD

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Specializes in: Clinical Pathology, Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (1992)
Professional interests include: vulvar cancer, vaginal cancer
300 Pasteur Drive Room H2110
Stanford, CA 94305

Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD is a clinical pathologist in Stanford, CA specializing in clinical pathology, surgical pathology and cytopathology. She graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 1992 and has 33 years of experience. Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD is affiliated with Stanford Medicine Children's Health and Stanford Health Care.

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Office Locations

300 Pasteur Drive Room H2110
Stanford, CA 94305
(650) 723-4000
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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Christina Kong, medical director of pathology at Stanford Medicine, said the health care provider has not received any messages from the county that it needs to increase its COVID-19 testing.”—"Santa Clara County Hospital Fined for Failing to Comply With COVID-19 Testing Order", NBC Bay Area, December 2020
“Dr. Christina Kong, medical director of pathology at Stanford Health Care, told CalMatters the health system would use pooled testing, in which individuals' samples are combined for testing, then...”—"COVID testing of teachers, staff hotly debated as California schools reopen", Palo Alto Online, September 2020
“Any pools that come up positive could prompt immediate isolation for everyone involved, with swift, individual testing afterward, Dr. Christina Kong, medical director of the Pathology and Clinical...”—"Why Pooled Testing for the Coronavirus Isn't Working in America (Published 2020)", New York Times, August 2020

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

cytology
non-gynecologic liquid-based cytology
non-image guided fine needle aspiration

In 2023, Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD performed more cytology, non-gynecologic liquid-based cytology, and non-image guided fine needle aspiration procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Stanford, CA during 2013 were lab tests, cytology, second opinions and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 48
consultation 47
cytology 385
diagnostic procedures 48
lab tests 605
minimally invasive procedures 48
minor procedures 48
second opinions 169

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD.

Gender
Male 399
Female 503
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 610
Black 0
Hispanic 87
Asian 144
Other 32
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 449
From 75 to 84 260
85 and over 62
Less than 65 131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 55
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 20
Chronic Kidney Disease 32
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 29
Dementia 6
Cancer 25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Stanford, CA during 2014 were lab tests, cytology, second opinions and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 57
consultation 29
cytology 282
diagnostic procedures 57
image guided procedures 14
lab tests 484
minimally invasive procedures 57
minor procedures 57
second opinions 111

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD.

Gender
Male 349
Female 403
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 493
Black 23
Hispanic 83
Asian 132
Other 21
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 350
From 75 to 84 225
85 and over 64
Less than 65 113

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 35
Depression 21
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 31
Dementia 7
Cancer 30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Stanford, CA during 2015 were lab tests, cytology, second opinions and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 69
consultation 26
cytology 235
diagnostic procedures 69
image guided procedures 14
lab tests 296
minimally invasive procedures 69
minor procedures 69
second opinions 139

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD.

Gender
Male 596
Female 824
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 948
Black 0
Hispanic 164
Asian 216
Other 50
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 730
From 75 to 84 392
85 and over 114
Less than 65 184

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 34
Depression 23
Chronic Kidney Disease 40
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 33
Dementia 6
Cancer 29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Stanford, CA during 2016 were cytology, lab tests, second opinions and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 24
cytology 200
diagnostic procedures 24
lab tests 190
minimally invasive procedures 24
minor procedures 24
second opinions 74

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD.

Gender
Male 203
Female 276
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 310
Black 16
Hispanic 50
Asian 85
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 222
From 75 to 84 156
85 and over 38
Less than 65 63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 32
Depression 19
Chronic Kidney Disease 41
Asthma 21
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 32
Dementia 8
Cancer 28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Stanford, CA during 2017 were cytology, lab tests, second opinions and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 51
consultation 29
cytology 324
diagnostic procedures 51
image guided procedures 28
lab tests 282
minimally invasive procedures 51
minor procedures 51
second opinions 104

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD.

Gender
Male 311
Female 359
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 449
Black 0
Hispanic 75
Asian 99
Other 24
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 335
From 75 to 84 200
85 and over 66
Less than 65 69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 69
High Cholesterol 54
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 36
Depression 22
Chronic Kidney Disease 39
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 32
Dementia 9
Cancer 29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Stanford, CA during 2018 were cytology, lab tests, second opinions and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 52
cytology 378
diagnostic procedures 52
image guided procedures 17
lab tests 297
minimally invasive procedures 52
minor procedures 52
second opinions 113

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD.

Gender
Male 399
Female 367
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 501
Black 0
Hispanic 79
Asian 115
Other 39
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 358
From 75 to 84 263
85 and over 51
Less than 65 94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 38
Depression 21
Chronic Kidney Disease 47
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 34
Dementia 11
Cancer 27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Stanford, CA during 2019 were lab tests, cytology, second opinions and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 13
consultation 13
cytology 380
diagnostic procedures 13
lab tests 408
minimally invasive procedures 13
minor procedures 13
second opinions 100

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD.

Gender
Male 400
Female 385
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 495
Black 0
Hispanic 88
Asian 145
Other 37
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 361
From 75 to 84 279
85 and over 68
Less than 65 77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 69
High Cholesterol 64
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 37
Depression 18
Chronic Kidney Disease 45
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 33
Dementia 10
Cancer 31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Stanford, CA during 2020 were cytology, lab tests and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology 276
lab tests 192
second opinions 50

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD.

Gender
Male 262
Female 236
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 329
Black 20
Hispanic 50
Asian 78
Other 21
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 212
From 75 to 84 185
85 and over 63
Less than 65 38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 69
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 38
Depression 22
Chronic Kidney Disease 47
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 32
Dementia 12
Cancer 28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Stanford, CA during 2021 were cytology, lab tests, second opinions and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 21
consultation 17
cytology 296
diagnostic procedures 21
lab tests 270
minimally invasive procedures 21
minor procedures 21
second opinions 85

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD.

Gender
Male 319
Female 291
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 404
Black 0
Hispanic 52
Asian 95
Other 34
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 262
From 75 to 84 219
85 and over 79
Less than 65 50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 39
Depression 20
Chronic Kidney Disease 47
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 28
Dementia 12
Cancer 33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Stanford, CA during 2022 were lab tests, cytology, second opinions and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 14
cytology 314
diagnostic procedures 14
lab tests 403
minimally invasive procedures 14
minor procedures 14
second opinions 44

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD.

Gender
Male 367
Female 359
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 473
Black 0
Hispanic 59
Asian 114
Other 57
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 315
From 75 to 84 291
85 and over 72
Less than 65 48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, cancer and diabetes.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 21
Chronic Kidney Disease 32
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 17
Atrial Fibrilation 25
Heart Failure 20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 33
Dementia 9
Cancer 37

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Stanford, CA during 2023 were cytology, lab tests, second opinions and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 12
cytology 617
diagnostic procedures 12
lab tests 246
minimally invasive procedures 12
minor procedures 12
second opinions 41

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD.

Gender
Male 437
Female 409
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 494
Black 0
Hispanic 100
Asian 156
Other 65
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 342
From 75 to 84 328
85 and over 108
Less than 65 68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, cancer and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 22
Chronic Kidney Disease 37
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 20
Atrial Fibrilation 26
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 35
Dementia 10
Cancer 41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Stanford, CA were cytology, lab tests, second opinions and minor procedures.

aspiration 36
consultation 26
cytology 335
diagnostic procedures 36
image guided procedures 18
lab tests 333
minimally invasive procedures 36
minor procedures 36
second opinions 93

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD.

Gender
Male 367
Female 401
Ethnicity
Black / African American 5
Asian / Pacific Islander 125
Non-Hispanic White 500
Hispanic 80
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 34
Age
75 to 84 254
85 and over 71
Less than 65 85
65 to 74 357

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 69
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 34
Depression 20
Chronic Kidney Disease 40
Asthma 12
Osteoporosis 12
Heart Failure 20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 32
Atrial Fibrillation 15
Dementia 9
Cancer 30

Education & Training

Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 1992. She completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Anatomic & Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology, Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology, Pathology, American Board of Pathology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (1992)

Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Anatomic & Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology, Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology, Pathology, American Board of Pathology (1999)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Stanford Medicine Children's Health
Stanford Health Care

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Research Payments

Dr. Christina Suzan Kong, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $14,665.

Biography

Dr. Christina Kong specializes in clinical pathology, cytopathology, and surgical pathology and practices in Stanford, CA. After completing medical school at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine, Dr. Kong performed her residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is affiliated with Stanford Medicine Children's Health and Stanford Health Care.

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