Medical Director of The Burn Center at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Dr. Houng specializes in the treatment of burns, burn surgery, and surgical critical care. He most recently served as faculty in the Department of Surgery, Division of Burns, Critical Care and Trauma for Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center. Additionally, he served as the Fellowship Director and Associate Program Director for surgery training programs. He previously served as Attending Surgeon and Associate Program Director for Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, then Saint Barnabas Medical Center, and as a partner with Burn Surgeons of Saint Barnabas.
Dr. Houng graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor of science degree in Bioengineering. He received his master of science in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania and his medical degree from Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School. He completed his residency in general surgery at Saint Barnabas Medical Center and went on to complete his fellowship in trauma, emergency surgery, and surgical critical care at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Houng is an active member of many prestigious medical and surgical societies, including the American Burn Association, the American College of Surgeons, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. He has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and abstracts.
