Dr. Richard Hong is a recognized interventional radiologist in Walnut Creek, California. He received his medical diploma from the Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University in 2004. After getting his medical diploma, he did an internship in internal medicine at the University of Hawaii. Dr. Hong completed his medical education with a residency in radiology at New York Presbyterian Hospital – Cornell Campus, a fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at Stanford University and a fellowship in musculoskeletal radiology at UCSF Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board in diagnostic radiology, vascular & interventional radiology and his subspecialties are: general radiology and bone imaging/musculoskeletal. This doctor is affiliated with many hospitals in the area, including Alameda Hospital, San Leandro Hospital, Eden Medical Center and Alta Bates Summit Medical Center. In 2008, this doctor was awarded the honor of Chief Resident. In 2012, together with other doctors, he published the article “Intravascular ultrasound-guided mesocaval shunt creation in patients with portal or mesenteric venous occlusion.” He is a member in the following medical groups: Society of Interventional Radiology, Radiological Society of North America and American College of Radiology.