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Jennifer Hong, MD

Title(s)
Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor of Molecular and Systems Biology

Department(s)
Surgery
Molecular and Systems Biology

Education
MD, Stanford University School of Medicine
BA, Princeton University

Programs
Neuroscience Center at Dartmouth
Program in Experimental and Molecular Medicine

Contact Information

Office: 601 Remsen
Email: Jennifer.Hong@Dartmouth.edu


Professional Interests

Peripheral nerve surgery
Peripheral nervous system regeneration
Epilepsy
Spatial transcriptomics
AAV tropism

Grant Information

Understanding brain extracellular matrix in the tumor microenvironment (5P20 GM130454-05)

Whole-animal, high-resolution imaging of AAV tropism for the nervous system (1R21 NS130139-01)

Rapid Intraoperative Fluorescence Assessment of Nerve Damage (1R21 NS124150-01A1)

Courses Taught

IND 103 - Neuroanatomy

Biography

I am a clinically active stereotactic and functional neurosurgeon conducting translational research in peripheral nerve regeneration and epilepsy. I take an interdisciplinary approach to solve challenging clinical problems directly impacting patients, such as accelerating the rate of nerve repair after injury and treating seizures caused by brain tumors. My training and education have allowed me to live all over the US, but I love Dartmouth because of the collegial environment, the institutional support for collaboration and research, and the commitment to teaching and training future physicians and scientists. It’s also a place of great natural beauty and easy access to amazing hiking and skiing.


Selected Publications

 

Ten Years in a Pediatric Center: Detecting Esophageal Pathology and Symptoms in Aerodigestive Patients.
Ballenger K, Kewalramani A, Bernard L, Driscoll K, Waddell J, Lasso-Pirot A, Hong J
Gastro Hep Adv. 2026;5(3):100879. doi: 10.1016/j.gastha.2025.100879. Epub 2026 Jan 3.
PMID: 41685181

Improving sleep on the inpatient general, non-stroke neurology service: A quasi-experimental interventional trial.
Shaik NF, Denison L, Venezia GMA, Ljungberg L, Lebron-Cruz A, Resnick D, Peachey C, Ziemba C, Buckley M, Karamardian M, Liu PZ, Napole A, Hong J, Zeng R, Yu C, Chan A, Bae C, Stein L, Ellis CA, Xu DJ
J Hosp Med. 2026 Feb 9; doi: 10.1002/jhm.70223. Epub 2026 Feb 9.
PMID: 41664537

Core outcomes in nerve surgery: development of a core outcome set for lateral femoral cutaneous neuropathy.
Wilson TJ, Ali ZS, Davis GA, Dengler NF, Desai K, Garozzo D, Guedes F, Heinen CPG, Hong J, Jacques LG, Jitpun E, Kretschmer T, Mahan MA, Midha R, Pondaag W, Puffer RC, Rasulic L, Ray WZ, Rizk E, Rodriguez-Aceves CA, Saadeh YS, Shapira Y, Socolovsky M, Spinner RJ, Zager EL
J Neurosurg. 2026 Jan 9;:1-9. doi: 10.3171/2025.8.JNS251142. Epub 2026 Jan 9.
PMID: 41569664

Perioperative ketorolac use following total ankle arthroplasty is associated with increased infection and revision risk.
Adio AA, Hong JX, Alnemri A, Ashkar I, Sumiyoshi N, Kayali H, Ndu A
J Foot Ankle Surg. 2026 Jan 12; pii: S1067-2516(26)00008-6. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2026.01.007. Epub 2026 Jan 12.
PMID: 41534704

Rising Prevalence of Central Nervous System Involvement in Multiple Myeloma: A 2012-2020 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) Analysis in the United States.
Mazof CJ, Natarajan V, Vrattos A, Shah P, Lansigan F, Hong J
Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2026 Apr;26(4):219-225.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.clml.2025.12.004. Epub 2025 Dec 15.
PMID: 41494887

Lateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty anatomy, indications, technique, and outcomes: a narrative review.
Hong J, Tjoumakaris P, Sanghavi S, Alnemri A, Thota P, Smith W, Eiel E, Sheth N
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2025 Dec 15;146(1):10. doi: 10.1007/s00402-025-06157-4. Epub 2025 Dec 15.
PMID: 41396557

Post-vagus nerve stimulation mood and cognitive burden in dual epileptic-functional seizure patients.
Natarajan V, Sandhu R, Mazof C, Odom N, Hong J
Epilepsy Behav. 2026 Feb;175:110837. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110837. Epub 2025 Dec 2.
PMID: 41337856

Growing through experience: A phenomenological study of pediatric healthcare providers' experience of caring for terminally ill children in mainland China.
Wu Y, Wang Z, Song D, Hong J, Tian Z, Zhou X, Guo Q
J Pediatr Nurs. 2025 Nov-Dec;85:424-432. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2025.09.003. Epub 2025 Sep 11.
PMID: 40939250

Fully automated image updating for brain shift compensation after dural opening.
Li C, Evans LT, Hong J, Davis SC, Roberts DW, Paulsen KD, Fan X
J Neurosurg. 2026 Jan 1;144(1):206-216. doi: 10.3171/2025.4.JNS242786. Epub 2025 Sep 5.
PMID: 40911919

Eosinophilic Esophagitis Complicated by an Esophageal Stricture in a 15-Month-Old Child.
Hong JS, Blanchard S, Kewalramani A, Puppa EL, Twaddell W, Rawal N
Case Rep Pediatr. 2025;2025:6685350. doi: 10.1155/crpe/6685350. Epub 2025 Aug 5.
PMID: 40799922

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