Cheng William Hong

Cheng William Hong, MD, MS is an Assistant Professor in Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at UCSF. He completed his MD at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and an MS in Biomedical Investigation at Case Western Reserve University. His diagnostic radiology residency at UCSD included the T32 Clinician-Scientist Track, earning him the RSNA Roentgen Resident Research Award and UCSD Robert Mattrey Research Award. He completed a Body MRI fellowship at Stanford before joining UCSF faculty in 2022.

His research focuses on noninvasive hepatic fat/iron quantification via MRI/ultrasound, liver imaging standards (ACR LI-RADS Steering Committee since 2016), and clinical outcomes assessment. Key areas include hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance, imaging quality, and technical pitfalls mitigation.

Publications emphasize liver imaging protocols, MRI optimization, and inter-reader reliability in radiology. Awards highlight his research contributions in diagnostic radiology.

He has advised on imaging guidelines through ACR committees and contributed to multicenter studies on LI-RADS reliability. His work bridges clinical practice and advanced imaging techniques, advancing non-invasive diagnostic methods.