Kimmie Ng

Kimmie Ng is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Associate Chief of the Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA. She directs the Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Center and co-directs the Colon and Rectal Cancer Center, pioneering multidisciplinary approaches to colorectal cancer.

• Yale University (BS)
• University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine (MD)
• Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (MPH)

Her research integrates molecular epidemiology, nutritional oncology, and microbiome studies to identify predictors of cancer survival. Recent work explores HER2-targeted therapies, vitamin D pathways, and metabolic biomarkers in gastrointestinal cancers.

Recent publications highlight her expertise in liquid biopsy epigenomics, immune checkpoint inhibitors, and diet-cancer interactions. She has secured multiple grants including NIH K07, R01, and P50 SPORE awards.

Dr. Ng chairs ASCO’s Scientific Program Committee and serves on its Nominating Committee. She is also an Associate Editor at JAMA and frequently appears in media outlets like NYTimes and CNN to raise awareness about young-onset colorectal cancer.