Our Board Certified Pain Management Physician

Dr. John K. Hong

Dr. John K. Hong, Gateway Spine, Bolingbrook ILDr. John K. Hong is board certified in pain management and anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology. He completed his undergraduate and medical school training at Cornell University in New York and Tufts University in Boston. After a surgery internship, he went on to an Anesthesia residency at Rush University Medical Center. He then graduated from a Pain Management fellowship at the University of Illinois at Chicago where he remains on staff as a Clinical Assistant Professor.

Dr. Hong has dedicated his career to the comprehensive management of pain.  He is a recognized leader in minimally invasive treatments to localize and treat the source of pain.  Dr. Hong has a particular expertise in spinal cord stimulation and intrathecal drug delivery for more advanced pain conditions.  He is a frequent lecturer on pain management topics in the Chicago area.  Dr. Hong's warm, engaging personality has been praised by patients, as has his excellence in personalized patient care.

Dr. Hong is an active staff member at Adventist Bolingbrook, Hinsdale, and La Grange Hospitals, as well as Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital.

Dr. Hong founded Gateway Spine & Pain Physicians in 2007.

Professional Affiliations

Dr. Hong is an esteemed member of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, International Spinal Injection Society, and North American Neuromodulation Society.

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