Cynthia Kwong, M.D.

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Get to know General Surgeon Dr. Cynthia Kwong, who serves patients in Plano, Texas.

A board-certified general surgeon, Dr. Kwong has a wide range of diverse skills and experiences serving patients at North Texas Surgery in Plano, Texas. She specializes in a variety of surgeries and procedures including laparoscopic surgery, gallbladder surgery, hernia repair, lipoma and cyst excision, and trauma surgery.

She builds rapport quickly with her patients in order to fully understand and serve their needs. Under her care, patients can expect to have a calm and compassionate doctor who will listen to their concerns, and advocate for their best benefit every step of the way. “As a doctor, I have the privilege and responsibility to help my patients when they are vulnerable and in pain” stated the doctor.

Throughout her academic career, Dr. Kwong received her undergraduate education at Cornell University, and graduated with her medical degree from the SUNY Downstate College of Medicine in 2013. Finally, she completed her residency in general surgery at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center in 2018.

Passionate about her profession, the doctor is board-certified in general surgery and surgical critical care by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge.

Holding membership status, she is an active member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Medical Association, the Association of Women Surgeons, and the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.

General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. A general surgeon performs a wide range of abdominal surgeries for many forms of intestinal and abdominal wall neoplasms, gallbladder disease, gastric and pancreatic disease. They follow the patient through critical care and surgical recovery all the way to outpatient care.

Among her most notable achievements, Dr. Kwong was the recipient of the Resident of the Year Award at Kings County Hospital Center in 2018.

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