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Rong Jiang

Rong Jiang

Assistant Professor in Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Head & Neck Surgical Oncology
rong.jiang@duke.edu
40 Duke Medicine Circle, DUMC 3805, Durham, NC 27710

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor in Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences · 2026 - Present Head & Neck Surgical Oncology, Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2024 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers

Recent Scholarly Works

Psychosocial stressors, sleep quality, and hair cortisol concentrations among pregnant women.

Journal article Biol Psychol · November 2025 BACKGROUND: Psychosocial stress and sleep disturbances are common during pregnancy and can contribute to heightened hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity, potentially impacting maternal and fetal health. Hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) prov ... Full text Link to item Cite

Genetic and Molecular Differences in Head and Neck Cancer Based on Smoking History.

Journal article JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · April 1, 2025 IMPORTANCE: Up to 80% of survivors of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) currently or previously smoked. Thus, tobacco use is a major modifiable risk factor for HNSCC, even in the era of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated disease. However, ho ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patient-Reported Distress in Individuals With Head and Neck Cancer.

Journal article JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · February 1, 2025 IMPORTANCE: Distress is common among patients with cancer, and evidence of disparities associated with distress has been mixed. Head and neck cancer (HNC) is one of the most emotionally distressing cancers and is also a highly disparate disease. However, i ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants

Ascertaining Multilevel drivers of hEad and Neck cancer Disparities (AMEND)

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2031

HPV, HIV and Oral Microbiota Interplay in Nigerian Youth (HOMINY)

ResearchStatistician · Awarded by University of Pennsylvania · 2024 - 2027

Skeletal Muscle Molecular Drug Targets for Exercise-induced Cardiometabolic Health

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2021 - 2026

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Education

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2010 Ph.D.