An Ngo-Huang, D.O.
Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas - Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2008 | Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, USA, DO, Osteopathic Medicine |
| 2002 | University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA, BS, Psychobiology and Education |
Postgraduate Training
| 2012-2013 | Clinical Fellowship, Cancer Rehabilitation, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2009-2012 | Clinical Residency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA |
| 2008-2009 | Clinical Internship, Preliminary Internship in Internal Medicine, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA |
Board Certifications
| 2013 | American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas - Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 2019 - 2021
Assistant Professor, Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2013 - 2021
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Director of Prehabilitation Clinical Services, Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2020 - Present
Associate Program Director, Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2014 - Present
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Member, Rehabilitation Services Advisory Council, Houston, TX, 2014 - Present
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Credentials Committee of the Medical Staff (CCMS), 2018 - 2021
Member, MD Anderson Enhanced Recovery Programs, 2014 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2004 | American Heart Association Summer Research Fellow |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Guo Y, Pattavana F, Siangco C, Ngo-Huang A, Fu J, Hui D, Bruera E. Overall Survival Among Patients with Cancer and Pressure Injury and its Association with Braden Scale Score. J Palliat Med 25(8):1254-1257, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35394852.
- Kurz E, Hirsch CA, Dalton T, Shadaloey SA, Khodadadi-Jamayran A, Miller G, Pareek S, Rajaei H, Mohindroo C, Baydogan S, Ngo-Huang A, Parker N, Katz MHG, Petzel M, Vucic E, McAllister F, Schadler K, Winograd R, Bar-Sagi D. Exercise-induced engagement of the IL-15/IL-15Rα axis promotes anti-tumor immunity in pancreatic cancer. Cancer Cell 40(7):720-737.e5, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35660135.
- Ng AH, Ngo-Huang A, Vidal M, Reyes-Garcia A, Liu DD, Williams JL, Fu JB, Yadav R, Bruera E. Exercise Barriers and Adherence to Recommendations in Patients With Cancer. JCO Oncol Pract 17(7):OP2000625, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33739853.
- Gupta E, Ng AH, Fu JB, Yadav R, Ngo-Huang A, Bansal S, Park M, Bruera E. Cancer Rehabilitation Providers and Oncology Patient Expectations for Functional Outcomes after Inpatient Rehabilitation. PM R 13(1934-1482):729-736, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33470547.
- Parker NH, Basen-Engquist K, Rubin ML, Li Y, Prakash L, Ngo-Huang A, Gorzelitz J, Ikoma N, Lee JE, Katz MHG. Factors Influencing Exercise Following Pancreatic Tumor Resection. Ann Surg Oncol 28(4):2299-2309, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32886288.
- Ngo-Huang A, Yadav R, Bansal S, Williams J, Wu J, Fu JB, Alousi AM, Bruera E. An Exploratory Study on Physical Function in Stem Cell Transplant Patients Undergoing Corticosteroid Treatment for Acute Graft-Versus-Host-Disease. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 100(4):402-406, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33278131.
- Ng AH, Molinares DM, Ngo-Huang AT, Bruera E. Immunotherapy-related skeletal muscle weakness in cancer patients: a case series. Ann Palliat Med 10(2):2359-2365, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32575996.
- Ngo-Huang A, Herbert A, Fontillas RC, Parker NH, Asumbrado R, Garg N, Dibaj S, Liu DD, Ng AH, Guo Y, Shin KY, Katz MHG, Bruera E. Frequency of sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity, and changes in physical function in surgical oncology patients referred for prehabilitation. Integr Cancer Ther 20:15347354211000118, 2021. PMID: 33829906.
- Guo Y, Ngo-Huang AT, Fu JB. Perspectives on Spinal Precautions in Patients Who Have Cancer and Spinal Metastasis. Phys Ther 100(3):554-563, 2020. PMID: 32043130.
- Parke SC, Oza S, Shahpar S, Ngo-Huang A, Herbert A, Barksdale T, Gerber L. Identifying gaps in research on rehabilitation for patients with head and neck cancer: A scoping review. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 100(12):2381-2388, 2019. PMID: 31082380.
- Parker NH, Lee RE, O’Connor DP, Ngo-Huang A, Petzel MQB, Schadler K, Wang X, Xiao L, Fogelman D, Simpson R, Fleming JB, Lee JE, Tzeng CD, Sahai SK, Basen-Engquist K, Katz MHG. Supports and barriers to home-based physical activity during preoperative treatment of pancreatic cancer: A mixed-methods study. Journal of Physical Activity & Health 16(12):1-10, 2019. PMID: 31592772.
- Florez Bedoya CA, Cardoso ACF, Parker N, Ngo-Huang A, Petzel MQ, Kim MP, Fogelman D, Romero SG, Wang H, Park M, Katz MHG, Schadler KL. Exercise during preoperative therapy increases tumor vascularity in pancreatic tumor patients. Sci Rep 9(1):13966, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31562341.
- Ngo-Huang A, Francis GJ, Rhines LD, Bruera E. Rehabilitation strategies for patients undergoing sacrectomy: two case reports. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med, 2019. PMID: 29898586.
- Parker NH, Ngo-Huang A, Lee RE, O'Connor DP, Basen-Engquist KM, Petzel MQB, Wang X, Xiao L, Fogelman DR, Schadler KL, Simpson RJ, Fleming JB, Lee JE, Varadhachary GR, Sahai SK, Katz MHG. Physical activity and exercise during preoperative pancreatic cancer treatment. Support Care Cancer 27(6):2275-2284, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30334105.
- Ngo-Huang A, Holmes HM, des Bordes JKA, Parker NH, Fogelman D, Petzel MQB, Song J, Bruera E, Katz MHG. Association between frailty syndrome and survival in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Cancer Med 8(6):2867-2876, 2019. PMID: 31033241.
- Yadav RR, Ngo-Huang AT, Fu JB, Ng A, Custodio C, Bruera E. A Survey Regarding the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs of Graduates of Cancer Rehabilitation Fellowship Program. J Cancer Educ 34(2):402-405, 2019. PMID: 29926435.
- Ngo-Huang A, Tennison JM, Fu JB, Hill AE, Dibaj SS, Bruera E. Frequency and Characteristics of Recommendations from Interdisciplinary Outpatient Cancer Rehabilitation Monthly Team Meetings. PM R 11(3):252-257, 2019. PMID: 30010049.
- Ngo-Huang A, Parker NH, Bruera E, Lee RE, Simpson R, O'Connor DP, Petzel MQB, Fontillas RC, Schadler K, Xiao L, Wang X, Fogelman D, Sahai SK, Lee JE, Basen-Engquist K, Katz MHG. Home-Based Exercise Prehabilitation During Preoperative Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer Is Associated With Improvement in Physical Function and Quality of Life. Integr Cancer Ther 18:1534735419894061, 2019. PMID: 31858837.
- Yadav RR, Ngo-Huang AT, Ng A, Fu JB, Custodio C, Wisotzky E, Mitra R, Bruera E. Characteristics of Cancer Rehabilitation Fellowship Training Programs in the USA. J Cancer Educ 33(6):1364-1367, 2018. PMID: 29725987.
- Cloyd JM, Nogueras-González GM, Prakash LR, Petzel MQB, Parker NH, Ngo-Huang AT, Fogelman D, Denbo JW, Garg N, Kim MP, Lee JE, Tzeng CD, Fleming JB, Katz MHG. Anthropometric Changes in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer Undergoing Preoperative Therapy and Pancreatoduodenectomy. J Gastrointest Surg 22(4):703-712, 2018. PMID: 29230694.
- Ngo-Huang A, Yadav R, Fu JB, Liu D, Williams JL, Bruera E, Guo Y. Mobility Functional Outcomes of Neurofibromatosis Patients: A Preliminary Report. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 97(1):41-49, 2018. PMID: 29252406.
- Ngo-Huang A, Parker NH, Wang X, Petzel MQB, Fogelman D, Schadler KL, Bruera E, Fleming JB, Lee JE, Katz MHG. Home-based exercise during preoperative therapy for pancreatic cancer. Langenbecks Arch Surg 402(8):1175-1185, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28710540.
- Santos D, Alseidi A, Shannon V, Messick C, Robinson-Ledet C, Lee H, Ngo-Huang A, Francis G, Asher A. Management of Surgical Challenges In Actively Treated Cancer Patients. Current Problems in Surgery 54(12):612-654, 2017. PMID: 29421024.
- Fu JB, Osborn MP, Silver JK, Ngo-Huang A, Konzen BS, Yadav R, Bruera E. Evaluating Disability Insurance Assistance as a Specific Intervention by Physiatrists at a Cancer Center. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 96(7):523-528, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28628540.
- Fu JB, Bianty JR, Wu J, Ngo-Huang A, Shin K, Bruera E. An Analysis of Inpatient Rehabilitation Approval Among Private Insurance Carriers at a Cancer Center. PM R 8(7):635-9, 2016. PMID: 26791425.
- Cooper AB, Slack R, Fogelman D, Holmes HM, Petzel M, Parker N, Balachandran A, Garg N, Ngo-Huang A, Varadhachary G, Evans DB, Lee JE, Aloia T, Conrad C, Vauthey JN, Fleming JB, Katz MH. Characterization of Anthropometric Changes that Occur During Neoadjuvant Therapy for Potentially Resectable Pancreatic Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 22(7):2416-23, 2015. PMID: 25519927.
- Ngo A, Fu J, Shin K, Bruera E. Botulinum Toxin Injection and Phenol Nerve Block for Reduction of End of Life Pain. J Palliat Med 16(12):1637-1640, 2013. PMID: 24236959.
- Henderson SA, Goldhaber JI, So JM, Motter C, Ngo A, Chantawansri C, Ritter MR, Friedlander M, Nicoll DA, Frank JS, Jordan MC, Roos KP, Ross RS, Philipson KD. Functional adult myocardium in the absence of Na+-Ca2+ exchange: cardiac-specific knockout of NCX1. Circulation 95(6):604-611, 2004.
Invited Articles
- Ngo-Huang A, Fricke BC, Schadler KL, Parker, NH. Preliminary Evidence on the Effects of Exercise on Tumor Biology: a Potential Guide for Prescribing Exercise. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports 9(3):136-141, 2021.
Manuals, Teaching Aids, Other Teaching Publications
- Ngo-Huang A, Woodrow L. Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) Online Residency Curriculum: "Cancer Prehabilitation", 2020.
Abstracts
- Florez Bedoya CA, Cardoso ACF, Parker N, Ngo-Huang A, Petzel MQ, Kim MP, Fogelman D, Romero SG, Wang H, Park M, Katz MHG, Schadler KL. Exercise during preoperative therapy increases tumor vascularity in pancreatic tumor. Sci Rep 9(1):13966, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31562341.
- Gorzelitz J, Parker NH, Ngo-Huang A, Petzel MQB, Prakash L, Garg N, Schadler K, Fogelman D, Tzeng CW, Kim MP, Lee JE, Varadhachary G, Basen-Engquist K, Katz MHG. Exercise is associated with skeletal muscle preservation during preoperative treatment of pancreatic cancer. American Society of Preventative Oncology. e-Pub 2019.
- Ngo-Huang A, Fontillas R, Gupta E, Sahai S, Popovich S, Andrabi T; French K,. Implementing prehabilitation as part of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) efforts at a comprehensive cancer center: a team-based approach. J Clin Oncol 36(30 suppl):137, 2018. e-Pub 2019.
- Florez C, Parker N, Katz M, Ngo-Huang A, Cardoso C, Wang H, Petzel M, Fogelman D, Schadler K. Abstract 5281: An exercise intervention for pancreas cancer patients increases tumor vascularity. Cancer Research 78(13), 2018.
- Cloyd J, Prakash L, Nogueras-Gonzales G, Petzel M, Parker N, Ngo-Huang A, Schadler K, Fogelman D, Denbo J, Garg N, Kim M, Lee J, Tzeng C, Fleming J, Katz M. A Longitudinal Assessment of Anthropometric Changes in Patients with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Undergoing Preoperative Therapy and Pancreatoduodenectomy. J Gastrointest Surg 152(5):S1237–S1238, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29230694.
- Engle J, Ngo-Huang A. Transitioning a Multiple Myeloma Patient from Rehab. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 96(3):A98, 2017.
- Francis G, Ngo-Huang A, Bruera E.. Poster 306 Rehabilitation of Patients Undergoing Sacrectomies: A Case Report. PM R 8(9S):S260, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27673062.
- Fu JB, Osborn MP, Silver JK, Ngo-Huang A, Konzen BS, Yadav R, Bruera E. Disability Insurance Assistance by Physiatrists at a Cancer Center, 10th International Society of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine World Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. J Rehabil Med 48(Suppl 55):188, 2016.
- Fu JB, Bianty JR, Wu J, Ngo-Huang A, Shin K, Bruera E. An Analysis of Inpatient Rehabilitation Approval Among Private Insurance Carriers at a Cancer Center. PM R 8(7):635-9, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26791425.
- Parker N, Ngo-Huang A, Martinez V, Petzel M, Fogelman D, Holmes H, Dhah S, Katz M. Preoperative Exercise during Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Exercise Science 2(8), 2016.
- Ngo A, Bruera E, Chisholm G, Guo Y.. Functional Outcomes of Neurofibromatosis Patients who Received Inpatient Rehabilitation Interventions. Supportive Care Cancer 22:S195, 2014.
- Ngo A, Sagert S, Tsao B, Peterson G.. The Characterization of Fibrillation Potentials after Intramuscular Injection of OnabotulinumtoxinA into Extensor Digitorum Brevis in Two Healthy Subjects. Clinical Neurophysiology 123(6):e40, 2012.
Book Chapters
- Fricke B, Ngo-Huang A, Gupta E.. Rehabilitation Textbook. In: MD Anderson Manual of Medical Oncology. 4th edition. McGraw-Hill, 2022.
- Ngo-Huang A, Dragojlovic N. Neurofibromatosis: Type 2 Update. In: PM&R knowledge NOW. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2021.
- Ngo-Huang A, Francis G. Cancer of the digestive organs: importance of mobility for motility. In: Cancer Rehabilitation A Concise and Portable Pocket Guide. Springer International Publishing: The Language of Science, 2020.
- Ngo-Huang A, Dragojlovic N. Neurofibromatosis: Type 2. In: PM&R knowledge NOW. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2017.
- Ngo A. Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Type 2. In: Cancer Rehabilitation (Rehabilitation Medicine Quick Reference Series). Demos Medical Publishing, 35-36, 2013.
- Ngo A and Valentine A. Mental Health: Behavioral Disorders. In: Cancer Rehabilitation (Rehabilitation Medicine Quick Reference Series). Demos Medical Publishing, 93-94, 2013.
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | PancFit: Do angiogenic biomarkers correlate with improved progression free survival in pancreatic cancer? |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-Principal Investigator |
| Title: | Effect of preoperative exercise on physical function and chemodelivery in patients with pancreatic cancer |
| Funding Source: | Mike Hogg Fund |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | Improving Health Utilization and Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation and their Family Caregivers |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | Tele-PancFit: Impact of video supervised exercise for patients with resectable pancreatic cancer on tumor immune cell infiltration |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
| Title: | Simulation-Based Caregiving Skills Training for Family Members of High-Grade Glioma Patients |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | Tele-PancFit: A multi-site trial of remotely supervised, home-based exercise prehabilitation during pancreatic cancer chemotherapy |
| Funding Source: | MD Anderson Bridge Funding the Office of Research Administration |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
| Title: | Tele-PancFit: A multi-site trial of remotely supervised, home-based exercise prehabilitation during pancreatic cancer chemotherapy |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |