Dong brings more than 22 years of healthcare experience to UTMB, including over 12 years as a Registered Nurse and more than 10 years as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She earned her Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in 2015. After graduation, she spent a year providing hospital and nursing home care before joining the Harris County Jail healthcare system, where she practiced for the past nine years. Throughout her career, Dong has cared for patients in a wide range of clinical settings, including acute care, chronic disease management, infirmary, outpatient, inpatient, and correctional healthcare. She has extensive experience managing both acute and chronic medical conditions, as well as caring for patients with complex illnesses such as end-stage renal disease, heart failure, cirrhosis, advanced cancer, and complex wound care.