Dr Cherng Tze Jong

Dr Jong is an experienced dermatologist who has a special interest in treating
skin cancers but in addition he also treats all types of rashes and dermatology
conditions including psoriasis, eczema, acne, etc.  

Dr Jong is a good listener and he recognises the importance of skin health and the
impact of skin diseases on quality of life.  

The treatments that he regularly carries out for both NHS and private patients include
cryotherapy, curettage and cautery, excision and biopsy, daylight photodynamic
therapy, intralesional steroid injection, botulinum toxin injection for
axillary hyperhidrosis, and patch testing (limited to one hospital site).  

Dr Jong has private practice in a number of locations including Chelsfield Park
Hospital, Sevenoaks Medical Centre, Benenden Hospital and Nuffield Health
Tunbridge Wells Hospital.  

Teaching and publications 

Aside from clinical duties, Dr Jong is also a clinical supervisor for student nurses,
Dr Jong has published papers on the impact of photosensitive skin conditions on
quality of life and on contact allergies on UK patients. He was the lead author
for the “Infections and Infestations” chapter of the Dermatology Training
textbook for registrars.  

Training and experience 

Dr Jong graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1997. He undertook
postgraduate medical training in the UK and passed the Royal College of
Physicians exam in 2003.  

He commenced his dermatology career in 2003 as a Clinical Research Fellow at
Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, where he participated in the pioneering research
on topical photodynamic therapy (PDT). PDT is now an established treatment for actinic keratosis, Bowen’s
disease and superficial basal cell carcinoma.  

Dr Jong entered the competitive registrar training programme in 2004 with the
South Wales Deanery. During his 4-year training period, he worked alongside several
renowned dermatologists and completed an important research project supported
by a grant from the British Skin Foundation. He coordinated a nationwide study
on the impact on quality of life of major photosensitivity disorders.  

He completed specialist dermatology training in Wales in 2008 and has been on the
specialist register since then. Dr Jong began his career as a Consultant
Dermatologist in 2009 at the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport. During this time,
he completed a 12-week diploma in dermoscopy, (a technique to examine skin
lesions, skin cancers and infestations) at Cardiff University. In order to gain
further experience in treating skin cancers, Dr Jong worked in Newcastle,
Australia from 2015 to 2016. He regularly presented cases at the local monthly
dermatology meetings at the John Hunter Hospital. He had managed patients with
severe sun damage and skin malignancies during his time in Australia. 

Dr Jong was the Clinical and Skin Cancer Lead for West Kent Dermatology from 2016
to 2022. During his tenure, Dr Jong participated at the weekly skin cancer multidisciplinary
meeting to discuss patients who had been diagnosed with high-risk skin cancers
including melanoma and squamous cell cancer.  

He maintains and improves the standards of care by regularly attending national
meetings such as Allergy of Skin and Melanoma in Focus annual conference. He is
a member of the British Association of Dermatologist, American Academy of
Dermatology and International Dermoscopy Society.