Dr. Cuong Ton, DO

Dr. Coung Ton is a Psychiatrist and specializes in treating a wide range of psychiatric conditions from depression and anxiety to schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. After his father was diagnosed with PTSD, Dr. Ton’s devoted his life to be a leader in mental health care. Relentlessly in pursuit of more medical knowledge as psychiatry evolves and prudent to keeping an open mind to new ideas and innovations. He compassionately treats each patient if they were a family member.Dr. Ton was born in Chicago, Illinois, but his education was acquired from coast to coast. His career started 17 years ago where he earned his bachelor’s in science degree in Molecular and Microbiology while working at a local hospital. He trained as a psychiatric resident in Florida through USF’s Morsani College of Medicine affiliated hospitals and pursued further education for treatment of psychiatric patients during the peripartum period (of psychiatric disorders period before, during and after …pregnancy. For this reason, physicians in the community including from Tampa General Hospital (TGH) often refers this subspecific patient population to Dr. Ton during this period. In addition, Dr. Ton has Forensic Psychiatry experiences through his rotations through the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville and Jacksonville. Moreover, he has a Family Medicine background from Georgia where he lived and trained for 6 years.Dr. Ton personal beliefs are rooted in excellence and serving others. He is a member of the American Psychiatric Associations and is registered with the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology. He passionately gives back to his community by volunteering as a medical staff for events like the Special Olympics or a local school sports event. He also loves teaching and has secured teaching position at multiple institution including Emory University. He participates in research trials for emerging mental health treatments (i.e. most recent: 331-201-00080: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind Trial). In 2021, Dr. Ton joined the Tampa Neuropsychiatry Team to help lead and bring, along with Dr. Faizi Ahmed, their expertise and first-rate neurological and psychiatric care to their local communities. He started his private practice in July 2023.