Winston Wong
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesia
University of Toronto
Canada
Biography
Dr. Wong’s primary clinical interest has been pushing the boundaries of excellence in anesthesia in the community setting through leadership positions (Chief of Anesthesia) at St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto from 1995 to 2009 and Scarborough Hospital, Toronto from 2009 to present. Key accomplishments at St. Joseph’s Health Centre include development of a multidisciplinary chronic pain program in conjunction with the acute pain service; establishing hospital wide pain standards and sedation guidelines, guiding the paradigm shift from respiratory therapists (RRT) in the OR to anesthesia assistants (AA) as well as paving the way for a regular rotation of anesthesia residents as part of the teaching curriculum. At Scarborough Hospital, his accomplishments include moving from an OR RT-based model to an internally funded AA model, streamlining orthopedic joint cases using parallel processing and a block room model as well as encouraging closer connections to the University of Toronto through undergraduate clinical clerk and post graduate teaching.
Research Interest
regional anesthesia & ultrasound, sleep apnea
