John B. Wong, MD - Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Dr. John B. Wong reviews medical content for Healthwise, a nonprofit organization with a mission to help people make better health decisions. Dr. Wong is a Professor of Medicine and physician at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
Education and Training
MD: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 1982
Internship in Internal Medicine: New England Medical Center at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 1982-1983
Residency in Internal Medicine: New England Medical Center at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 1983-1985
Fellowship in Clinical Decision Making: New England Medical Center at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 1985-1987
Chief Resident: New England Medical Center at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 1987-1988
Certifications
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
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Internal Medicine
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Academic Appointments
Professor, Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 2010-present
Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Professor of Medicine, 2003-present
- Associate Professor of Medicine, 1994-2003
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, 1988-1994
Adjunct Faculty, Tufts School of Engineering and Tufts University School of Medicine, Medford and Boston, MA, 2003-2007
Faculty, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts University, Boston, MA, 2003
Financial Disclosure
The final approval of Healthwise content is always made by a clinician with no financial conflicts.
Dr. Wong received honoraria from the following:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation
- American Association for the Study of Liver Disease
- World Health Organization
- Institute of Medicine
- Society of Gynecological Surgery - American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Wong holds shares in HealthNet and was a paid statistical editor for Annals of Internal Medicine for the American College of Physicians.