John B. Wong, MD - Hospice and Palliative Medicine

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

• 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

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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.