Michael Wong

Education

• Fellowship, Pain Medicine, Western University
• Fellowship, Obstetric Anesthesia, University of Maryland
• Residency, Anesthesia, Dalhousie University
• MD, Dalhousie University
• BSc (Hons), Neuroscience, Dalhousie University

Selected Publications

• Wong MJ, Wang Y, Blake L, Ke JXC (In press) Preventing controlled substance diversion in perioperative settings: A narrative review. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia.
• Wong MJ, Rajarathinam M (2023) Ultrasound-guided axial facet joint interventions for chronic spinal pain: A narrative review. Canadian Journal of Pain; 7(2):2193617.
• Wong MJ, Bharadwaj S, Galey J, Lankford AS, Galvagno S, Kodali BS (2022) Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for pregnant and postpartum patients. Anesthesia & Analgesia; 135(2):277-289.
• Wong M, Bharadwaj S, AS Lankford, Galey JL, Kodali BS (2021) Mechanical ventilation and prone positioning in pregnant patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia: Experience at a quaternary referral center. International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia; 49:103236.
• Bailey JG, Wong MJ, Bailey K, Banfield J, Barry G, Munro A, Kirkland S, Leiter M (2021) Pandemic-related factors predicting physician burnout beyond established organizational factors: Cross-sectional results from the COPING survey. Psychology, Health & Medicine.
• Wong A, Hricz N, Malapati H, von Guinneau N, Wong M, Harris T, Boudreau M, Cohen-Adad J, Tuffaha S (2021) A simple and robust method for automating analysis of naïve and regenerating peripheral nerves. PLOS One; 16(7):e0248323.
• Dobson G, Chow L, Filteau L, Flexman A, Hurdle H, Kurrek M, Milkovich R, Perrault M-A, Sparrow K, Swart P, Wong M (2020) Guidelines to the practice of anesthesia – Revised edition 2020. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia; 67:63-99.
• Jewer JK, Wong MJ, Bird SJ, Habib AS, Parker R, George RB (2020) Supplemental peri-operative intravenous crystalloids for postoperative nausea and vomiting: An abridged Cochrane systematic review. Anaesthesia; 75:254-265.
• Wong M (2019) Ports of Calls: Toward a taxonomy of hospital on-call rooms. Hektoen International; 11(2).
• Wong M (2018) Sans peur et sans reproche: A history of the Saint John General Hospital. Dalhousie Medical Journal; 45(1):26-31.
• Wong M (2017) Competence and compassion: A history of the Halifax Infirmary. Dalhousie Medical Journal; 44(1):15-21.

Other Works

• Editor, Presidential Interviews Project, Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society
• Columnist, History Corner, Anesthesia News
• Curator, @portsofcalls, Instagram/Twitter account

Service

• Chair, Archives & Artifacts Committee, Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society
• Member, various committees (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Working Group; Standards Committee; Residents’ Section), Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society
• Member, Mirror Technical (Sub)Committee (MC/ISO/TC 121; MC/ISO/TC121/SC2), Standards Council of Canada
• Member, Leadership Team, Canadian Pain Society
• Member, Education and Outreach Committee, American Association for the History of Medicine
• Member, Anesthesia Health Human Resources Working Group, Ontario’s Anesthesiologists
• Ad hoc reviewer, various journals (Anesthesia & Analgesia, CHEST, Orphan Anesthesia)

Selected Awards

• Paul M. Wood Fellowship, Wood Library-Museum, 2023
• Detweiler Travelling Fellowship, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 2021
• Resident Teacher of the Year, Dalhousie Anesthesia, 2020