Kenny WongMD

Division Head, Division of Cardiology, Professor, Clinical Associate Chair of Pediatrics


Email: kenny.wong@iwk.nshealth.ca
Phone: 902-470-8407
Fax: 902-470-6616
Mailing Address: 
Division of Cardiology
IWK Children's Heart Centre
2nd Floor, Children's site
5850/5980 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada, B3K 6R8
 
Research Topics:
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Education


Education

  • MD (University of Alberta)
  • Pediatrics residency (Dalhousie University)
  • Pediatric cardiology residency (University of British Columbia)
  • Interventional pediatric cardiology fellowship (University of Alberta)

Employment

  • Staff, pediatric cardiologist, IWK Health Centre
  • Associate professor, Department of Pediatrics

Research interests

Dr. Wong has collaborated on clinical research projects related to congenital heart disease.

Selected publications

  • Wong KK, Fournier A, Fruitman DS, Graves L, Human DG, Narvey M, Russell JL.  CCS/CPCA Position statement on pulse oximetry screening to enhance detection of critical congenital heart disease.  Can J Cardiol 2017 Feb; 33(2): 199-208. 
  • Kantor PF, Lougheed J, Dancea A, McGillion M, Barbosa N, Chan C, Dillenburg R, Atallah J, Bucholz H, Gambacort C, Conway J, Gardin L, George K, Greenway S, Human DG, Jeewa A, Price JF, Ross RD, Roche SL, Ryerson L, Soni R, Wilson J, Wong KK.  The Children’s Heart Failure Study Group.  Presentation, Diagnosis and Medical Management of Heart Failure in Children: Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines.  Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2013 Dec; 29(12):1535-52.
  • Sanatani S, Potts JE, Reed JH, Saul PJ, Stephenson EA, Gibbs KA, Anderson CC, Macki AS, Ro PS, Dupanovic ST, Kanter RJ, Batra AS, Fournier A, Blaufax AD, Sing HR, Ross BA, Wong KK, Bar-Cohen Y, McCrindle BW, Etheridge SP.  The study of antiarrhythmic medications in infancy (SAMIS): a multicenter, randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy and safety of digoxin versus propranolol for prophylaxis of supraventricular tachycardia in infants.  Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology 2012; 5(5): 984-991.

Selected awards and honours

  • Dalhousie Program Director of the Year Award for Leadership 2019
  • Canadian Cardiovascular Society Distinguished Teacher Award 2018
  • IWK “Silver Spoon” Faculty Teaching Award, 2009
  • BC Children’s Hospital Clinical Fellow Teaching Award, 2004

Teaching

  • Member, Royal College Pediatric Cardiology Examination Board
  • Past program director Pediatric Cardiology residency, Dalhousie University
  • Past chair, Pediatric Cardiology Trainee Review Program