Alison Wong

Hospital affiliations

         Saint John Regional Hospital

Education

• BSc, Neuroscience (Dalhousie University)
• MD (Dalhousie University)
• Plastic surgery residency (Dalhousie University)
• Masters of Science in Engineering, Biomedical Engineering (Johns Hopkins University) 
• Research Fellowship in Peripheral Nerve Regeneration (Johns Hopkins University)
• Hand, Wrist, and Microsurgery Fellowship (University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center)

Selected publications

1. Yang B, Suresh R, Nam J, Mayo AL, Hitzig SL, Wong A. Outcome measures used in peripheral nerve surgery for symptomatic neuroma in upper extremity amputations: A scoping review. Muscle & Nerve. Published online August 13, 2024. doi:10.1002/mus.28231

2. Wong AL, Burke C, Bangura A, O’Hara N, Mundy L, O’Toole RV, Pensy R. What Outcomes are Most Important to Patients Following a Lower Extremity Limb-Threatening Injury? Annals of Surgery, 277(1):21-7.

3. Wong AL, Malapati H, Hricz N, von Guionneau N, Wong MJ, Harris T, Boudreau M, Cohen-Adad J, Tuffaha S. 2021. Streamlining Peripheral Nerve Axon Histomorphometry Using Machine Learning. PLOS ONE, 16(7): e0248323.

4. Wong AL, Abzug J. Pediatric Injuries: The Growing DRUJ. Chapter in ASSH Surgical Anatomy: Ulnar Wrist. IN PRESS.

5. Wong AL, Morris SF. Vascular Anatomy of the Lower Extremity. Invited chapter in Hallock & Hong, Lower Extremity Reconstruction: A Practical Guide. Thieme (NY, USA) 2021.

6. Tuffaha SH, Glass C, Rosson G, Shores J, Belzberg A, Wong AL. 2020. Vascularized denervated muscle targets: A novel approach to treat and prevent symptomatic neuromas. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, 8(4):e2779.

7. Wong AL, Martin J, Tang D, LeBlanc M, Morris SF, Paletz J, Stein J, Wong MJ, Bezuhly M. 2016. The effect of written information on memory of surgical risks of carpal tunnel release surgery: A randomized controlled study. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 138(6):1011e-1018e.

8. Lalonde DH, Martin AL. 2013. Epinephrine in local anesthesia in finger and hand surgery: The case for ‘wide awake’ anesthesia. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS), 21(8): 443-447.