Rate My Professor Clarence Wong

Dr. Clarence Wong, MD, FRCPC, CAGF, AGAF, FASGE, is a Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology within the Department of Medicine at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry. He received his MD degree from the University of Alberta, completed a residency in internal medicine at McMaster University, and a residency in gastroenterology at the University of Alberta. During training, Dr. Wong was awarded research fellowships from the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research and the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology for translational research in experimental oncology. He also completed a fellowship in endoscopic ultrasound and practices as a therapeutic endoscopist focusing on gastrointestinal cancers. Currently, he holds positions as Section Chief for gastroenterology in the Edmonton zone, Medical Director of the Edmonton Endoscopic Ablation Program, and attending staff gastroenterologist at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, the University of Alberta Hospital, and the Cross Cancer Institute.

Dr. Wong's academic interests include medical education, clinical and laboratory innovations in colon cancer screening and Barrett’s esophagus, encompassing quality endoscopy, colorectal cancer, endoscopic ablation, endoscopic submucosal resection, and endoscopic ultrasound. He has received funding from the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research and Alberta Innovates. As Director of the Division of Gastroenterology, he previously served as provincial medical director of the Alberta Colorectal Cancer Screening Program and helped develop the SCOPE Edmonton zone colon cancer screening program, which performs over 15,000 procedures per year. Dr. Wong piloted photodynamic therapy and radiofrequency ablation for patients with advanced Barrett’s esophagus or esophageal cancer, allowing many to avoid surgery and chemotherapy. He served on the Expert Advisory Committee for the health technology assessment of the photodynamic therapy pilot project, directed academic technologies for the Faculty of Medicine, is a member of the planning committee for the GI for GPs course, and was past president of the Alberta Society of Gastroenterology. His contributions to education earned him the Endoscopy Teacher of the Year Award from the University of Alberta GI Residency Training Program, Teacher of the Year from the University of Alberta Medical Students’ Association, Certificate of Merit from the Canadian Association of Medical Education, and the University of Alberta Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.