“My goal is to promote cardiovascular health of the community and people of the nation by integrating and translating cardiovascular research into bedside clinical practice.”
Associate Professor Chiew Wong is a Consultant Cardiologist subspecialising in Diagnostic Cardiology and cardiac imaging (certified Cardiac MRI, Advanced Level Echo specialist, Advanced level Cardiac CT specialist). His clinical interests also include valvular heart disease, coronary artery disease, Cardiovascular Risk Assessment & Management and heart failure management.
A graduate from the University of Melbourne, he pursued subspecialty fellowship in Cardiovascular Imaging/ Echocardiography and subsequently achieved a PhD in Cardiology. He further expanded his multi-modality cardiac imaging repertoire to include cardiac CT and Cardiac MRI.
Dr Wong has dedicated his service in the North West metropolitan areas for more than 10 years. He leads the non-interventional cardiology services, Western Health and has been an active member of the Northern Department of Cardiology since its establishment. He undertakes an active teaching role as a Clinical Associate Professor for the University of Melbourne supervising both clinical and research programs.
Prof. Wong cardiovascular research interest include chronic disease management, cardiac care delivery, quality control and early detection and management of cardiac disease. His work has been published in the Lancet, the Circulation, the Journal of American College of Cardiology & the American Journal of Cardiology.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) The University of Melbourne
Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
European Society of Cardiology Professional member
Fellow of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (FCSANZ)
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)
Member of ANZCMR Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
SCCT Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Special interests
Multi-modality Cardiac Imaging in Echocardiography, Cardiac computed tomography, Cardiac
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
valvular heart disease, coronary artery disease, Cardiovascular Risk Assessment & Management and
heart failure management
Clinical research and training