A/Prof David Wong Recognized for Contributions to PET and Theranostics

NEWMARKET, Australia, Sept. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. David Chee Wong is a distinguished biographee of Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are chosen from among a pool of the most prominent professionals and are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

Drawing upon more than three decades of professional experience, Associate Professor David Wong is presently the director of the Advanced PET and Nuclear Medicine Centre at Uniting Care Medical Imaging in Brisbane, Australia. In this position, he was instrumental involvement in the performance of the first Ga68 PSMA PET CT diagnostic imaging in men with prostate cancer on 16 July 2014 in Brisbane, Australia. Most recently in August 2017, David was involved in the first Lutetium 177 PSMA therapy in men with metastatic prostate cancer in Queensland, Australia.

A respected voice in the field of PET and radiology, David is an associate professor with the Centre of Advanced Imaging with the University of Queensland. Since the inception of his career, he has contributed numerous articles to professional journals pertaining to his areas of expertise. He was most recently credited as the co-author of "Flurodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography May Be Helpful in the Case of Ductal Variant Prostate Cancer When Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen Ligand Positron Emission Tomography Scan is Negative," which was published in the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology in 2017. His other recent publications include, "The Use of 68 Ga-PSMA PET CT in Men with Biochemical Recurrence After Definitive Treatment of Acinar Prostate Cancer" and "Initial multicentre experience of 68Gallium PSMA PET/CT guided robot-assisted salvage lymphadenectomy: acceptable safety profile but oncological benefit appears limited" in British Journal of Urology International. He was involved in the successful Wesley Research Institute's attainment of The Australian Cancer (ACRF) Cancer Research Facility grant in 2009 and most recently in 2017, ARC ITTC (Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Training Centre with the University Queensland's Centre of Advanced Imaging.

His awards have included the Rouse Travelling Fellowship, ANZSNR Symposium Neuroradiologicum Award, Schering Anniversary Research Grant, Philips Medical Prize, Brian Smith Memorial Award, Siemens Medical Solutions Prize, GE Medical Systems Research Prize, Amersham Poster Prize ANZAPNM Registrar Award, Johnson and Johnson Medical Educational Bursary and Princess Alexandra Hospital Private Practice Research and Education Trust Fund Scholarship.

Prior to pursuing a medical career, David attended St. Paul's Institution in Seremban, Malaysia, where he finished his form lower sixth secondary schooling in 1978. He went on to complete his senior certificate through the Queensland Board of Secondary School Studies at Kelvin Grove Adult Matriculation School in Brisbane in 1979. Upon completing his medical degree or Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery through the University of Queensland in 1985, Dr. Wong joined Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane as an intern. He went on to serve the hospital as a junior house officer and radiology registrar. Early in his career, he served as a surgical principal house officer with the Rockhampton Base Hospital and Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, radiological principal house officer with Townsville General Hospital and in-house medical offer with the Sunnybank Private Hospital. He completed his radiology training in 1996 at the Princess Alexandra and became a fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) in 1997. He then attained his nuclear medicine fellowship by being the nuclear medical registrar with the Prince of Wales Hospital and St. Vincent's Hospital in Sydney and became a member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Nuclear Physicians (ANZAPNM) in 1998. He obtained his PET experience with the Peter McCallum Cancer Hospital in Melbourne and attained PET credentialing through the Joint Specialist Advisory Committee in Nuclear Medicine in 2002. He became a fellow of the Australasian Association of Nuclear Medicine Specialist (AANMS) in 2012.

In 2003, David completed a cardiovascular MRI fellowship through Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St Louis, Missouri and attained Level 2 Certification in Cardiovascular MRI. He also completed his Masters of Business Administration (MBA) with the University of Central Queensland in 2007.

A recognized authority in his field, A/Professor Wong serves as clinical advisor with the Office of the Health Ombudsman in Queensland, board approved assessor with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and expert witness with the RANZCR.

Previously, David was on the Board of Directors for I-MED Queensland, Chairperson of Nuclear Medicine Advisory Group, Clinical Services Capability Framework (CSCF) for Public and Licensed  Private Health Facilities in Brisbane, assessor with NATA (National Association of Testing Authorities), on the Clinical Management Committee, Southernex Imaging Group, researcher with Wesley Research Institute, Senior Lecturer in Medical Imaging at School of Medicine, Central Clinical Division University of Queensland, Pt II RANZCR Radiodiagnosis, in Nuclear Medicine Subcommittee RANZCR (Qld) and supervisor for Nuclear Medicine & PET Registrar and radiology research fellow at The Wesley Hospital. He was also the convener for the RANZCR and Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine (ANZSNM) Annual Scientific Meetings.

David attributes his achievements to his wife, Mary and two sons – Daniel and Michael who remind him daily what the things truly important in life are.

In recognition of his contributions to the field of nuclear medicine, Dr. David Wong was featured in the 26th through 29th editions of Who's Who in the World.

SOURCE Marquis Who's Who