Emory University has selected Sandra L. Wong, MD, MS, an accomplished surgical oncologist and researcher, as the next Dean of Emory University School of Medicine. She will also serve as the Chief Academic Officer for Emory Healthcare when she joins Emory in March 2024.
Wong is a surgical oncologist specializing in the management of soft tissue sarcomas, melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers. She is currently chair in the Department of Surgery at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center where she is responsible for all aspects of research, education and clinical operations. She also serves as professor of surgery in the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
“Dr. Sandra Wong brings tremendous experience and expertise with her to Emory,” says Emory University President Gregory L. Fenves. “As a surgeon and academic leader, Dr. Wong has saved lives, mentored generations of doctors, and worked to eliminate health disparities in underserved populations. She will inspire and empower Emory’s community of talented physicians, scientists and trainees as the School of Medicine reaches new heights of eminence.”
Wong’s selection was announced following an extensive national search. She will succeed Carlos del Rio, MD, who was named interim dean in January 2023.
“I want to thank Dr. del Rio for his outstanding leadership and commitment to our medical school over the past year,” says Ravi Thadhani, MD, MPH, Emory’s executive vice president for health affairs, executive director for the Woodruff Health Sciences Center, and vice chair of the Emory Healthcare Board of Directors. “We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Wong to our community. Not only is she an exceptional leader, physician and clinical investigator, she is a champion for those underrepresented in medicine, which will be vital for instilling the values of health equity and innovation into our next generation of clinicians.”
Wong is among the most widely recognized health services…
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