David T. Wong
Department of Anesthesia
Toronto Western Hospital
Edith Cavell Wing
399 Bathurst Street
Toronto, ON M5T 2S8
P: (416) 603-5118
F: (416) 603-6494
Academic Rank
Associate Professor
Professional Qualifications
- 1981: MD
- 1986: FRCPC (Internal Medicine)
- 1988: FRCPC (Anesthesia)
Appointments
- Chair, Perioperative medicine section, Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society
- Co-director, Toronto Anesthesia Symposium
- Staff Anesthesiologist, Toronto Western Hospital
- Director, Preadmission program, Toronto Western Hospital
- Director, Anesthesia preoperative clinic, Toronto Western Hospital
Academic and Clinical Interests
- Airway management: alternative airway devices, surgical airway
- Preoperative cardiac assessment
- Pacemakers
- Dysrrhythmia
Current Research Projects
- Cannot intubate cannot ventilate management
- Management of patient with pacemakers
- New Infraglottic devices in CICV situations
Selected Publications
- Wong DT, Lai K, Chung FF, Ho RY. Cannot intubate cannot ventilate and difficult intubation strategies: Results of a Canadian national survey. Anesth Analg (in press) (Contribution: principal author)
- Wong DT, Kamon D, Salenieks ME, Go K, Kohm C, Chung F. Preadmission Anesthesia Consultation Using Telemedicine Technology – a pilot study. Anesthesiology 2004; 100: 1605-8. (Contribution: principal author)
- Merah N, Wong DT, ffoulkes-Crabbe DJ, Kushimo OT, Bode CO. Prediction Of Difficult Visualization Of The Larynx In A West African Population. Can J Anesthesia 2004 (in print). (Contribution: co-principal author)
- Ashraf W, Wong DT, Ronayne M, Williams D. Guidelines for Administration of patients’ home Medications preoperatively. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing 2004; 19: 228-33. (Contribution: co-principal author)
- Friedman Z, Chung F, Wong DT. Ambulatory Surgery Adult Patient Selection Criteria – Consensus of Anesthesiologists. Can J Anesthesia 2004; 51: 437-43. (Contribution: collaborator)
- Peng PWH, Wong DT, Bevan D, Gardam M. Infection control and anesthesia: lessons learned from Toronto SARS outbreak. Can J Anesthesia 2003; 50: 989-97. (Contribution: co-principal author)
- Wong DT, Gadsden JC. Acute Upper Airway Angioedema secondary to acquired C1 Esterase Inhibitor deficiency: a case report. Can J Anesth 2003; 50: in press (Contribution: principal author)
- Sawchuk CW, Wong DT, Kavanagh BP, Siu SC. Transthoracic echocardiography does not improve prediction of outcome over APACHE II in medical-surgical intensive care. Can J Anesth 2003; 50: 305-10. (Contribution: co-principal author)
- Wong DT. Protection protocol in Intubation of suspected SARS patients. Can J Anesth 2003; 50: 747-8. (Contribution: principal author)
- Deam R, McCutcheon C; Wong DT, McGuire GP. Management choices for difficult airway. Can J Anesth 2003; 50: 623-5. (Contribution: principal author)
- Wong DT, Prabhu AJ, Coloma M, Imasogie N, Chung FF. What is the minimum training required for successful cricothyroidotomy?: A study in mannequins. Anesthesiology 2003; 98: 349-53. (Contribution: principal author)
- Imasogie N, Wong DT, Luk K, Chung FF. Elimination of routine testing in patients undergoing cataract surgery allows substantial savings in laboratory costs. A brief report. Can J Anesth 2003; 50: 246-48. (Contribution: senior responsible author)
- Armanious S, Wong DT, Etchells E, Higgins P, Chung F. Successful implementation of perioperative beta-blockade utilizing a multidiscipline approach. Can J Anesth 2003; 50: 131-6. (Contribution: principal author)
