Chicago Department of Public Health
STI/HIV Prevention and Control Services Section, Division of STI/HIV/AIDS
2045 W Washington Blv
Chicago,
IL
USA
60612
wong_will@cdph.org
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. William Wong received a BS degree in Zoology and a BA degree in Classics at The Ohio State University, and an MD from Wright State University. He completed a primary care internal medicine residency at Cook County Hospital and a fellowship in General Internal Medicine/Health Services Research at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He was an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention prior to becoming medical director for the STD program with the San Francisco Department of Public Health. Dr. Wong joined the Chicago Department of Public Health in October 2004 as Medical Director for the Division of STD/HIV/AIDS in Chicago, IL. His research interests and expertise includes syphilis, STD prevention interventions, and STDs among men who have sex with men.
Dr. William Wong received a BS degree in Zoology and a BA degree in Classics at The Ohio State University, and an MD from Wright State University. He completed a primary care internal medicine residency at Cook County Hospital and a fellowship in General Internal Medicine/Health Services Research at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He was an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Public Health Service prior to becoming medical director for the STD program with the San Francisco Department of Public Health. While in San Francisco, Dr. Wong was the medical director for Magnet, a health center for men who have sex with men. Dr. Wong joined the Chicago Department of Public Health in October 2004 as Medical Director for the Division of STD/HIV/AIDS in Chicago, IL. He is the author of numerous articles published in peer-reviewed journals, and has presented at local, state, and national conferences. He serves as a reviewer for the journal, Sexually Transmitted Diseases. His research interests and expertise includes syphilis, STD/HIV prevention interventions, and STDs among men who have sex with men.