Sandra L. Wong, MD, MS, has been named the William N. and Bessie Allyn Professor in Surgery at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Wong, chair of surgery at the Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth-Hitchcock since 2015, also serves as senior vice president of the Surgical Service Line at Dartmouth-Hitchcock and professor at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince joining Dartmouth, Sandra has demonstrated tremendous leadership in the education, research, and patient care missions of our academic medical enterprise,\u201d says Duane Compton, PhD, dean of the Geisel School of Medicine. \u201cHer work will lead to improved outcomes for patients and better training of medical students and residents.\u201d<\/p>\n
The William N. and Bessie Allyn Professorship in Surgery was established through a generous gift from Dartmouth College graduate William G. Allyn D \u201932 in honor of his parents. William N. Allyn founded Welch Allyn, a pioneering manufacturer of medical devices, in 1915, after developing the first direct-illuminating, hand-held ophthalmoscope. A strong believer in philanthropy, William G. Allyn provided free eye care to Welch Allyn employees and formed a family foundation to aid community charities. Endowed chairs support distinguished faculty members in their multiple roles of physician, teacher, and researcher, allowing them the time and resources to mentor students and trainees and to collaborate with fellow faculty.<\/p>\n
\u201cI couldn\u2019t be any more excited about this appointment,\u201d says Wong. \u201cKnowing a bit about the Allyns, it\u2019s an honor to be able to represent the memory of their family.\u201d<\/p>\n
As a surgical oncologist and health sciences researcher, Wong was drawn to Dartmouth by Geisel\u2019s stature as one of the nation\u2019s leading medical schools, the renowned research of The Dartmouth Institute, Norris Cotton Cancer Center\u2019s designation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute, and by Dartmouth-Hitchcock\u2019s patient-centered approach to outstanding clinical care. She oversees the thirteen specialty sections within the Department of Surgery and all aspects of its research, education, and clinical operations. She is also responsible for surgical care delivery across all Dartmouth-Hitchcock practice locations, regional affiliates, and partner Accountable Care Organizations.<\/p>\n
Wong is a well-known authority in the management of soft tissue sarcomas, melanoma, and Merkel Cell carcinoma. With over 150 peer-reviewed studies in the scientific literature, she is among the most widely recognized health services researchers in academic surgery. She is currently studying variations in the quality and costs of cancer care and surgical episodes in order to inform the broader picture of health care reform. She also develops and evaluates clinical practice guidelines focused on improving patient outcomes. As an educator, Wong uses her findings to teach clinicians about standards of care that will benefit all patients. \u201cEverything I do,\u201d Wong says, \u201cis meant to improve the value of what\u2019s already in place\u2014to make things better.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSandra\u2019s impressive list of accomplishments as a surgeon, researcher, educator, and quality improvement leader speaks volumes to why she was selected for this honor,\u201d says Joanne M. Conroy, MD, CEO and president of Dartmouth-Hitchcock. \u201cBut more importantly, her dedication to the patients and families we serve will be a fitting tribute to William and Bessie Allyn\u2019s legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wong serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons<\/em> and the Journal of Surgical Oncology<\/em> and is an associate editor for Annals of Surgical Oncology<\/em> and the Journal of Oncology Practice<\/em>. She holds or has held leadership positions in several national professional societies, including the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American College of Surgeons, the Society of Surgical Oncology, and the Society of University Surgeons.<\/p>\n Wong received her medical degree from Northwestern University. She completed her general surgery residency at the University of Louisville and a clinical fellowship in surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where she served as the chief administrative fellow. Prior to her appointment at Geisel and Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Wong served as associate chief of staff for the University of Michigan Health System, as well as associate chair for clinical affairs and the William W. Coon Collegiate Professor of Surgical Oncology in the University of Michigan Department of Surgery.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sandra L. Wong, MD, MS, chair of surgery at the Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth-Hitchcock, has been named the William N. and Bessie Allyn Professor in Surgery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":9028,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[13,1,182],"tags":[54,300,633,847,129,872,153],"class_list":["post-9027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-donor-impact","category-news","category-press-release-news","tag-dartmouth-hitchcock","tag-endowed-professorship","tag-features","tag-home-feature","tag-philanthropy-2","tag-sandra-wong","tag-surgery","author-15"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/MD_Wong_Sandra-HR2-nc.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4r3h1-2lB","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9027"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9029,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9027\/revisions\/9029"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}