Dr. Wong's research interests include the comparative effectiveness of cardiovascular imaging modalities, as well as the role of a novel cardiac MRI biomarker of diffuse myocardial fibrosis in cardiovascular diseases, including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. His work has been published in major scientific journals, including Circulation and the European Heart Journal. He also participates as a site investigator in several multi-center research protocols, while serving as a scientific reviewer for numerous journals, an American Heart Association grant review committee, and imaging society working groups.
Dr. Wong focuses his clinical efforts on multimodality cardiovascular imaging, combining his background in echocardiography and nuclear cardiology with advanced training in cardiac MRI. He is the associate director of the Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Laboratory at UPMC Presbyterian. He helped establish and currently directs the UPMC Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center at UPMC Presbyterian - one of approximately 40 such centers in the United States - where patients receive expert care from a multi-disciplinary team. Dr. Wong continues to maintain a general cardiology practice at the Magee Women's Hospital Heart Center.
Dr. Wong directs CLRES 2108: Patient Registrics and Electronic Health Records in CER at the Institute for Clinical Research Education at the University of Pittsburgh. This 2 month course provides an overview of best practices in designing and using clinical registries for observational research.
- BS, Yale University, 1998
- MD, New York University School of Medicine, 2002
- MS, University of Pittsburgh Institute for Clinical Research Education, 2013
- Residency, Internal Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital, 2005
- Chief Medical Resident, New York University School of Medicine, 2006
- Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, UPMC Presbyterian, 2009
- Fellowship, Advanced Cardiac Imaging - Cardiac MRI, UPMC Presbyterian, 2010
Education & Training
Schelbert EB, Piehler KM, Zareba KM, Moon JC, Ugander M, Messroghli DR, Valeti US, Chang CC, Shroff SG, Diez J, Miller CA, Schmitt M, Kellman P, Butler J, Gheorghiade M, Wong TC. Myocardial Fibrosis Quantified by Extracellular Volume is Associated with Subsequent Hospitalization for Heart Failure, Death, or Both Across the Spectrum of Ejection Fraction and Heart Failure Stage. J Am Heart Assoc. 2015; 4(12): PMID26683218.
Wong TC. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Myocardial Interstitial Expansion in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Curr Cardiovasc Imag Rep. 2014; 5(9267) Mar 2014: PubMedPMID:24719675.
Kuller LH, Wong TC. Coronary Artery Disease: Detection of Ischemic Heart Disease In Symptomatic Women. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2014; 11(9): 505-6.
Wong TC, Piehler K, Puntil KS, Moguillansky D, Meier CG, Lacomis JM, Kellman P, Cook SC, Schwartzman DS, Simon MA, Mulukutla SR, Schelbert EB. Effectiveness of Late Gadolinium Enhancement to Improve Outcomes Prediction in Patients Referred for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance After Echocardiography. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2013; 15(1): 6.
Wong TC, Piehler K, Meier CG, Testa SM, Klock AM, Aneizi AA, Shakesprere J, Kellman P, Shroff SG, Schwartzman DS, Mulukutla SR, Simon MA, Schelbert EB. Association Between Extracellular Matrix Expansion Quantified by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and Short Term Mortality. Circulation. 2012; 126(10): 1206-16.
- Fellow of the Year, Cardiology, 2008
- Gerald Pohost JCMR Best Manuscript Award, 2014
