WONG, Stephen N.

WONG, Stephen N.

Dr. Stephen Wong is a Fellow of the Philippine Society of Gastroenterology and the Philippine Society of Digestive Endoscopy. He got his doctorate degree in medicine, cum laude, from the University of Santo Tomas and finished his Gastroenterology fellowship training from the same institution. He had further training in Clinical Hepatology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, U.S.A., under the tutelage of Professor Anna Lok, and in Interventional Hepatology at the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan under Professor Shi Ming Lin. He has published 25 articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented more than 30 abstracts at National and International Gastroenterology & Hepatology conferences. His major research emphases are on chronic viral hepatitis, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and hepatocellular carcinoma. He was president of the Hepatology Society of the Philippines in 2017-18 and is the training officer of the Joint UST-Chinese General Hospital Hepatology Training Program. He is currently an active member of the University of Santo Tomas Hospital and Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center staff. He is an Assistant Professor IV at the University of Santo Tomas College of Medicine and Surgery.

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Asst. Prof. Stephen N. Wong, MD, FPCP, FPSG, FPSDE

Department of Medicine | Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

snwong@ust.edu.ph

Academic Qualifications

Research Highlights

Research Interests

Academic Qualifications

Degrees

  • Doctor of Medicine (Cum Laude), University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 1994-1997
  • Bachelor of Science, major in Biology (Accelerated Program), University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 1991-1993

Eligibility

  • Professional Regulation Commission Physician Licensure Examination

Postgraduate Trainings  

  • Fellowship in Interventional Hepatology, Chang Gung University, Taiwan, 2006-2007 
  • Fellowship in Clinical Hepatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, 2005-2006 
  • Fellowship in Gastroenterology, University of Santo Tomas Hospital – Manila, Philippines, 2002-2004
  • Residency in Internal Medicine, Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center, 1999-2001 
  • Medical Internship, Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center, 1997-1998 

Research Highlights

  • Lead author of the first and, so far, only national seroprevalence study on chronic hepatitis B
  • Enrolled most patients from the Philippines in two international, multicenter trials on the combination of radiofrequency ablation and thermosensitive doxorubicin (HEAT and OPTIMA studies)
  • Has several research works chosen to be presented orally in the Digestive DiseaseWeek in the USA (2004 & 2013), American Association of the Study of Diseases (2005 & 2006), Asia Pacific Association of the Study of the Liver (2007; 2017) and the Joint Annual Convention of the Philippine Society of Gastroenterology, Philippine Society of Digestive Endoscopy and Hepatology

Research Interests

  • Chronic viral hepatitis
  • Liver cirrhosis and its complications
  • Steatotic liver disease
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Thermal ablation of liver tumors

Courses Handled

Major Recognitions

Professional Activities

Courses Handled

  • Medicine 1 – Physical Diagnosis (2nd year Medical Students)
  • Medicine 2 (3rd year Medical Students)
  • Medicine 3 – Clerkship (4th year Medical Students) 

Major Recognitions

Scholarships/Grants

  • Travel grant from the Asia Pacific Association for the Study of Liver Diseases to the December 2004 APASL meeting in New Delhi, India
  • Recipient of a full scholarship grant for Clinical Hepatology at the University of Michigan from the Asia Brewery Medical Specialty Scholarship Foundation for 2005-2006
  • Recipient of a Scholarship grant (BMS Virology Fellowship Program) from Bristol Myers Squibb, USA, May 2005-May 2006
  • Recipient of a research grant from Tyco Healthcare, 2008
  • Travel grant from the Asia Pacific Association for the Study of Liver Diseases STC-HBV in Taipei, Taiwan, 2018

Professional Activities

Academic Appointment 

  • Assistant Professor 4, Department of Medicine, UST Faculty of Medicine & Surgery 

Administrative Appointments/Positions 

  • Research Coordinator, UST Gastroenterology Fellowship Program
  • Training Officer, Hepatology Fellowship Program Joint University of Santo Tomas Hospital-Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center

Past Positions

  • Past Training Officer, UST Gastroenterology Fellowship Program, 2018-2023
  • Past President, Hepatology Society of the Philippines, 2017-2021

Professional Affiliations

  • Fellow, Philippine College of Physicians
  • Fellow, Philippine Society of Gastroenterology
  • Fellow, Philippine Society of Digestive Endoscopy

Hospital Affiliations 

  • Active Medical Staff, UST Hospital
  • Active Medical Staff, Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center

Selected Publications

Selected Publications

  • Wong SN, Sollano JD, Chan MM, Carpio RE, Tady CS, Ismael AE, Judan-RuizEA, Ang VN, Go JT, Lim VY, Perez JY, Alvarez SZ. Changing trends in peptic ulcer prevalence in a tertiary care setting in the Philippines: A seven-year study”.J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2005;20:628-632.
  • Wong SN, Lok AS. Treatment of hepatitis B: Who, when, and how? Arch InternMed 2006;166:9-12.
  • Wong SN, Lok AS. Update on viral hepatitis: 2005. Curr Opin Gastroenterol2006 May;22(3):241-7.
  • Wong SN, Lok AS. Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate: role in hepatitis B treatment.Hepatology 2006 Aug;44(2):309-13.
  • Wong SN, Reddy KR, Keeffe EB, Han S, Gaglio PJ, Perrillo RP, Tran TT, PruettTL, Lok AS. Comparison of clinical outcomes in chronic hepatitis B liver transplant candidates with and without hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver Transplantation 2007;13:334-42.
  • Wong SN, Chu CJ, Wai CT, Howell T, Moore C, Fontana RJ, Lok AS. HBV recurrence is infrequent after withdrawal of long-term hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) in patients receiving maintenance nucleos(t)ide analogue (NA)therapy. Liver Transplantation 2007;13:374-81.
  • Wong SN, Lin CJ, Lin CC, Chen WT, Cua IY, Lin SM. Role of combined percutaneous radiofrequency ablation and ethanol injection for hepatocellular carcinomas in high-risk locations. Am J Roentgenol 2008;190(3):W187-95.
  • Santi E, Lu S, Milo M, Aguilar, Nurjadin H, Gosalvez-Pe S, Wong S. UltrasoundOverestimates the Area of Necrosis during Radiofrequency Ablation in PorcineLivers. Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 2009;47(3):117-120. 
  • Ong A, Andrada P, Dy F, Dalupang C, Chan M, Ismael A, Carpio R, Tady C, Sollano J, Wong S. Quality of life among patients with untreated hepatocellular carcinoma. Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 2009;47(3):107-116.
  • Wong S, Santi E, Nurjadin H, Aguilar R, Gosalvez-Pe S. Temperature-dependent Electrode Repositioning for Multiple Overlapping Radiofrequency Ablation. JVasc Intervention Radiol 2010; 21(11):1733-8
  • Wong SN, Ong JP, Labio ME, Cabahug OT, Daez ML, Valdellon EV, Sollano JDJr, Arguillas MO. Hepatitis B infection among adults in the Philippines: A national seroprevalence study. World J Hepatol. 2013 Apr 27;5(4):214-9. 
  • Campos JR, Cua IH, Jamias JD, Labio ME, Tan JL, Ong JP, Go AO, Salvaňa AD, Payawal DA, Wong SN. The 2014 Hepatology Society of the Philippines Consensus Statements on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatitis C. Phil J IntMed 2015; 53 (1)
  • Tak WY, Lin SM, Wang Y, Zheng J, Vecchione A, Park SY, Chen MH, Wong SN, Xu R, Peng CY, Chiou YY, Huang GT, Cai J, Abdullah BJ, Lee JS, Lee JY, Choi JY, Gopez-Cervantes J, Sherman M, Finn RS, Omata M, O' Neal M, MakrisL, Borys N, Poon R, Lencioni R. Phase III HEAT Study Adding Lyso Thermosensitive Liposomal Doxorubicin to Radio frequency Ablation in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Lesions. Clin Cancer Res2018; 24(1): 73-83
  • Wong, SN, Navarozza, A. Comparison of Clinical and Metabolic Profiles of Leanversus Non-lean Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2021Aug;40(4):380-388.
  • Mampao-Gentallan, J., Wong, SN. Factors Predictive of Treatment Response andSurvival in Filipino Patients with Autoimmune Hepatitis. Phil J Int Med 2023. 61(1): 11-18.
  • Wong, SN, Chua-Tan, M, Hadloc, M. Unchanging Prevalence of Late Presentation to Care Among Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B. Indian J Gastroenterol 2022; 41(4): 362-68.
  • Espino, J., Navarroza, AM., Velasco, AB., Romano, R., Dalupang, C. Dy, F.Wong, SN. Low Sustainability of weight loss among patients with Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Journal of Medicine UST 2022: 814-821
  • Arsenal, J., Wong, SN. Prognostic Implication of Elevated Transaminases Among Adult Covid-19 Patients Admitted at the University of Santo Tomas Hospital. Phil J Int Med 2023. 61 (3): 164-9.