DR TANG WONG
About
Dr Tang Wong graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (honours) from the University of NSW in 2003 and undertook Advanced Training in Endocrinology at the Concord Repatriation, Prince of Wales and Bankstown-Lidcombe hospitals. Under the tutelage of Professors Ngai-Wah Cheung, Jeffrey Flack and Glynis Ross he completed a Masters of Philosophy in Medicine at the University of Sydney. His research thesis was titled "The Risk stratification of women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Can we predict adverse outcomes?", exploring the additive roles of glucose, weight and other factors in the development of negative outcomes in pregnancies affected by Gestational Diabetes.
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During his research masters, he also undertook a course in Biostatistics at the Imperial College London.
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Tang currently holds dual appointments as a consultant Endocrinologist at both Prince of Wales and Bankstown-Lidcombe hospitals.
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Tang is a dedicated teacher and holds an appointment as a conjoint lecturer at UNSW. He is also a Royal Australian College of Physicians Co-supervisor of Advanced Training in Endocrinology and regularly contributes to the education of candidates undertaking Part 1 and 2 exams of the FRACP specialist exam.
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He has published a chapter in an endocrinology text book in cooperation with the US endocrine society and has also published in a number of high impact peer reviewed journals including the Diabetes Care, Diabetologia and the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. He currently sits on the editorial board of the Diabetes Management Journal and is a member of the Medical Education Scientific Advisory Committee which advises and reviews education resources for Diabetes Australia.
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While he has a passion for all things in general Endocrinology (type 1 and 2 diabetes, thyroid, bone, pituitary, adrenal and PCOS) , he has a particular interest in diabetes in pregnancy, which is his area of active research.
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In 2011 and 2019, he was awarded the Emerging investigator (researcher) award and in 2013 the best poster award by the Australian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society. He is a member of the Endocrine society of Australia, the Australian Diabetes Society, the Australian Diabetes in Pregnancy society and the US endocrine society.
Awards
2019. Australian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society – Emerging investigator award.
2013. Australian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society – Best Poster award for research in “outcomes of women with gestational diabetes diagnosed before 20 weeks gestation”
2011. Australian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society – Emerging investigator award for research in “The risk of type 2 diabetes in women with overt diabetes in pregnancy”
Publications
Barnes RA, Flack JR, Wong T, Ross PR, Griffiths MM, Stephens M, Kourloufas L, Smart CE, Collins CE, MacDonald-Wicks L.
Does weight management after gestational diabetes mellitus diagnosis improve pregnancy outcomes? A multi-ethnic cohort study. Diabetic Medicine 2022; Jan; 39(1); e14692
Chalak S, Wong T, Flack JR
Monogenic Diabetes. Diabetes Management Journal. 2021. Nov; pp24-26.
Robyn RA, Wong T, Ross GP, Griffiths M, Smart CE, Collins CE, McDonald-Wicks L, Flack JR.
Excessive Weight gain before and during Gestational Diabetes Management – what is the impact. Diabetes Care. 2020 Jan;43(1):74-81
Wong T, Barnes RA, Ross GP, Cheung NW, Flack JR.
Are the Institute of Medicine weight gain targets applicable in women with gestational diabetes mellitus?
Diabetologia. 2017 Mar;60(3):416-423
Barnes RA, Wong T, Ross GP, Jalaludin BB, Wong VW, Smart CE, Collins CE, MacDonald-Wicks L, Flack JR.
A novel validated model for the prediction of insulin therapy initiation and adverse perinatal outcomes in women with gestational diabetes mellitus.
Diabetologia. 2016 Nov;59(11):2331-8.
Ling M, Wong T, Bui CD, Atlas S, Li JJ, Yang T, Harvey S, Flack JR.
"Tumor within another tumor: an unusual case of metastatic poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma within an intracranial meningioma". J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Oct;99(10):3513-4
Wong T, Ross GP, Jalaludin BB, Flack JR.
“The clinical significance of overt diabetes in pregnancy”. Diabetic Medicine. 2013. 30(4). 468-474.
Wong T. Girgis C, Ngu M, Emmett L, Archer K and Seibel MJ.
2011. (Edited by Wartofsky L). A 40-year-old man with widespread bone pain. Chapter 13 in Diagnostic dilemmas: Images in Endocrinology. The Endocrine Society, Maryland. USA.
Wong T, J. Flack.
“Impaired glucose tolerance versus impaired fasting glycaemia”. Diabetes Management Journal. 2011. 36:22-24.
Wong T, Flack JR.
Mortality and diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Management Journal. 2011. 34:4-5
Wong T. Girgis C, Ngu M, Emmett L, Archer K and Seibel MJ.
A 40-year-old man with widespread bone pain. 2011. Chapter 13 in Diagnostic dilemmas: Images in Endocrinology. The Endocrine Society, Maryland. USA.
Girgis C*, Wong T*, Emmett L, Archer K and Seibel MJ (Joint first authors).
Hypophosphatemic osteomalacia in patients on adefovir dipivoxil. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 2011. 45(5):468-473.
Lih A, Hibbert E, Wong T, Girgis C, Garg N, Carter J.
The role of insulin glulisine to improve glycemic control in children with diabetes mellitus Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy. 2010. 3:403–412
Herrmann M, Harwood T, Gaston-Parry O, Kouzios D, Wong T, Lih A, Jimenez M, Janu M and Seibel MJ.
A New Quantitative LC-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Assay for Serum 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D. Steroids. Dec 2010. 75(13-14):1106-12
Wong T, Girgis C, Garg N, Lih A and Carter JN.
Review of the Structure, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Efficacy and Safety of Insulin Glulisine in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus. Clinical medicine reviews in vascular health. Vol 2. 2010.
Wong T, Girgis C, Ngu M, Emmett L, Archer K and Seibel MJ.
Hypophosphatemic osteomalacia following low dose adefovir therapy. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 95: 479-480. 2010
Abstracts and Presentations​
November 2021, E-Poster. ESA Scientific Meeting (Virtual).
Kay H Choy, Sarah Chalak, Rena Cao, Marwan Obaid, Tang Wong, Jeff R Flack.
Dilated Cardiomyopathy Associated with Thyroid Storm Due to Graves’ disease.
November 2020, E-Poster. Australian Diabetes Congress, Annual Scientific Meeting (Virtual).
Kay H Choy, Rena Cao, Mark Garcia, Tang Wong and Jeff R Flack
Assessment of confidence levels and practices among junior doctors in the inpatient management of diabetes.
November 2020, E-Poster. Australian Diabetes Congress, Annual Scientific Meeting (Virtual).
RA Barnes, T Wong, GP Ross, VM Wong, CEM Smart, CE Collins, L MacDonald-Wicks and Jeff R Flack
A new model for prediction of insulin therapy in women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus by new criteria.
November 2020, E-Poster. Australian Diabetes Congress, Annual Scientific Meeting (Virtual).
Kay H Choy, Sze King Samuel Lee, Ash Gargya, Tang Wong and Jeff R Flack
Fournier’s Gangrene: A life-threatening complication of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in a patient with type 2 diabetes.
November 2020, E-Poster. Australian Diabetes Congress, Annual Scientific Meeting (Virtual).
Kay H Choy, Tang Wong and Jeff R Flack
Antenatal care in an unexpectedly expecting woman with mitochondrial diabetes – expect the unexpected.
November 2020, E-Poster. Australian Diabetes Congress, Annual Scientific Meeting (Virtual).
Kay H Choy, Rena Cao, Tang Wong, Harry Patapanian and Jeff R Flack
Don’t move a muscle: Diabetic Myonecrosis – an uncommon complication of diabetes.
November 2020, E-Poster. Australian Diabetes Congress, Annual Scientific Meeting (Virtual).
Kay H Choy, Tang Wong and Jeff R Flack
Fulminant Type 1 diabetes in a GDM pregnancy: early recognition is vital to maternal and fetal outcomes.
November 2020, E-Poster. Australian Diabetes Congress, Annual Scientific Meeting (Virtual).
Kay H Choy, Rena Hai Man Cao, Lawrence Cai, Sibgat Al Saleheen, Dong Seok, Tang Wong, Sarah Abdo, Jeff R Flack
Management of Glucocorticoid-Induced hyperglycaemia in in-patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease a retrospective audit.
August 2019, Poster Presentation. Proceedings ADIPS. Sydney.
Tang Wong, Robyn Barnes, Glynis Ross, Ngai Wah Cheung, Jeff Flack
Novel web-based risk calculators and nomograms for predicting adverse pregnancy outcomes in GDM women.
August 2019, Oral Presentation. Proceedings ADIPS. Sydney.
Tang Wong, Ngai Wah Cheung, Glynis Ross, Robyn Barnes, Jeff Flack.
Can risk prediction calculators be used to inform models of care aligned to risk stratification in women with GDM.
August 2019, Poster Presentation. Proceedings ADIPS. Sydney.
Rona Francisco, Tang Wong, Sarah Abdo, Robyn Barnes, Jeff Flack.
Increased rate of SGA in GDM patients diagnosed according to IADPSG criteria.
August 2019, Poster Presentation. Proceedings ADIPS. Sydney.
Robyn Barnes, Tang Wong, Glynis Ross, Michelle Griffiths, Megan Stephens, Laura Kourloufas, Carmel Smart, Clare Collins, Lesley MacDonald-Wicks, Jeff Flack.
Does GDM management plus multidisciplinary weight manage equate to better pregnancy outcomes.
August 2019, Oral Presentation. Proceedings ADIPS. Sydney.
Tang Wong, Robyn Barnes, Glynis Ross, Ngai Wah Cheung, Jeff Flack.
Novel web-based risk calculators and nomograms for predicting adverse pregnancy outcomes in GDM women.
August 2019, Oral Presentation. Proceedings ADS/ADEA ASM. Sydney.
Tang Wong, Robyn Barnes, Glynis Ross, Ngai Wah Cheung, Jeff Flack.
What are the impact of non-glycaemic factors on Adverse Pregnancy outcomes in Womenwith Gestational Diabetes Mellitus?
August 2019, Poster Presentation. Proceedings ADS/ADEA ASM. Sydney.
Yvonne Feng, Tang Wong, Barbara Depczynski
Differences between typical diabetic ketoacidosis and SGLT2i – Associated Diabetic Ketoacidosis.
September 2018, Poster Presentation. Proceedings ADS/ADEA ASM. Adelaide.
Laura C Kourloufas, Robyn A Barnes, Lisa Robins, Tang Wong, Jeff R Flack.
August 2018, Oral Presentation. ESA Clinical Weekend.
Ahmed Hussein, Eddy Tabet , Tang Wong , Jeff Flack.
August 2018, Poster Presentation. Proceedings ADS/ADEA ASM. Adelaide.
Ahmed Hussein, Tang Wong, Ronia Awick, Karen Harris, Jeff Flack
September 2017, Oral Presentation. Proceedings ADS/ADEA ASM. Perth.
Wong T, Ross GP, Cheung NW, Barnes RA, Flack JR.
"A Comparison Of Pregnancy Outcomes In Treated GDM Women Compared To Those Without GDM"
September 2017, Oral Presentation. Proceedings ADS/ADEA ASM. Perth.
Wong T, Ross GP, Cheung NW, Barnes RA, Flack JR.
"Are IADPSG Defined GDM Women With Fasting Glucose Levels Of 5.1 To 5.4mmol/L Really At Higher Risk Of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes?"
August 2017, Poster Presentation. Proceedings ESA ASM. Perth.
Jiang S, Wong T, Flack JR.
"Hypocalcaemia In Cetuximab Use From Hypomagnesaemia Induced Hypoparathyroidism"
August 2017, Oral Presentation.
Flack JR, Wong T, Barnes RA, Jalaludin BB, Ross GP.
"Gestational Diabetes: Findings From Analyses Of Over 25 Years Of Prospectively Collected Data."
August 2017, Poster Presentation. Proceedings ADIPS SOMANZ Joint Scientific Meeting. Canberra.
Barnes RA, Wong T, Ross GP, Smart CE, Collins CE, MacDonald-Wicks L, Flack JR.
"Are There Differing Patterns Of Dysglycaemia In Women Diagnosed With GDM According To New Versus Old ADIPS Criteria?"
August 2017, Poster Presentation. Proceedings ADIPS SOMANZ Joint Scientific Meeting. Canberra.
Jiang S, Wong T, Flack JR.
"Characteristics Of Women With Small For Gestational Age Infants Diagnosed By IADPSG Gestational Diabetes Criteria."
August 2017, Oral Presentation. Proceedings ADIPS SOMANZ Joint Scientific Meeting. Canberra.
Barnes RA, Wong T, Ross GP, Smart CE, Collins CE, MacDonald-Wicks L, Flack JR.
"What Is The Relationship Between Pre-Pregnancy BMI And Fasting And Post Load OGTT Values In Pregnancy?"
August 2017, Oral Presentation. Proceedings ADIPS SOMANZ Joint Scientific Meeting. Canberra.
Flack JR, Wong T, Barnes RA, Ross GP.
"Have The New ADIPS GDM Criteria Resulted In A Change In The Clinic Population And/Or Maternal And Neonatal Outcomes?"
August 2017, Oral Presentation. Proceedings ADIPS SOMANZ Joint Scientific Meeting. Canberra.
Wong T, Barnes R, Ross GP, Cheung NW, Flack JR.
"A Novel Calculator To Determine The Risk Of Insulin Therapy In Women With GDM"
August 2017, Oral Presentation. Proceedings ADIPS SOMANZ Joint Scientific Meeting. Canberra.
Barnes R, Wong T, Ross GP, Griffiths MM, Smart CE, Collins CE, MacDonald-Wicks L, Flack JR.
"Excessive Weight Gain Before And During GDM Treatment - What Is The Impact?"
March 2017, Poster Presentation. Proceedings DIP 2017 - the 9th International Symposium on Diabetes, Hypertension, Metabolic Syndrome and Pregnancy. Barcelona Spain.
Flack JR, Wong T, Barnes RA, Ross GP.
"Implementation Of Who Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Diagnostic Criteria - Has It Changed The Clinic Population?"
March 2017, Poster Presentation. Proceedings DIP 2017 - the 9th International Symposium on Diabetes, Hypertension, Metabolic Syndrome and Pregnancy. Barcelona Spain.
Barnes RA, Wong T, Ross GP, Griffiths MM, MacDonald-Wicks L, Smart CEM, Collins CE, Flack JR.
"Continued Excessive Weight Gain During GDM Treatment Increases The Likelihood Of Insulin Initiation And Having An LGA Infant"
August 2016, Poster Presentation. Proceedings ADIPS ASM. Gold Coast QLD.
Wong T, Ross GP, Cheung NW, Barnes R.
"What Are The Clinical Implications Of A Recurrent Pregnancy Affected By Gestational Diabetes?"
August 2016, Poster Presentation. Proceedings ADIPS ASM. Gold Coast QLD.
Flack JR, Wong T, Matthias G, Ross GP.
"Poor Coding And Reporting Of GDM In Administrative Data Grossly Underestimates The Impact On Health Services."
August 2016, Poster Presentation. Proceedings ADIPS ASM. Gold Coast QLD.
Tabet EJ, Ross GP, Wong T, Flack JR.
"Maternal Characteristics Influence Pregnancy Outcomes Differently Depending On Ethnicity."
August 2016, Poster Presentation. Proceedings ADIPS ASM. Gold Coast QLD.
Barnes RA, Wong T, Ross GP, Jalaludin BB, Wong J, Constatino M, Molyneaux L, MacDonald-Wicks L, Smart C, Collins C, Flack JR.
"Does A Validated GDM Insulin Prediction Model Work With Different Treatment Targets?"
August 2016, Poster Presentation. Proceedings ADIPS ASM. Gold Coast QLD.
Flack JR, Barnes RA, Wong T, Jalaludin BB, MacDonald-Wicks L, Smart C, Collins C, Ross GP.
"Does Weighting The Predictors Enhance A Validated GDM Insulin Prediction Model?"
August 2016, Poster Presentation. Proceedings ADIPS ASM. Gold Coast QLD.
Barnes RA, Wong T, Ross GP, Jalaludin BB, MacDonald-Wicks L, Smart C, Collins C, Flack JR.
"Does A Validated GDM Insulin Prediction Model Work In Women From Different Ethnic Backgrounds?"
August 2016, Poster Presentation. Proceedings ADIPS ASM. Gold Coast QLD.
Wong T, Ross GP, Cheung NW, Barnes RA, Flack JR.
"Do Multigravida Women With Gestational Diabetes Differ In Their Antenatal Characteristics And Outcomes Compared To Primagravida Women?"
August 2015, Poster Presentation. Australian Diabetes Society Annual Scientific Meeting. Adelaide.
Lee A, Wong T and Flack JR.
"Euglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis in a young adult with type 1 diabetes and an eating disorder"
August 2015, Oral Presentation. Australian Diabetes Educators Society Annual Scientific Meeting. Adelaide.
Holters G, Wong T, Barnes R, Ross GP.
"Continuous glucose monitoring - stand alone: does it effect change in the real world?"
August 2015, Poster Presentation. Australian Diabetes Educators Society Annual Scientific Meeting. Adelaide.
Finneran C, Holters G, and Wong T.
"Gestational diabetes mellitus diagnosed at one hour on a 75g OGTT and perinatal outcomes."
August 2015, Poster Presentation. Australian Diabetes In Pregnancy Annual Scientific Meeting. Adelaide.
Barnes R, Wong T, Ross GP, Holters G, MacDonald-Wicks L, Smart C, Collins C, Flack JR
"What are the clinical characteristics of women with GDM successfully managed using medical nutrition therapy alone?"
August 2015, Oral Presentation. Australian Diabetes In Pregnancy Annual Scientific Meeting. Adelaide.
Barnes R, Wong T, Ross GP, Jalaludin BB, MacDonald-Wicks L, Smart C, Collins C, Flack JR
"A model for the prediction of therapy type in women with gestational diabetes mellitus"
August 2015, Oral Presentation. Australian Diabetes In Pregnancy Annual Scientific Meeting. Adelaide.
Wong R, Barnes R, Cheung NW, G.P. Ross, and J.R Flack
"What is the influence of pre-pregnancy BMI, gestational weight gain and antenatal glucose parameters on the risk of LGA in women with gestational diabetes?"
August 2014, Oral Presentation, Australian Diabetes Society Meeting, Melbourne.
Wong T, Barnes R, Ross GP and Flack JR
"Are The Institute Of Medicine Targets For Pregnancy Weight Gain Appropriate In Women With Gestational Diabetes?"
August 2014, Oral Presentation, Australian Diabetes Society Meeting, Melbourne.
Flack JR, Ross GP, Barnes R, Jalaludin BB and Wong T.
"Gestational Weight Gain In Obese Women With Gestational Diabetes: Maternal And Baby Outcomes In A Multi-Ethnic Cohort In South Western Sydney."
August 2014, Oral Presentation, Australian Diabetes Society Meeting, Melbourne.
Barnes R, Ross GP, Wong T, Jalaludin BB and Flack JR.
"Ethnic Differences In Pregnancy Outcomes In Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus."
July 2014, Oral Presentation, Australian Diabetes In Pregnancy Society Meeting, Queenstown New Zealand.
Wong T, Barnes RB, Ross GP and Flack JR
"Assessment Of Pregnancy Outcomes According To The Amount Of Gestational Weight Gain In Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus."
July 2014, Oral Presentation, Australian Diabetes In Pregnancy Society Meeting, Queenstown New Zealand.
Barnes RA, Ross GP, Wong T and Flack JR
"Ethnic Differences In The Amount Of Gestational Weight Gain In Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus"
July 2014, Poster Presentation, Australian Diabetes In Pregnancy Society Meeting, Queenstown New Zealand.
Apostoloski Z, Wong T, Flack JR
"Pregnancy Outcomes In Women With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Review"
July 2014, Poster Presentation, Australian Diabetes In Pregnancy Society Meeting, Queenstown New Zealand.
Barnes RA, Ross GP, Wong T, Flack JR
"Ethnic Differences In Pregnancy Outcomes According To The Amount Of Gestational Weight Gain In Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus."
August 2013, Poster Presentation. Australian Diabetes in Pregnancy society. Sydney
Wong T, Ross GP, Jalaludin B and Flack JR.
“Outcomes of women with gestational diabetes diagnosed before 20 weeks gestation"
August 2013, ESA Clinical Cases weekend. Oral presentation
Ling M, Flack J, Harvey S, Atlas S, Bui C, Li J, Yang T, Wong T
“Wolf in sheep’s skin. A case of a cerebral tumour with mixed mengioma and metastatic thyroid cancer histology”.
November 2011, Oral presentation. Australian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society/Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand Meeting. Brisbane.
Wong T, Ross GP, Jalaludin B and Flack JR
"The risk of type 2 diabetes among women with overt diabetes in pregnancy"
November 2011, Oral presentation. Australian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society/Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand Meeting. Brisbane.
Wong T, Ross GP, Jalaludin B and Flack JR
"A comparison of antenatal characteristics of women with overt diabetes in pregnancy versus non-overt gestational diabetes"
November 2011, Oral presentation. Australian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society/Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand Meeting. Brisbane.
Wong T, Ross GP, Jalaludin B and Flack JR
"A comparison of maternal and fetal outcomes with overt diabetes in pregnancy versus gestational diabetes"
November 2011, Oral presentation. Australian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society/Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand Meeting. Brisbane.
Wong T, Ross GP, Jalaludin B and Flack JR
"Antenatal oral glucose tolerance test and glycosylated haemoglobin as predictors of post-partum type 2 diabetes in women with overt diabetes in pregnancy"
November 2011, Oral presentation. Australian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society/Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand Meeting. Brisbane.
Wong T, Ross GP, Jalaludin B and Flack JR
"Predictors of post-partum type 2 diabetes in women with overt diabetes in pregnancy"
May 2011, Abstract. Australian Diabetes Society Scientific Meeting. Perth - finalist for ADS poster award
Wong T, Ross GP, Jalaludin B and Flack JR
The risk of type 2 diabetes among women with overt diabetes in pregnancy
September 2010, Poster presentation, Australian New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society meeting
Girgis CM, Wong T, Seibel M
"hypophosphatemic osteomalacia in a patient on Adefovir Dipivoxil"
September 2010, Poster presentation, Endocrine Society of Australia, Scientific Meeting.
Wong T, Chen K, White CP
"The not so sweet life" - recurrent hypoglycaemia due to an IGF-II producing sarcoma in a recently gravid 29 year old woman.
August 2009, Case Presentation at Endocrine Scientific Meeting, Adelaide Convention Centre.
Wong T, Crawford B
"ACTH-independent Cushing's syndrome with bilateral adrenal adenomas"