Nathan Donald Wong

Background

Wong, Nathan Donald was born on April 18, 1961 in Downey, California, United States. Son of Donald Wah and Mew Lun Wong.

Education

Bachelor, Pomona College, 1983; Master in Public Health, Yale University, 1985; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1987.

Career

Lecturer in medicine, Yale University, New Haven, 1987; assistant professor, University of California, Irvine, 1988-1994; associate professor, University of California, Irvine, since 1994; director preventive cardiology, department medicine, University of California, Irvine, since 1991. Associate Adjunct Professor department epidemiology University of California at Los Angeles, since 1996. President, Chief Executive Officer Professional Research Institute for Design and Evaluation, Inc., Dana Point, California, since 1994.

Principal investigator Antihypertensive Lipid-Lowering to Prevent HeartAttack Trial and other lipid and cardiovascular prevention trials, since 1994. Co-principal investigator Women's Health Initiative, since 1995. Numerous presentations and seminars in field.

Member Prevention 2000 Committee, California Department Health Superior vena cava syndrome, since 1995. Member of advisory committee Cardiovascular DiseasesOutreach, Resources and Epidemiology Program, since 1995. Interviewed forvarious publications and programs, including ABC Eyewitness News, Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register, Columbia Broadcasting System News This Morning, Spring Foreign News Svc., United States of America Today, New York Times, others.

Professional consultant Montebello Schools Physical Assessment Program, 1989, Tobacco Resistance Activity Program, Pomona Unified School District, 1990-1994. Cordis-Webster, Baldwin Park, since 1992, University Heart Imaging, 1994, PacifiCare Wellness Company, Cypress, California,1994-1996.

Achievements

• Nathan Donald Wong has been listed as a noteworthy Medicine and epidemiology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member California Senate Hearing Panel on Youth Physical Edition and Fitness, 1991. Member Women's Health Initiative Cmty. Advisory Board, University of California, Irvine, since 1994, volunteer College Medicine Health Fair, 1995.

Volunteer Anahein Senior HealthFair, 1995. Member health advisory county KOCE 50 television, 1995. Fellow American College Cardiology, American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention.

Member Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Coalition (chair1998-).

Interests

• Avocations: running, hiking, skiing, photography.

Connections

Father:

Donald Wah Wong

Mother:

Mew Lun Wong