Professor Peter Wong

Melbourne University

Professor Wong is Head of Rheumatology, Western Sydney Local Health District, Clinical Professor in the Sydney Medical School and MD Research co-Coordinator at the Westmead Clinical School. He is Medical Director and Chair, Healthy Bones Australia Medical & Scientific Advisory Committee. Peter completed a PhD at Melbourne University in 2006 looking at the molecular biology of inflammatory arthritis and bone disease and holds a Graduate Diploma in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics from Newcastle University with interests in assessment of osteoporosis refracture prevention models of care and bone health in men commencing androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer. Other research interests include use of point -of -care ultrasound and vaccination in immunosuppressed rheumatology patients.