Full Name
Stephen Wong
Job Title
Associate Professor of Medicine, Section of Hepatology
Company/Institution/ Organization
University of Manitoba
Speaker Bio
Dr. Wong is an academic hepatologist and an Associate Professor in the Section of Hepatology at the University of Manitoba (UM) and Health Sciences Centre. He is also the Director of Online Learning for the Rady College of Medicine, and former Director of Hepatology undergraduate and postgraduate education programs for 17 years where he continues to be nominated regularly and awarded multiple teaching awards and accolades by medical trainees.
He completed his medical degree, internal medicine & chief medical resident training at the UM, and Hepatology subspecialty training at the UM, BC CDC, and UBC.
Dr. Wong has a long history of involvement with CASL from CASL/CIHR Hepatology fellowship awards, Chair of the CASL Membership Committee (where the CASL membership doubled!), and as a member of the CASL Education Committee, and CASL viral hepatitis guidelines committees.
He demonstrated his interest in innovation and promoting the field of Hepatology by partnering with the CLF and creating the “Discover the World of Hepatology” conference for internal medicine residents to learn about the field of Hepatology for 4 years in various Canadian cities.
Dr. Wong also developed the “Updates in Hepatology” education conference that was held for the Discover the World of Hepatology students and taught by hepatologists from across Canada. He also helped to create and run the first Canadian National Hepatology Symposium for GI Residents developed by a UM and U Toronto collaboration.
Dr. Wong was on the AFC Steering Committee in Hepatology that developed the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Area of Focused Competency (AFC) diploma in Adult Hepatology. He was also the lead at the UM which became one of the first official sites in Canada for the AFC Adult Hepatology diploma training program.
Dr. Wong continues to innovate within the field of Hepatology by recently creating and transitioning into a new role in 2026 as the first half-time academic hepatologist and half time private practice hepatologist to continue to enhance the care and continuity of hepatology patients from tertiary care to community-based care in Manitoba.
He completed his medical degree, internal medicine & chief medical resident training at the UM, and Hepatology subspecialty training at the UM, BC CDC, and UBC.
Dr. Wong has a long history of involvement with CASL from CASL/CIHR Hepatology fellowship awards, Chair of the CASL Membership Committee (where the CASL membership doubled!), and as a member of the CASL Education Committee, and CASL viral hepatitis guidelines committees.
He demonstrated his interest in innovation and promoting the field of Hepatology by partnering with the CLF and creating the “Discover the World of Hepatology” conference for internal medicine residents to learn about the field of Hepatology for 4 years in various Canadian cities.
Dr. Wong also developed the “Updates in Hepatology” education conference that was held for the Discover the World of Hepatology students and taught by hepatologists from across Canada. He also helped to create and run the first Canadian National Hepatology Symposium for GI Residents developed by a UM and U Toronto collaboration.
Dr. Wong was on the AFC Steering Committee in Hepatology that developed the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Area of Focused Competency (AFC) diploma in Adult Hepatology. He was also the lead at the UM which became one of the first official sites in Canada for the AFC Adult Hepatology diploma training program.
Dr. Wong continues to innovate within the field of Hepatology by recently creating and transitioning into a new role in 2026 as the first half-time academic hepatologist and half time private practice hepatologist to continue to enhance the care and continuity of hepatology patients from tertiary care to community-based care in Manitoba.
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