JanHoweWongMD

General Surgery • Greenville, NC

Breast, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Professor, Surgery, East Carolina University School of Medicine

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Office
600 Moye Blvd
Ecu Physicians At Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Services
Greenville, NC 27834
Phone+1 252-744-1888

Fax+1 252-744-7005
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Summary

Dr. Jan Wong, MD is a general surgeon in Greenville, North Carolina. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina, Hawaii, and California. He is affiliated with ECU Health Medical Center and is a Professor at East Carolina University School of Medicine.

Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1986 - 1987
Oregon Health & Science UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1978 - 1985
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical CenterClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

HI State Medical License 1993 - 2026
OR State Medical License 1979 - 2025
NC State Medical License 2010 - 2024
CA State Medical License 1985 - 2024
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A population health assessment of screening mammography on breast cancer mortality in North Carolina.
Ashley E Burch, William D Irish, Jan H Wong> ;Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2022 Dec 1
ASO Visual Abstract: Disparate Access to Surgery for Operable Carcinoma of the Lung in North Carolina.
Aundrea L Oliver, Caitlin Takahashi-Pipkin, Jan H Wong, Ashley E Burch, William D Irish> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2022 Nov 1
ASO Author Reflections: Identifying and Understanding Disparities in Access to Surgery: Operable Lung Cancer in North Carolina.
Ashley E Burch, Jan H Wong, William D Irish> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2022 Nov 1
1 citations
Disparate Access to Surgery for Operable Carcinoma of the Lung in North Carolina.
Aundrea L Oliver, Caitlin Takahashi-Pipkin, Jan H Wong, Ashley E Burch, William D Irish> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2022 Nov 1
5 citations
Racial Disparity in the Surgical Management of Diverticular Disease.
Warqaa M Akram, Nasreen Vohra, William Irish, Emmanuel E Zervos, Jan Wong> ;The American Surgeon. 2022 May 1
1 citations
Pathobiologic Stratification of Oncotype DX Recurrence Scores and Comparative Validation of 3 Surrogate Models.
Anas Mohamed, Aisha Kousar, Jan Wong, Nasreen Vohra, Mahvish Muzaffar, Joseph Geradts> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2022 Oct 1
3 citations
Race-Related Differences in the Clinical Presentation and Histopathologic Features of Phyllodes Tumor.
Helen M. Johnson, Anas Mohamed, Muhammad M. Hassan, Joseph Geradts, Nasreen A. Vohra, Jan H. Wong> ;The American Surgeon. 2021 Jun 30
8 citations
Development and Assessment of a Systematic Approach for Detecting Disparities in Surgical Access.
Jan H. Wong, William Irish, Eric J. DeMaria, Nasreen A. Vohra, Walter J. Pories, Michelle R. Brownstein, Maria S. Altieri, Warqaa Akram, Carl E. Haisch, David B. Leese...> ;JAMA Surgery. 2021 Mar 1
7 citations
Refining breast cancer prognosis by incorporating age at diagnosis into clinical prognostic staging: introduction of a novel online calculator
Helen M. Johnson, William Irish, Nasreen A. Vohra, Jan H. Wong> ;Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2021 Feb 20
Race may not impact endocrine therapy-related changes in breast density
Helen M. Johnson, Hitesh Shivalingappa, William Irish, Jan H. Wong, Mahvish Muzaffar, Kathryn M. Verbanac, Nasreen A. Vohra> ;Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2020 Jan 1
14 citations
Quantifying the relationship between age at diagnosis and breast cancer-specific mortality
Helen M. Johnson, William Irish, Mahvish Muzaffar, Nasreen A. Vohra, Jan H. Wong> ;Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2019 Jul 11
10 citations
The effect of local therapy on breast cancer-specific mortality of women with occult breast cancer and advanced nodal disease (N2/N3): a population analysis
Helen M. Johnson, William Irish, Nasreen A. Vohra, Jan H. Wong> ;Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2019 May 24
12 citations
The Impact of Locoregional Therapy in Nonmetastatic Inflammatory Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Study.
Mahvish Muzaffar, Helen M. Johnson, Nasreen A. Vohra, Darla K. Liles, Jan H. Wong> ;International Journal of Breast Cancer. 2018 Jun 3
1 citations
When Is a Little Breast Tissue Too Much?: Nipple-Sparing Risk-Reducing Mastectomy in BRCA Carriers.
Helen M. Johnson, Jan H. Wong> ;JAMA Surgery. 2017 Sep 13
13 citations
The Short-Term Effect of Weight Loss Surgery on Volumetric Breast Density and Fibroglandular Volume.
Nasreen A. Vohra, Swapnil D. Kachare, Paul Vos, Bruce F. Schroeder, Olga Schuth, Dylan Suttle, Timothy L. Fitzgerald, Jan H. Wong, Kathryn M. Verbanac> ;Obesity Surgery. 2017 Apr 1
3 citations
Periareolar or Peritumoral Injection of Isosulfan Blue and the Effect on the Number of Sentinel Lymph Nodes Examined.
Joseph J. Weber, Jan H. Wong> ;The American Surgeon. 2017 Jan 1
4 citations
Patterns of node mapping differ for axial and extremity primary cutaneous melanoma: A case for a more selective use of pre-operative imaging
Timothy L. Fitzgerald, Edward M. Gronet, Prashanti Atluri, Emmanuel E. Zervos, Jan H. Wong> ;The Surgeon. 2016 Aug 1
19 citations
Sentinel lymph node biopsy is prognostic but not therapeutic for thick melanoma
Swapnil D. Kachare, Patreek Singla, Nasreen A. Vohra, Emmanuel E. Zervos, Jan H. Wong, Timothy L. Fitzgerald> ;Surgery. 2015 Sep 1
152 citations
Dramatic Increase in the Incidence and Mortality from Merkel Cell Carcinoma in the United States.
Timothy L. Fitzgerald, Samuel O. Dennis, Swapnil D. Kachare, Nasreen A. Vohra, Jan H. Wong, Emmanuel E. Zervos> ;The American Surgeon. 2015 Aug 1
39 citations
Radiotherapy associated with improved survival for high-grade sarcoma of the extremity.
Swapnil D. Kachare, Jason Brinkley, Nasreen A. Vohra, Emmanuel E. Zervos, Jan H. Wong, Timothy L. Fitzgerald> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2015 Aug 1
Adverse outcomes in obese patients with breast cancer cannot be attributed to recognized prognostic features of the primary tumor.
Swapnil D. Kachare, Joseph J. Weber, Nasreen A. Vohra, Timothy L. Fitzgerald, Emmanuel E. Zervos, Jan H. Wong> ;The American Surgeon. 2014 Aug 1
33 citations
The influence of sentinel lymph node biopsy on survival for intermediate-thickness melanoma
Swapnil D. Kachare, Jason Brinkley, Jan H. Wong, Nasreen A. Vohra, Emmanuel E. Zervos, Timothy L. Fitzgerald> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2014 Jul 26
3 citations
Regional disparities in breast cancer outcomes and the process of care.
Joseph J. Weber, Swapnil D. Kachare, Nasreen A. Vohra, Timothy F. Fitzgerald, Jan H. Wong> ;The American Surgeon. 2014 Jul 1
59 citations
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy is Associated with Improved Survival in Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Swapnil D. Kachare, Jan H. Wong, Nasreen A. Vohra, Emmanuel E. Zervos, Timothy L. Fitzgerald> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2014 May 1
12 citations
Patterns of Pelvic Radiotherapy in Patients with Stage II/III Rectal Cancer.
Timothy L. Fitzgerald, Emmanuel E. Zervos, Jan H. Wong> ;Journal of Cancer Epidemiology. 2013 Oct 2
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Press Mentions

Why Karen Moynihan Loves Loma Linda University Cancer Center and the San Manuel Band of Mission IndiansFebruary 26th, 2014

Professional Memberships

American Society of Clinical Oncology - ASCO
Member
American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member

Hospital Affiliations

ECU Health Medical CenterGreenville, North Carolina