Emory University taps surgical oncologist to lead its medical school

Atlanta-based Emory University has selected Sandra Wong, MD, a surgical oncologist, to lead as the next dean of Emory University School of Medicine and chief academic officer for Emory Healthcare. 

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Dr. Wong specializes in soft tissue sarcomas, melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers, according to a Nov. 30 news release. 

She will join Emory in March 2024, after departing her current role as a chair in the surgery department at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. She is also a surgical professor at the university. 

She will replace Carlos del Rio, MD, who has been serving in the role for Emory in an interim capacity since January 2023.

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