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Dr. Davie Wong is a Venereologist specializing in General Medicine, Internal Medicine, and HIV/AIDS with 18 years of clinical experience. He obtained his Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine degrees at the University of Manitoba, Canada. He then completed his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Manitoba before moving to Vancouver to complete his Infectious Diseases fellowship in British Columbia, Canada. He served as Chief Resident for the Infectious Disease Training Program from 2015 to 2016. He is certified as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. He is fully licensed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia. He holds active membership in the Doctors of British Columbia and the Canadian Medical Association and had prior membership in the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Canada (AMMI) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). Dr. Wong is currently appointed as medical staff at Royal Columbian Hospital and Eagle Ridge Hospital. He works alongside other internal medicine specialists and subspecialists at Centrio Medical Specialists' multidisciplinary clinic. He provides consultations in hospital and office-based settings, manages patients in the community outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy program, and participates in an interdisciplinary team to care for complex HIV and hepatitis C infection patients. He is an active member of the regional antimicrobial stewardship committee. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of British Columbia, and provides training to medical students, residents, and fellows. He has published institutional guidelines on infectious diarrhea and peer-reviewed journal articles on Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and infective endocarditis. As part of the antimicrobial stewardship committee, he reviews and provides feedback on local guidelines and policies.

Dr. Davie Wong is a Venereologist specializing in General Medicine, Internal Medicine, and HIV/AIDS with 18 years of clinical experience. He obtained his Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine degrees at the University of Manitoba, Canada. He then completed his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Manitoba before moving to Vancouver to complete his Infectious Diseases fellowship in British Columbia, Canada. He served as Chief Resident for the Infectious Disease Training Program from 2015 to 2016. He is certified as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. He is fully licensed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia. He holds active membership in the Doctors of British Columbia and the Canadian Medical Association and had prior membership in the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Canada (AMMI) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). Dr. Wong is currently appointed as medical staff at Royal Columbian Hospital and Eagle Ridge Hospital. He works alongside other internal medicine specialists and subspecialists at Centrio Medical Specialists' multidisciplinary clinic. He provides consultations in hospital and office-based settings, manages patients in the community outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy program, and participates in an interdisciplinary team to care for complex HIV and hepatitis C infection patients. He is an active member of the regional antimicrobial stewardship committee. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of British Columbia, and provides training to medical students, residents, and fellows. He has published institutional guidelines on infectious diarrhea and peer-reviewed journal articles on Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and infective endocarditis. As part of the antimicrobial stewardship committee, he reviews and provides feedback on local guidelines and policies.