Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Shih-chang (Ming) WANG
BSc (Med), MBBS (Hons), FRANZCR, FAMS
Current at August 2010
Contents
Personal
Qualifications
Positions Held
Memberships & Affiliations
Committees & Panels
Administrative Experience
Radiology Clinical Expertise
Honours & Awards
Research Grants
Special Interests in Radiology
Research Projects
Teaching
Hands-On Training of Imaging Procedures & Interventions
Seminars, Public Talks & Invited Lectures
Oral Scientific Presentations
Scientific Exhibits (Posters)
Publications
Personal
First nameShih-chang
Last nameWang
Familiar nameMing
Sex:Male
Date of Birth:10 April 1957
Born:London, UK
Nationality:Australian
Family:Married, two children.
Wife:Jennifer Anne Wang
Address:Department of Radiology
Westmead Hospital
Hawkesbury Road, Westmead NSW 2145
AUSTRALIA
Phone:(61-2) 9845-6523
Mobile:(0401) 928 708
Email:
NSW Medical Registration:MPO170436
Qualifications
1.Postgraduate
1986 / Diploma of the Royal Australasian College of Radiologists (D.R.A.C.R.)1987 / Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (F.R.A.N.Z.C.R.)
2000 / Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (F.A.M.S.)
2.Tertiary
1978 / Bachelor of Science (Medical) — Pass with DistinctionUniversity of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
1981 / Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery [Honours II]
University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
3.Secondary
1969-1974 / Higher School Certificate, NSWCanberra High School, Aranda ACT Australia
4.Primary
1962-1968 / Methodist Primary School, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MalaysiaPositions Held
1.Employment
2010– / Head, Discipline of Medical ImagingSydney Medical School, University of Sydney
2010- / Head, Breast Radiology
Breast Cancer Institute of NSW
Westmead Hospital, Westmead NSW, Australia
2009– / Visiting Medical Officer, Radiology
Breast Cancer Institute of NSW
Westmead Hospital, Westmead NSW, Australia
2008– / Parker-Hughes Professor of Diagnostic Radiology
Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney
Discipline of Imaging
2008– / Senior Staff Specialist in Radiology
Department of Radiology
Westmead Hospital, Westmead NSW, Australia
2007-2008 / Professor (Tenured) in Diagnostic Radiology
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National University of Singapore
2000-2008 / Head of Department
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National University of Singapore
Senior Consultant in Radiology
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, National University Hospital, Singapore
2000-2006 / Chief of Clinical Service
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, National University Hospital, Singapore
2000-2003 / Chief of Department
Department of Radiology, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore
1999-2007 / Associate Professor
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National University of Singapore
1997-1999 / Senior Visiting Fellow
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National University of Singapore
Consultant in Radiology
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, National University Hospital, Singapore
1987-1999 / Staff Specialist and Senior Staff Specialist (1994+)
Diagnostic Radiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney NSW Australia.
1994-1999 / Clinical Senior Lecturer in Radiology
Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia
1994-1997 / Visiting Radiologist
Dalcross Private Hospital, Killara NSW Australia
1994-1997 / Program Radiologist, BreastScreen NSW
Breastscreen NSW and Northern Region, NSW Australia
1989-1993 / Visiting Radiologist
Sydney Square Diagnostic Breast Clinic, Sydney NSW Australia
1988 / Visiting Research Fellow
Contrast Media Laboratory, Department of Radiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco CA 94143, U.S.A.
1983-86 / Registrar in Diagnostic Radiology
Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia.
1981-82 / Intern and General Resident Medical Officer
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Newtown, N.S.W., Australia.
1977 / Tutor in Anatomy (Part-time)
Department of Anatomy, University of Sydney, N.S.W. Australia.
2.Private Practice
1986-1999 / PartnerNorth Shore Radiology, St. Leonards NSW 2065 Australia
Memberships & Affiliations
2009– / Member, Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine2008- / Founding Member, Society for Scholarship in Radiology Education
2005- / Member, Society of Molecular Imaging
2003- / Founding Member, Asian Breast Diseases Association (ABDA)
2000- / Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
2000- / Member, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Society
1999- / Founding Member, Asian Musculoskeletal Society (AMS)
1998-2008 / Member, Medical Ultrasound Society of Singapore (MUSS)
1997-2008 / Member, Singapore Radiological Society (SRS)
Also Section of Neuroradiology of the SRS (1999+)
Also Section of Musculoskeletal Radiology of the SRS (2000+)
1995- / Member, Asian Oceanian Society of Neuroradiology and Head and Neck Radiology (AOCNRHNR)
1995- / Member, Australia and New Zealand Society of Neuroradiology and Head and Neck Radiology (ANZSNRHNR)
1995 - / Member, Interventional Radiology Society of Australasia
1994- / Member, Australasian Musculoskeletal Imaging Group (AMSIG)
1988- / Member, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)
1988- / Member, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
1983- / Member & Fellow, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR, formerly the Royal Australasian College of Radiologists)
Committees & Panels
1.Scientific & Professional Organisations
1.1.Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR)
2010- / Member, eHealth Reference Group2005-2006, and 2008- / Research Committee & Radiology Research Workgroup
2009– / Ex-Officio Member, College Council
2009– / Chief Censor and Chairman, Education Board
2009– / Chair, Curriculum And Assessment Committee
2003-2008 / Examiner, Part II Radiodiagnosis Examinations
2001-2005 / Member, Education Board
1.2.International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)
2008–2009 / Chairman, Young Investigator Awards Committee2007-2009 / Member, Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis Workgroup
2007–2008 / Vice-Chair, Young Investigator Awards Committee
2005-2008 / Governance Committee
2004-2006 / Global Development Committee
2004-2006 / Workshops Committee
2004 / Strategic Development Committee
1.3.Other
2010- / Member, External Advisory CommitteeDiscipline of Medical Radiation Sciences, University of Sydney, NSW
2010– / Member of Editorial Board
The Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology and Hematology
2010– / Member, Radiology Training Networks Implementation Group
Institute of Medical Education and Training, New South Wales
2009– / Member, Curriculum Integration Working Group
Division for Human Health, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
2009– / Member, Worldwide Implementation of Digital Imaging for Radiology (WIDIR) Working Group
Division for Human Health, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
Partnering with World Health Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland
2009– / Member, Executive Council
Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine
2008– / Member, Scientific Committee
Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG)
2006 / International Relations Committee 2006
European Congress of Radiology
2001-2004 / Member, Executive Committee
Asian Musculoskeletal Society
1999-2001 / Honorary Secretary
Asian Musculoskeletal Society
1998-99 / Pro-tem Secretary
Asian Musculoskeletal Society
1989-2008 / Member of Editorial Board, Associate Editor & Reviewer
Australasian Radiology, now Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology
2.Reviewer & Consultant
2008– / ReviewerANZ Journal of Surgery
2007– / Consultant Proctor and Trainer
SIRTex Medical — for Y90 SIRT radioembolisation
2007– / Reviewer
Biomedical Imaging and Intervention Journal
2005– / Reviewer
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
2005– / Reviewer
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
1999-2007 / Reviewer
Hong Kong Journal of Radiology
1998-2007 / Consultant in Radiology
Singapore Sports Council
1998-2008 / Reviewer
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
1998-2008 / Reviewer
Singapore Medical Journal
1996-1999 / Medical Faculty, Radiology
Institute of Magnetic Resonance Research, Sydney NSW Australia
1987-2008 / Reviewer, Associate Editor
Australasian Radiology, now Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology
3.National & State
3.1.NSW State Government
2010– / Member, Radiology Training Networks Implementation Group (RTNIG)NSW Institute of Medical Education and Training (IMET)
2010– / Member,NSW Health Medical Imaging Initiative Program Working Party
NSW Ministry of Health
2008– / Member, Sydney Greater Metropolitan Clinical Taskforce (GMCT) for Medical Imaging
NSW Health Greater Metropolitan Clinical Taskforce
2008– / Member, Radiology Training Implementation Group (RTIG)
NSW Institute of Medical Education and Training (IMET)
3.2.Australian Federal Government
2010– / Member, Vertical Integration Working Party (VIWP), Australian Curriculum Framework for Junior Doctors ProjectConfederation of Postgraduate Medical Education Councils (CPMEC)
3.3.Singapore
2005 / Member, Committee on Guidelines for Cardiac CTAcademy of Medicine, Singapore
2004–2008 / Chairman, National Specialist Training Committee for Diagnostic Radiology
Division of Graduate Medical Studies, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore and Academy of Medicine, Singapore
2004-2008 / Chairman, Education Board
College of Radiologists, Singapore
2002-2008 / Examiner, Master of Medicine (Radiodiagnosis)
National University of Singapore
2001-2008 / Examiner, Singapore MMed - FRCR 2B Preparation Course
Jointly organized by National University of Singapore and the Singapore Radiological Society
2001-2005 / Chairman, Quality Assurance, Training and Workflow subcommittee
National Breast Cancer Screening Programme, Singapore
2001-2005 / Member, Steering Committee
National Breast Cancer Screening Programme, Singapore
2001-2004 / Member, MOH Advisory Committee on Diagnostic Radiology, Singapore
This standing committee advises the Ministry Of Health on matters relating to diagnostic radiology
2001-2004 / Member, National Panel of Medical Experts for Mediation
Primary Dispute Resolution Centre of the Subordinate Courts, Singapore
2000-2004 / Member, National Specialist Training Committee for Radiology, Singapore
Division of Graduate Medical Studies, National University of Singapore and Academy of Medicine, Singapore
2000-2008 / Chairman, FRCR 2B Training Subcommittee of the Radiology STC
Division of Graduate Medical Studies, National University of Singapore
2000-2004 / Member, Executive Committee
Singapore Radiological Society
- Member, Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Section
- Member, Musculoskeletal Radiology Section
2000-2001 / Chairman, ad hoc Subcommittee on Mammographic Breast Screening
National Cancer Care Council, Singapore
1999 / Member, Committee for Guidelines on the Practice of Mammography
Academy of Medicine, Singapore
4.University (National and International)
2009– / Member, Dean’s Advisory CommitteeFaculty of Medicine, University of Sydney
2008– / Discipline of Imaging
Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney
2006–2008 / Executive Committee, Clinician-Scientist Unit Representative, NUS Leadership in Academic Medicine (NLAM) Program
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
2005–2008 / Management Committee, Graduate Programme in Bioengineering
National Graduate School, National University of Singapore
2003 / Committee for Review of the Multi-Faculty Programme in Bioengineering
National University of Singapore
2003 / Visiting Committee for Review of the Division of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering
National University of Singapore
2002-2008 / Programme Leader, Office of Life Sciences Working Group on Development of Biomedical Imaging
National University of Singapore
2001-2002 / Co-Chairman, Office of Life Sciences Committee on Medical Physics Training
National University of Singapore
2000-2008 / Member, University Senate
National University of Singapore
1995-1996 / Member, Technology Planning Committee for New Medical Curriculum
University of Sydney
5.Hospital
2010– / Member, Phase 2 PACS Implementation Working Group for Westmead HospitalSydney West Area Health Service
2010– / Member, Patient Safety Committee
Westmead Hospital
2010– / Head of Breast Radiology
Westmead Breast Cancer Institute
2009– / Member, Human Research and Ethics Committee
Sydney West Area Health Service, Westmead Campus
2009– / Member, Clinical Advisory Board
Westmead Breast Cancer Institute
2008– / Member, Centre for Biomedical Imaging Research and Development (C-BIRD), Westmead Hospital
Research imaging group involving Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
2008– / Member, Sydney West Area Health Service Radiology Training Workgroup
Area health committee tasked to review and manage registrar training in Radiology
2008– / Member, Sydney West Area Health Service Imaging Network
Academic Radiology representative
2007-2008 / Member, NUH Masterplanning Workgroups
Research, Radiology & Cardiovascular tracks
2005-2007 / Chairman, Cluster PACS Storage Development
National Healthcare Group, Singapore
2005-2007 / Member, RIS-PACS User Group
National Healthcare Group, Singapore
2005-2006 / Member, “Going Filmless” Radiology Workgroup
National Healthcare Group, Singapore
2004-2008 / Deputy Chairman, Domain-specific Institutional Review Board,
Domain D
National Healthcare Group, Singapore
2003-2005 / Member, Group Purchasing workgroup for radiology supplies
National Healthcare Group, Singapore
2002-2003 / Member, Quality Assurance Committee to review sentinel events
National University Hospital, Singapore
2002-2005 / Leader, Breast Screening Workgroup
National Healthcare Group, Singapore
2001-2008 / Chairman, Radiation Protection Committee
National University Hospital, Singapore
2001-2002 / Chairman, Jurong General Hospital Planning Workgroup for Diagnostic Radiology
Alexandra Hospital, Singapore
2001-2002 / Member, New Surgical & Interventional Practice Committee
National University Hospital, Singapore
2000-2007 / Member, Medical Board
National University Hospital, Singapore
2000-2003 / Member, Medical Board
Alexandra Hospital, Singapore
2000-2004 / Deputy Chairman, Institutional Review Board
National University Hospital, Singapore
2000-2002 / Member, Evidence Based Medicine Committee
National University Hospital, Singapore
1999-2000 / University Cancer Programme Committee
Representative of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National University of Singapore
1990-1994 / Clinical Computing Committee
Royal North Shore Hospital and Area Health Service, Sydney, Australia
The Committee assessed and directed policy and expenditure for Computing across the Northern Area Health Service.
6.Conference Organising Committees
2010-2012 / Organising Committee, 14th Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology 2012, in conjunction with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting, 2012Sydney, Australia
2010 / Organising Committee & Scientific Program, Breast Imaging Course, “Evolving Guidelines in Breast Cancer”.
Asian Breast Diseases Association, in conjunction with Tata Memorial Cancer Centre
Mumbai, India
2010 / Organising Committee, 1st International Conference on Medical Imaging and Philosophy
University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
2009 / Organising Committee & Scientific Program, Advanced Breast Imaging and Diagnosis Course
Asian Breast Diseases Association, in conjunction with the American Cancer Society
Tianjin, China
2009 / Session Coordinator for Liver Imaging, 19th Asia-Pacific Society for the Study of the Liver (APASL)
Annual teaching course of the society
Hong Kong
2008 / Organiser, Yttrium-90 SIRT Training Workshop
Teaching course with demonstration and live cases. 17 participants attended from Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore
National University Hospital, Singapore
2007 / Organiser, Yttrium-90 SIRT Training Workshop
Teaching course with demonstration and live cases
National University Hospital, Singapore
2007 / Chairman, Joint Asian Breast Diseases Association and BreastScreen Singapore (ABDA-BSS) Breast Cancer Conference
This meeting saw the 5th Annual ABDA conference come to Singapore and join with the regular BreastScreen Singapore Update in breast cancer screening and diagnosis. ABDA is an Asia-wide organization, founded in 2003 and headquartered in Hong Kong, of radiologists, surgeons, pathologists and oncologists who meet annually to conduct CME and scientific sessions around Asia. A comprehensive programme is planned around the theme “Controversies in Breast Screening, Diagnosis and Management”.
Orchard Hotel, Singapore, November 16-18 2007
2007 / Organiser, Second Asian Course on Breast MRI
The course was run in tandem with the Joint ABDA and BreastScreen Singapore breast cancer conference
Orchard Hotel, Singapore, November 15 2007
2007 / Organiser, Singapore-London Biomedical Imaging Research Workshop
The University of Western Ontario Radiology Department and researchers from the Lawson and Robarts Institutes in London Ontario, Canada were visitors to NUS in Singapore. A joint workshop with presentations on research imaging from Singapore and London scientists was conducted at NUS.
National University of Singapore, July 5, 2007
2007 / Co-chairman, “Bioimaging of Cancer” session, GEM4 Conference on Cancer
The Global Enterprise for Micromechanics and Molecular Medicine (GEM4) conference is aimed at bringing together state-of-the-art topics and issues at the intersections of engineering, technology, life sciences, medicine and public health in the context of cancer and human health.
Suntec City Conventional Centre, Singapore, July 1-6, 2007
2006 / Scientific Committee, First Singaporean-French Biomedical Imaging Workshop
This course was the first joint meeting between Singapore (NUS, NTU and A*STAR) and French (Alpes-Rhône, CNRS, Inserm, INSA Lyon) meeting on biomedical imaging research. It was well-attended, well-received and will be repeated in September 2007 in France.
Biopolis, Singapore, 12-13 October 2006
2006 / Convenor, First Asian Course in Breast MRI
This course was the first regional course in this increasingly important field of Breast Radiology.
National University of Singapore, 20-21 March 2006
2005-2006 / Organising Committee, Asian Musculoskeletal Society Meeting 2006
This course was combined with the Outreach Programme of the International Skeletal Society, the Annual Meeting of the Philippine College of Radiology, and the biennial meeting ASEAN Association of Radiologists.
Manila Hotel, Philippines, January 2006
2005 / Convenor, NUS-ISMRM Advanced Course in MR of Cancer
This was the first ever Outreach education course for the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, and the first course in MR Imaging Sciences organized by NUS.
National University of Singapore, 18-20 March, 2005
2004 / Organising Committee for AOCR 2004
The Asian-Oceanian Congress of Radiology is the largest international meeting of Radiology conducted regularly in the Asia-Pacific region
Singapore Expo, 2004
2004-2005 / Organising Committee for ISS 2005
The International Skeletal Society, the premier world society of musculoskeletal imaging and pathology, conducts its Annual Refresher Course every year. In 2005 this society will hold its meeting in Singapore, the first time it has conducted its course anywhere in Asia.
Raffles City, Singapore, September 28-October 1, 2005
2003 / Session Coordinator for NHG Annual Scientific Meeting 2003
This session was on “Advances in Diagnostic Imaging”. I developed the scientific programme and coordinated the speakers for this session.
Raffles City, Singapore, October 2003
2002 / Organising Committee for 1st Asian Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course
This was the first locally organized international course in MSK ultrasound in Singapore.
National University Hospital, Singapore, 9-10 Nov 2002
1999-2000 / Organising Committee for 2nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Asian Musculoskeletal Society
Songkla and Hatyai, Thailand in March 2000
1999-2000 / Organising Committee for Singapore Breast Imaging Course
I developed the Scientific Programme for this course.
Singapore, May 2000.
1999-2000 / Organising Committee for International Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course
The Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Society is the only international society for training and education in musculoskeletal ultrasound. It conducts a hands-on training course every year, alternating between Europe and North America. This highly successful course was held in Singapore, the first time ever in Asia, in 2000.
I helped to develop the course programme, coordinated the hands-on ultrasound sessions with imaging vendors, and personally created all the advertising and the CD-based materials for the course.
Orchard Hotel, Singapore, July 2000.
1999 / Convenor and Scientific Programme Co-ordinator, First Annual Scientific Meeting of the Asian Musculoskeletal Society
KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, April 17-18 1999
1998-99 / Scientific Programme Co-ordinator, ASDIR Meeting April 1999
The Asian-Oceanian Seminars in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology course on Breast and Musculoskeletal imaging was sponsored by Bracco. I developed the Scientific Programme and invited the key speakers to this highly successful course.
KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, April 17-18 1999.
1996-97 / Organising Committee AMSIG 1998
Australasian Musculoskeletal Imaging Group CME course
Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney in May 1998.
1995 / Organising Committee, AMSIG 1995
3rd Annual Meeting of the Australasian Musculoskeletal Imaging Group (AMSIG)
1995 / Organising Committee, ASUM 95
Member of Scientific Programme Committee
25th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine
Sydney, August 1995
1993 / Organising Committee, RACR93
Member of the Scientific Program Committee
44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Royal Australasian College of Radiologists
Sydney, October 1993.
7.Technology Committees & Advisory Panels