Chan, Wang Pong

By Michael Hilleary | January 30, 2026

 

 

Wang Pong Chan, MD, MS

Dr. Sean Chan

Hometown:

South Salem, New York

Undergraduate School:

University of California, Los Angeles

Graduate School:

Boston University School of Public Health

Medical School:

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Bio:

I was born in Malaysia and grew up in New York. I studied neuroscience and economics at UCLA, while spending ample time as a barista and at the beach. In medical school, I discovered my interests in data science and surgery and completed a MS in applied biostatistics. I am so excited to train and further develop these interests at UW while exploring the PNW!

Personal Interests:

Calisthenics, working out, hiking/beaches, souffles, mystery books

Clinical Interests:

Trauma, surgical critical care, biostatistics, artifical intelligence-surgery

Professional Activities:

American College of Surgeons
Society of Asian Academic Surgeons
American Medical Association
Phi Beta Kappa

Why UW?

Unparalleled surgical training with large catchment area, collaborations with leaders in data science, beautiful city

What advice do you have for incoming interns?

Give people a second chance

What do you like best about living in Seattle?

Lots of nature and amazing views, really clean subway, coffee, sushi

Publications:

  1. Smith, S.M., Adams, R., Ha, E., Chan, W.P., Jenkins, K.J., Michael, C., Saillant, N.N., Franks, J.A., and Sanchez, S.E. Opioid Prescribing Disparity in Traumatically Injured Patients. (2025). Journal of the American College of Surgeons. DOI: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001353
  2. Chan, W.P., Stolarski, A., Smith, S.M., Scantling, D., Theodore, S., Saillant, N.N., Tripodis, Y., and Torres, C.M. Association of Prolonged Emergency Department Length of Stay and Venous Thrombo-Embolism Prophylaxis and Outcomes in Trauma: A Nationwide Secondary Analysis. (2024). Injury. DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2024.112079
  3. Chan, W.P., Smith, S.M., Michael, C., Jenkins, K., Tripodis, Y., Scantling, D., Torres, C., and Sanchez, S.E. Characterizing a Common Phenomenon: Why do Trauma Patients Re-Present to the Emergency Department? (2024). Journal of Surgical Research. 303(11). DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.09.068
  4. Chan, W.P., Nguyen, C., Kim, N., Tripodis, Y., Gilmore, E.J., Greer, D.M., and Beekman, R. A Practical Magnetic-Resonance Imaging Score for Outcome Prediction in Comatose Cardiac Arrest Survivors. (2024). Resuscitation. 202(9):110370. DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2024.110370
  5. Carnino, J.M., Rodriguez-Lara, F., Chan, W.P., Kennedy, D.G., and Levi, J.R. Speech Outcomes of Frenectomy for Tongue-Tie Release: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. (2024). Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology. 133(6):566-574. DOI: 10.1177/00034894241236234
  6. Chan, W.P., Prescott, B.R., Barra, M., Chung, D., Saglam, H., Shin, M., Benjamin, E., Smirnakis, S.M., Dupuis, J., Greer, D.M., and Ong, C.J. Dexmedetomidine and Other Analgo-Sedatives Alter Pupil Characteristics in Critically Ill Patients. (2022). Critical Care Explorations. 4(5):e0691. DOI:10.1097/CCE.0000000000000691