Assistant Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Dr. Melissa Wong is an assistant professor in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the director of AI and Informatics Strategies in the department of OB/Gyn at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She holds a joint appointment in the Division of Informatics and is also a staff physician scientist in the Office of Research on Women's Health at the NIH. She graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor's degree in Classics. She earned her medical doctorate at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Pursuant to her passion for medical education, she completed a medical education fellowship program at UCLA as well as training nationally in the APGO Scholars and Leaders program while working as an OB/Gyn generalist. She then resumed pursuing her own educational interests, this time fellowship training in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and a concurrent Masters in Health Delivery Science both at Cedars-Sinai.
Dr. Wong has been the recipient of numerous academic achievements, teaching, and research awards. She has presented for as varied audiences as the National Academy of Medicine, the NIH, and Google. Her current research is funded through a career development award from the Society for MFM and AAOGF and focuses on artificial intelligence in Obstetrics for reducing disparities in maternal care.
