Undergraduate
Indiana University (Honors in Biology and Chemistry)

Graduate
Universität Würzburg, Germany 

Medical
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Residency
Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center 

Fellowship
Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center 

Awards

Clinical Science First Place Award, Northwestern University, All Campus Research Day, Early labor neuraxial analgesia does not increase the incidence of Cesarean delivery, 2004

Golden Apple Teaching Award, Dept. of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, 2004

Hotline Partnership Award, Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States, 2000

Teacher of the Year, Dept. of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine,  1990

Distinctions

Chief Resident, Department of Anesthesiology, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center, 1987-1989

Editorial board

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia, 2004 - present

Guest reviewer

Anesthesia & Analgesia: 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Anesthesiology: 2004, 2005
Gynecologic & Obstetric Investigation: 2004
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia: 2004, 2005
Obstetrics & Gynecology: 2003, 2004, 2005

Original, Peer-reviewed Research Publications

Wong CA, RJ Fragen, PC Fitzgerald, RJ McCarthy.  Association between propofol-induced loss of consciousness and the SNAP™ index.  Anesth Analg 2005;100: 141-148.

Wong CA, Scavone BM, Peaceman AM, et al.  The risk of cesarean delivery with early versus late labor neuraxial analgesia.  N Eng J Med 2005;352:655-65.

Marcus RL, Wong CA, Lehor A, McCarthy RJ, Yaghmour E, Yilmaz. Epidural morphine for postpartum tubal ligation postoperative analgesia.  Anesth Analg 2005;101:876-81.

Scavone BM, Wong CA, Sullivan JT, Yaghmour E, Sherwani SS, McCarthy RJ.  Efficacy of a prophylactic epidural blood patch in preventing post dural puncture headache in parturients after inadvertent dural puncture.  Anesthesiology 2004;101:1422-7

Wong CA, Scavone BM, Slavenas JP, Vidovich MI, Peaceman AM, Ganchiff JN, Strauss-Hoder T, McCarthy RJ.  Efficacy and side effect profile of varying doses of intrathecal fentanyl added to bupivacaine for labor analgesia.  International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia. 2004;13:19-24.

Calimaran AL, Strauss-Hoder TP, Wang W, McCarthy RJ, Wong CA.  Effect of epidural test dose on ambulation after a combined spinal epidural technique for labor analgesia.  Anesth Analg. 2003; 96:1167-72.

Plunkett BA, Lin A, Wong CA, Grobman WA, Peaceman AM. Management of the second stage of labor in nulliparas with continuous epidural analgesia.  Obstet Gynecol. 2003;102:109-14. 

Wong CA, Cariaso D, Johnson EC, Leu D, McCarthy RJ.  Body habitus does not influence spread of a sensory blockade after the intrathecal injection of a hypobaric solution in term parturients.  Can J Anesth. 2003; 7:689-93.

Wong CA, Scavone BM, Dugan S, Smith JC, Prather H, Ganchiff JN, McCarthy RJ.  The incidence of postpartum lumbosacral spine and lower extremity nerve injuries.  Obstet Gynecol. 2003;101:279-88. 

Wong CA, Loffredi M, Ganchiff JN, Zhao J, Wang Z, Avram MJ. Gastric emptying of water in term pregnancy. Anesthesiology. 2002;96:1395-1400. 

Benzon HT, Wong CA.  Postdural puncture headache: Mechanisms, treatment and prevention. (Editorial)  Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2001; 26:293-295.

Book Chapters

Wong CA.  Pregnancy management:  anesthesia.  In Multiple Pregnancy: Epidemiology, Gestation & Perinatal Outcome, 2nd ed.  Blickstein I, Keith LG, eds. London, Taylor & Francis, 2005.

Sullivan JT, Wong CA.  Anesthetic management for the obese parturient.  In Morbid Obesity Perioperative Management. Alvarez A, ed.  New York, Cambridge University Press, 2004, in press.

Sullivan JT, Wong CA: The Obese Parturient. in Gracia Hualde: Anesthetic Management of the Obese Patient. Greenwich Medical Media, London, 2004

Wong, CA.  Pain management during pregnancy and lactation.  In Essentials of Pain Medicine and Regional Anesthesia, 2nd ed.  Benzon HT, Raja SN, Molloy RE, Liu S, Fishman SM, eds.  New York, Churchill Livingston, 2004.

Wong CA.  Anesthesia in high-risk obstetrics, 2004 edition.  In Gynecology & Obstetrics, Sciarra JJ, ed. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004, Vol. 3-91.

Wong CA. Norris MC.  Acute situations, obstetrics.  In Textbook of Regional Anesthesia. Raj P, ed. Philadelphia, WB Saunders, 2002, pp 471-504.

Wong, CA.  Analgesia and anesthesia for labor and delivery.  In Gynecology & Obstetrics, Vol. 3-90.  Sciarra JJ, ed. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001.

 Abstracts

Scaccia NM, Scavone BM, Wong CA.  Cerebral hemorrhage and death in an eclamptic parturient.  Anesthesiology 2005;102 Supp1:A-112.

Ratliff JT, Scavone BM, Patel R, Robles CM, McCarthy R, Wong CA.  Risk factors for transfusion in obstetric patients.  Anesthesiology 2005;102 Suppl 1:A-51.

Wong CA, Ratliff J, McCarthy RJ, Patel R, Robles C.  Timed intermittent epidural bolus compared to continuous epidural infusion of the maintenance of labor analgesia.  Anesthesiology 2005;102 Supp1:A-16.

Greenberg SB, Sullivan JT, Wong CA.  Epidural abscess after neuraxial analgesia in a healthy parturient.  Anesthesiology 2004; 100, Supp 1: A115.

Wong CA, Scavone BM, Sullivan JT, Patel R, Robles C, McCarthy RJ.  Early labor neuraxial analgesia does not increase the incidence of Cesarean delivery.  Anesthesiology 2004; 100, Supp 1: A16.

Marcus R, Wong CA, Lehor A, Patel R, Robles C. Epidural morphine is effective for postoperative postpartum tubal ligation analgesia. ASA Meeting Abstracts 2004: www.asa-abstracts.com.  A1191.

Wong CA, McCarthy RJ. Association between Cesarean delivery decision to incision interval and neonatal outcome. ASA Meeting Abstracts 2004: www.asa-abstracts.com.  A1222.

Grouper S, Sullivan JT, Walker MT, Parrish TP, Wong CA. A 3-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging model for the assessment of lumbosacral cerebrospinal fluid volume. ASA Meeting Abstracts 2004: www.asa-abstracts.com.  A1181.

Wong CA, Grouper S, Diaz N, McCarthy RJ. Effect of labor analgesia on heart rate variability. ASA Meeting Abstracts 2004: www.asa-abstracts.com.  A1241.

Scavone BM, Wong CA, Sullivan JT, Sherwani SS, Yaghmour E, The efficacy of prophylactic epidural blood patch in preventing post dural puncture headache in the parturient after inadvertent dural puncture. ASA Meeting Abstracts 2004: www.asa-abstracts.com.  A1230.

Dulitz M, Wong CA. Postoperative visual loss: A retrospective chart review.  ASA Meeting Abstracts 2004: www.asa-abstracts.com.  A1286.

Wong CA, Scavone BM, Sullivan JT, Patel R, Robles C, McCarthy RJ. Randomized trial of neuraxial vs. systemic analgesia for latent phase labor: effect on incidence of Cesarean delivery. Presented at the Association of University Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, May 1-3, 2003.

Wong CA, Fragen RJ, Fitzgerald P, McCarthy RJ.  Dose response relationship of propofol bolus to the SNAP index.  Presented at the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia 2003 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, May 8-11, 2003.

McCarthy RJ, Krejcie TC, Avram MJ, Fragen RJ, Wong CA.  A model that describes the relationship between propofol dose and processed EEG (SNAP™ index).  Presented at the International Society for Anaesthetic Pharmacology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, October 10, 2003.

Wong CA, Fragen RJ, Fitzgerald P, Avram MJ, Krejcie TC, McCarthy RJ.  Dose-response relationship of a propofol bolus to the SNAP™ index.  Presented at the International Society for Anaesthetic Pharmacology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, October 10, 2003.

Wong CA, Patel R, Robles C, McCarthy RJ, Cho KA. Platelet count trends in pre-eclamptic parturients: what is the predictive value of an initial platelet count during labor?  ASA Meeting Abstracts 2003: www.asa-abstracts.com, A-1217.

Wong CA, Fitzgerald P, Raikoff K, Avram MJ. Gastric emptying in obese term pregnant women. ASA Meeting Abstracts 2003: www.asa-abstracts.com, A-1213.

Presentations

Scavone B, McCarthy RJ, Sherwani S, Yaghmour E, Sullivan JT, Marcus R, Wong CA.  "The efficacy of a prophylactic epidural blood patch in the parturient after dural puncture with a 17 guage epidural needle."  SOAP, Fort Meyers, FL, May 2004.

Wong CA, Scavone BM, Sullivan JT, Patel R, Robles C, McCarthy RJ.  "Early labor neuraxial analgesia does not increase the incidence of cesarean delivery."   SOAP, Fort MEyers, FL, May 2004.