Ambrose Wong, MD, MSEd, MHS
Emergency Medicine
Titles
- Assistant Professor
- Director of Simulation Research
- Fellowship Director, Medical Simulation, Dept Clinical: Emergency Medicine
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- R21 Eploratory/Developmental Research Grant "Characterizing Bias and Care Disparities with Physical Restraint Use in the Emergency Setting Using Natural Language and Cognitive Data": National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (2022)
- K23 Career Development Award “Clinical Decision Support Tool to Assess Risk and Prevent Agitation Events”: National Institute of Mental Health (2021)
- Change Agent Award: Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Simulation Academy (2021)
- Top 2019 Peer Reviewer: Annals of Emergency Medicine (2020)
- YCCI Scholar/NIH CTSA KL2 Award: Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (2019)
- Future Innovators in Research, Education and Simulation Award: Society for Simulation in Healthcare (2017)
- Nancy T. Watts Fellowship Award: MGH Institute of Health Professions (2015)
- Chief Resident(s) of the Year Award: Emergency Medicine Residents' Association (2014)
Board Certifications
- AB of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine (2015)
Professional Service
- Academic Emergency Medicine Education & Training (2022 - Present): Editorial Board Member
- Annals of Emergency Medicine (2021 - Present): Assistant Editor
- Society for Academic Emergency Medicine - Simulation Academy (2018 - Present): Treasurer; President
- Society for Simulation in Healthcare - Emergency Medicine Section (2018 - 2022): Secretary; Vice-Chair
Publications
- Robinson L, Cramer LD, Ray JM, Brashear TK, Agboola IK, Bernstein SL, Taylor RA, Wong AH. Racial and ethnic disparities in use of chemical restraint in the emergency department Academic Emergency Medicine 2022, 29: 1496-1499. PMID: 35934988, PMCID: PMC9771988, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14579.
- Wong AH, Ray JM, Eixenberger C, Crispino LJ, Parker JB, Rosenberg A, Robinson L, McVaney C, Iennaco JD, Bernstein SL, Yonkers KA, Pavlo AJ. Qualitative study of patient experiences and care observations during agitation events in the emergency department: implications for systems-based practice BMJ Open 2022, 12: e059876. PMID: 35545394, PMCID: PMC9096567, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059876.
- Wong AH, Sabounchi NS, Roncallo HR, Ray JM, Heckmann R. A qualitative system dynamics model for effects of workplace violence and clinician burnout on agitation management in the emergency department BMC Health Services Research 2022, 22: 75. PMID: 35033071, PMCID: PMC8760708, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07472-x.
- Nash KA, Tolliver DG, Taylor RA, Calhoun AJ, Auerbach MA, Venkatesh AK, Wong AH. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Physical Restraint Use for Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department JAMA Pediatrics 2021, 175: 1283-1285. PMID: 34515764, PMCID: PMC8438617, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3348.
- Wong AH, Ray JM, Cramer LD, Brashear TK, Eixenberger C, McVaney C, Haggan J, Sevilla M, Costa DS, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Dziura JD, Bernstein SL, Venkatesh AK. Design and Implementation of an Agitation Code Response Team in the Emergency Department Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 453-464. PMID: 34863528, PMCID: PMC9038629, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.10.013.
- Chaffkin J, Ray JM, Goldenberg M, Wong AH. Impact of a Virtual Simulation-Based Educational Module on Managing Agitation for Medical Students Academic Psychiatry 2021, 46: 495-499. PMID: 34505279, PMCID: PMC8428505, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-021-01521-z.
- Ray JM, Wong AH, Yang TJ, Buck S, Joseph M, Bonz JW, Auerbach MA, Couturier K, Tomassoni AJ, Schwartz ML, Evans LV. Virtual Telesimulation for Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic Academic Medicine 2021, 96: 1431-1435. PMID: 33883398, PMCID: PMC8475640, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004129.
- Ray JM, Wong AH, Finn EB, Sheth KN, Matouk CC, Sudikoff SN, Auerbach MA, Sather JE, Venkatesh AK. Improving Safety and Quality During Interhospital Transfer of Patients With Nontraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Simulation-Based Pilot Program Journal Of Patient Safety 2021, 18: 77-87. PMID: 33852541, DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000808.
- Agboola IK, Coupet E, Wong AH. “The Coats That We Can Take Off and the Ones We Can’t”: The Role of Trauma-Informed Care on Race and Bias During Agitation in the Emergency Department Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 77: 493-498. PMID: 33579587, PMCID: PMC8085054, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.11.021.
- Wong AH, Whitfill T, Ohuabunwa EC, Ray JM, Dziura JD, Bernstein SL, Taylor RA. Association of Race/Ethnicity and Other Demographic Characteristics With Use of Physical Restraints in the Emergency Department JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2035241. PMID: 33492372, PMCID: PMC7835716, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.35241.
- Parker CB, Calhoun A, Wong AH, Davidson L, Dike C. A Call for Behavioral Emergency Response Teams in Inpatient Hospital Settings. The AMA Journal Of Ethic 2020, 22: e956-964. PMID: 33274709, DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.956.
- Stapleton SN, Wong AH, Ray JM, Rider AC, Moadel T, Bentley S, Cassara M. Virtual Mentoring: Two Adaptive Models for Supporting Early‐career Simulation Investigators in the Era of Social Distancing AEM Education And Training 2020, 5: 105-110. PMID: 33521496, PMCID: PMC7821069, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10540.
- Vrablik MC, Lawrence M, Ray JM, Moore M, Wong AH. Addressing Workplace Safety in the Emergency Department: A Multi-Institutional Qualitative Investigation of Health Worker Assault Experiences. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2020, 62: 1019-1028. PMID: 32991380, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002031.
- Roncallo HR, Ray JM, Kulacz RC, Yang TJ, Chmura C, Evans LV, Wong AH. An interprofessional simulation-based orientation program for transitioning novice nurses to critical care roles in the emergency department: pilot implementation and evaluation The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2020, 46: 640-649. PMID: 32919910, PMCID: PMC7606488, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2020.08.005.
- Wong AH, Roppolo LP, Chang BP, Yonkers KA, Wilson MP, Powsner S, Rozel JS. Management of Agitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 21: 795-800. PMID: 32726244, PMCID: PMC7390577, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.5.47789.
- Wong AH, Pacella-LaBarbara ML, Ray JM, Ranney ML, Chang BP. Healing the Healer: Protecting Emergency Health Care Workers’ Mental Health During COVID-19 Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 76: 379-384. PMID: 32534830, PMCID: PMC7196406, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.04.041.
- Hill KA, Samuels EA, Gross CP, Desai MM, Zelin N, Latimore D, Huot SJ, Cramer LD, Wong AH, Boatright D. Assessment of the Prevalence of Medical Student Mistreatment by Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Sexual Orientation JAMA Internal Medicine 2020, 180: 653-665. PMID: 32091540, PMCID: PMC7042809, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.0030.
- Walsh BM, Wong AH, Ray JM, Frallicciardi A, Nowicki T, Medzon R, Bentley S, Stapleton S. Practice Makes Perfect Simulation in Emergency Medicine Risk Management Emergency Medicine Clinics Of North America 2020, 38: 363-382. PMID: 32336331, DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2020.02.003.
- Wong AH, Ray JM, Rosenberg A, Crispino L, Parker J, McVaney C, Iennaco JD, Bernstein SL, Pavlo AJ. Experiences of Individuals Who Were Physically Restrained in the Emergency Department JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e1919381. PMID: 31977058, PMCID: PMC6991263, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.19381.
- Bentley S, Stapleton SN, Moschella PC, Ray JM, Zucker SM, Hernandez J, Rosenman ED, Wong AH. Barriers and Solutions to Advancing Emergency Medicine Simulation–based Research: A Call to Action AEM Education And Training 2019, 4: s130-s139. PMID: 32072117, PMCID: PMC7011408, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10406.
- Wong AH, Taylor RA, Ray JM, Bernstein SL. Physical Restraint Use in Adult Patients Presenting to a General Emergency Department Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 73: 183-192. PMID: 30119940, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.06.020.
- Wong AH, Auerbach MA, Ruppel H, Crispino LJ, Rosenberg A, Iennaco JD, Vaca FE. Addressing Dual Patient and Staff Safety Through A Team-Based Standardized Patient Simulation for Agitation Management in the Emergency Department Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2018, 13: 154-162. PMID: 29613919, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000309.
- Crimmins AC, Wong AH, Bonz JW, Tsyrulnik A, Jubanyik K, Dziura JD, Dodge KL, Evans LV. “To Err Is Human” but Disclosure Must be Taught Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2018, 13: 107-116. PMID: 29346222, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000273.
- Hayden EM, Wong AH, Ackerman J, Sande MK, Lei C, Kobayashi L, Cassara M, Cooper DD, Perry K, Lewandowski WE, Scerbo MW. Human Factors and Simulation in Emergency Medicine Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 25: 221-229. PMID: 28925571, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13315.
- Wong A, Combellick J, Wispelwey BA, Squires A, Gang M. The Patient Care Paradox: An Interprofessional Qualitative Study of Agitated Patient Care in the Emergency Department Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 24: 226-235. PMID: 27743423, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13117.
- Wong AH, Gang M, Szyld D, Mahoney H. Making an “Attitude Adjustment” Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2016, 11: 117-125. PMID: 27043097, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000133.
- Team Training for Success: An Interprofessional Curriculum for the Resuscitation of Emergency and Critical PatientsWong A, Gang M, Wing L, Ng G, Szyld D, Mahoney H. Team Training for Success: An Interprofessional Curriculum for the Resuscitation of Emergency and Critical Patients MedEdPORTAL 2014 DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9807.
Patient Care Organizations
Titles
- Assistant Professor
- Director of Simulation Research
- Fellowship Director, Medical Simulation, Dept Clinical: Emergency Medicine
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- R21 Eploratory/Developmental Research Grant "Characterizing Bias and Care Disparities with Physical Restraint Use in the Emergency Setting Using Natural Language and Cognitive Data": National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (2022)
- K23 Career Development Award “Clinical Decision Support Tool to Assess Risk and Prevent Agitation Events”: National Institute of Mental Health (2021)
- Change Agent Award: Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Simulation Academy (2021)
- Top 2019 Peer Reviewer: Annals of Emergency Medicine (2020)
- YCCI Scholar/NIH CTSA KL2 Award: Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (2019)
- Future Innovators in Research, Education and Simulation Award: Society for Simulation in Healthcare (2017)
- Nancy T. Watts Fellowship Award: MGH Institute of Health Professions (2015)
- Chief Resident(s) of the Year Award: Emergency Medicine Residents' Association (2014)
Board Certifications
- AB of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine (2015)
Professional Service
- Academic Emergency Medicine Education & Training (2022 - Present): Editorial Board Member
- Annals of Emergency Medicine (2021 - Present): Assistant Editor
- Society for Academic Emergency Medicine - Simulation Academy (2018 - Present): Treasurer; President
- Society for Simulation in Healthcare - Emergency Medicine Section (2018 - 2022): Secretary; Vice-Chair
Publications
- Robinson L, Cramer LD, Ray JM, Brashear TK, Agboola IK, Bernstein SL, Taylor RA, Wong AH. Racial and ethnic disparities in use of chemical restraint in the emergency department Academic Emergency Medicine 2022, 29: 1496-1499. PMID: 35934988, PMCID: PMC9771988, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14579.
- Wong AH, Ray JM, Eixenberger C, Crispino LJ, Parker JB, Rosenberg A, Robinson L, McVaney C, Iennaco JD, Bernstein SL, Yonkers KA, Pavlo AJ. Qualitative study of patient experiences and care observations during agitation events in the emergency department: implications for systems-based practice BMJ Open 2022, 12: e059876. PMID: 35545394, PMCID: PMC9096567, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059876.
- Wong AH, Sabounchi NS, Roncallo HR, Ray JM, Heckmann R. A qualitative system dynamics model for effects of workplace violence and clinician burnout on agitation management in the emergency department BMC Health Services Research 2022, 22: 75. PMID: 35033071, PMCID: PMC8760708, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07472-x.
- Nash KA, Tolliver DG, Taylor RA, Calhoun AJ, Auerbach MA, Venkatesh AK, Wong AH. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Physical Restraint Use for Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department JAMA Pediatrics 2021, 175: 1283-1285. PMID: 34515764, PMCID: PMC8438617, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3348.
- Wong AH, Ray JM, Cramer LD, Brashear TK, Eixenberger C, McVaney C, Haggan J, Sevilla M, Costa DS, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Dziura JD, Bernstein SL, Venkatesh AK. Design and Implementation of an Agitation Code Response Team in the Emergency Department Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 453-464. PMID: 34863528, PMCID: PMC9038629, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.10.013.
- Chaffkin J, Ray JM, Goldenberg M, Wong AH. Impact of a Virtual Simulation-Based Educational Module on Managing Agitation for Medical Students Academic Psychiatry 2021, 46: 495-499. PMID: 34505279, PMCID: PMC8428505, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-021-01521-z.
- Ray JM, Wong AH, Yang TJ, Buck S, Joseph M, Bonz JW, Auerbach MA, Couturier K, Tomassoni AJ, Schwartz ML, Evans LV. Virtual Telesimulation for Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic Academic Medicine 2021, 96: 1431-1435. PMID: 33883398, PMCID: PMC8475640, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004129.
- Ray JM, Wong AH, Finn EB, Sheth KN, Matouk CC, Sudikoff SN, Auerbach MA, Sather JE, Venkatesh AK. Improving Safety and Quality During Interhospital Transfer of Patients With Nontraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Simulation-Based Pilot Program Journal Of Patient Safety 2021, 18: 77-87. PMID: 33852541, DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000808.
- Agboola IK, Coupet E, Wong AH. “The Coats That We Can Take Off and the Ones We Can’t”: The Role of Trauma-Informed Care on Race and Bias During Agitation in the Emergency Department Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 77: 493-498. PMID: 33579587, PMCID: PMC8085054, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.11.021.
- Wong AH, Whitfill T, Ohuabunwa EC, Ray JM, Dziura JD, Bernstein SL, Taylor RA. Association of Race/Ethnicity and Other Demographic Characteristics With Use of Physical Restraints in the Emergency Department JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2035241. PMID: 33492372, PMCID: PMC7835716, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.35241.
- Parker CB, Calhoun A, Wong AH, Davidson L, Dike C. A Call for Behavioral Emergency Response Teams in Inpatient Hospital Settings. The AMA Journal Of Ethic 2020, 22: e956-964. PMID: 33274709, DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.956.
- Stapleton SN, Wong AH, Ray JM, Rider AC, Moadel T, Bentley S, Cassara M. Virtual Mentoring: Two Adaptive Models for Supporting Early‐career Simulation Investigators in the Era of Social Distancing AEM Education And Training 2020, 5: 105-110. PMID: 33521496, PMCID: PMC7821069, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10540.
- Vrablik MC, Lawrence M, Ray JM, Moore M, Wong AH. Addressing Workplace Safety in the Emergency Department: A Multi-Institutional Qualitative Investigation of Health Worker Assault Experiences. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2020, 62: 1019-1028. PMID: 32991380, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002031.
- Roncallo HR, Ray JM, Kulacz RC, Yang TJ, Chmura C, Evans LV, Wong AH. An interprofessional simulation-based orientation program for transitioning novice nurses to critical care roles in the emergency department: pilot implementation and evaluation The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2020, 46: 640-649. PMID: 32919910, PMCID: PMC7606488, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2020.08.005.
- Wong AH, Roppolo LP, Chang BP, Yonkers KA, Wilson MP, Powsner S, Rozel JS. Management of Agitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 21: 795-800. PMID: 32726244, PMCID: PMC7390577, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.5.47789.
- Wong AH, Pacella-LaBarbara ML, Ray JM, Ranney ML, Chang BP. Healing the Healer: Protecting Emergency Health Care Workers’ Mental Health During COVID-19 Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 76: 379-384. PMID: 32534830, PMCID: PMC7196406, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.04.041.
- Hill KA, Samuels EA, Gross CP, Desai MM, Zelin N, Latimore D, Huot SJ, Cramer LD, Wong AH, Boatright D. Assessment of the Prevalence of Medical Student Mistreatment by Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Sexual Orientation JAMA Internal Medicine 2020, 180: 653-665. PMID: 32091540, PMCID: PMC7042809, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.0030.
- Walsh BM, Wong AH, Ray JM, Frallicciardi A, Nowicki T, Medzon R, Bentley S, Stapleton S. Practice Makes Perfect Simulation in Emergency Medicine Risk Management Emergency Medicine Clinics Of North America 2020, 38: 363-382. PMID: 32336331, DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2020.02.003.
- Wong AH, Ray JM, Rosenberg A, Crispino L, Parker J, McVaney C, Iennaco JD, Bernstein SL, Pavlo AJ. Experiences of Individuals Who Were Physically Restrained in the Emergency Department JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e1919381. PMID: 31977058, PMCID: PMC6991263, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.19381.
- Bentley S, Stapleton SN, Moschella PC, Ray JM, Zucker SM, Hernandez J, Rosenman ED, Wong AH. Barriers and Solutions to Advancing Emergency Medicine Simulation–based Research: A Call to Action AEM Education And Training 2019, 4: s130-s139. PMID: 32072117, PMCID: PMC7011408, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10406.
- Wong AH, Taylor RA, Ray JM, Bernstein SL. Physical Restraint Use in Adult Patients Presenting to a General Emergency Department Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 73: 183-192. PMID: 30119940, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.06.020.
- Wong AH, Auerbach MA, Ruppel H, Crispino LJ, Rosenberg A, Iennaco JD, Vaca FE. Addressing Dual Patient and Staff Safety Through A Team-Based Standardized Patient Simulation for Agitation Management in the Emergency Department Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2018, 13: 154-162. PMID: 29613919, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000309.
- Crimmins AC, Wong AH, Bonz JW, Tsyrulnik A, Jubanyik K, Dziura JD, Dodge KL, Evans LV. “To Err Is Human” but Disclosure Must be Taught Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2018, 13: 107-116. PMID: 29346222, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000273.
- Hayden EM, Wong AH, Ackerman J, Sande MK, Lei C, Kobayashi L, Cassara M, Cooper DD, Perry K, Lewandowski WE, Scerbo MW. Human Factors and Simulation in Emergency Medicine Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 25: 221-229. PMID: 28925571, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13315.
- Wong A, Combellick J, Wispelwey BA, Squires A, Gang M. The Patient Care Paradox: An Interprofessional Qualitative Study of Agitated Patient Care in the Emergency Department Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 24: 226-235. PMID: 27743423, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13117.
- Wong AH, Gang M, Szyld D, Mahoney H. Making an “Attitude Adjustment” Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2016, 11: 117-125. PMID: 27043097, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000133.
- Team Training for Success: An Interprofessional Curriculum for the Resuscitation of Emergency and Critical PatientsWong A, Gang M, Wing L, Ng G, Szyld D, Mahoney H. Team Training for Success: An Interprofessional Curriculum for the Resuscitation of Emergency and Critical Patients MedEdPORTAL 2014 DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9807.
Patient Care Organizations