Current Residents

Shirley Wong, M.D.

PGY-2

Professional Background

Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles
Medical School: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV

Why KU?

I spent a month at KU on an away rotation and fell in love with the training and culture here. The faculty performs some of the most diverse cases I’ve seen while prioritizing resident education. The residents are incredibly supportive of each other and are always having so much fun in and outside the OR. I’m excited to call Kansas City home and be a part of the KU plastic surgery family!

Hobbies

Baking, hiking, camping, traveling, trying new restaurants

Clinical Interests

Reconstructive surgery, microsurgery

Publications

1. Wong S, Ely K, Weinschreider E, Levy J, Simanton E, Netski D. Utilizing a Hybrid Faculty-Guided, Self-Directed Study Model to Teach Immunology to First-Year Medical Students. Medical Science Educator. February 2025.
2. Sagalow ES, Kim Y, Wong S, Wang RC. Parathyroid Hormone Fluctuations During Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery. OTO Open. January 2025.
3. Elks W, McNickle A, Kelecy M, Batra K, Wong S, Wang S, Angotti L, Kuhls D, St. Hill C, Saquib S, Chestovich P, Fraser D. Early Versus Late Feeding After Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Placement in Trauma and Burn. Journal of Surgical Research. November 2023.
4. Hanudel MR, Czaya B, Wong S, Jung G, Chua K, Qiao B, Gabayan V, Ganz T. Renoprotective effects of ferric citrate in a mouse model of chronic kidney disease. Scientific Reports. April 2022.
5. Hanudel MR, Czaya B, Wong S, Rappaport M, Namjoshi S, Chua K, Jung G, Gabayan V, Qiao B, Nemeth E, Ganz T. Enteral ferric citrate absorption is dependent on the iron transport protein ferroportin. Kidney International. April 2022.
6. Hanudel MR, Wong S, Jung G, Qiao B, Gabayan V, Zuk A, Ganz T. Amelioration of chronic kidney disease-associated anemia by vadadustat in mice is not dependent on erythroferrone. Kidney International. July 2021.
7. Sangkhae V, Fisher AL, Wong S, Koenig MD, Tussing-Humphreys L, Chu A, Lelić M, Ganz T, Nemeth E. Effects of maternal iron status on placental and fetal iron homeostasis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. October 2019.