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Hubert Wong

PROGRAM HEAD – BIOSTATISTICS, PHD, B.ASC.

Dr. Wong is a biostatistician whose current research focus is on the methodology for improving the efficiency of clinical trials, particularly for the stepped wedge design and using Bayesian methods.

Research Interests

  • Clinical trial design
  • Clinical prediction rules
  • Causal modelling

Dr. Wong completed a BASc in Engineering Physics and a Ph.D. in Statistics, both from the University of British Columbia.

He collaborates extensively with researchers in diverse areas, including HIV/AIDS, mental health, intensive care, emergency medicine, orthopedics, and rheumatology, and is the Program Head for Biostatistics at Advancing Health.