DeanFosterWongMDPhD

Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Radiology Vice Chair for Research Administration and Training, Director, Section of High Resolution Brain PET Imaging, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology

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Office
600 N Wolfe St
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone+1 410-955-6500

Fax+1 410-955-0696

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityPhD, Radiation Health Sciences, 1980 - 1990
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Nuclear Medicine, 1980 - 1982
University of Toronto Faculty of MedicineClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 1983 - 2025
MO State Medical License 2020 - 2025
American Board of Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine

Clinical Trials

Human Dopamine Transported Imaging in Cocaine Abuse: 1 - 1 Start of enrollment: 1996 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 1
Human Dopamine Transported Imaging in Cocaine Abuse: 2 - 2 Start of enrollment: 1996 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 1
Positron Emission Tomagraphy (PET) Study Following a Single Oral Dose of OPC-34712 Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 1
Clinical Evaluation of Florbetapir F 18 (18F-AV-45) Start of enrollment: 2009 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 2
PET Imaging Study Using [11C]PIB in Subjects With AD & Healthy Volunteers Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 1
PET Imaging in ALS Patients Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

37 citations
Tau pathology in cognitively normal older adults
Jacob Ziontz, Murat Bilgel, Andrea T. Shafer, Abhay Moghekar, Wendy Elkins
Alzheimer's & Dementia. 2019-12-01
415 citations
Association Between Midlife Vascular Risk Factors and Estimated Brain Amyloid Deposition.
Rebecca F. Gottesman, Andrea L.C. Schneider, Yun Zhou, Josef Coresh, Edward D Green
JAMA. 2017-04-11
23 citations
Brain imaging of cannabinoid type I (CB1 ) receptors in women with cannabis use disorder and male and female healthy controls.
Tory R. Spindle, Hiroto Kuwabara, Alisha Eversole, Ayon Nandi, Ryan Vandrey
Addiction Biology. 2021-05-24

Journal Articles

Dopamine D2 Receptor Occupancy of Lumateperone (ITI-007): A Positron Emission Tomography Study in Patients with Schizophrenia
Robert E Litman, Dean F Wong, James R Brasic, Nature
Effects of Amyloid Pathology and Neurodegeneration on Cognitive Change in Cognitively Normal Adults
Dean Wong, MD, Brain
Original Research Feasibility Evaluation of Myocardial Cannabinoid Type 1 Receptor Imaging in Obesity: A Translational Approach
Thomas H Schindler, Richard L Wahl, Martin G Pomper, Dean F Wong, Kimberley Steele, ScienceDirect

Press Mentions

Common Coital MishapsMay 2nd, 2021
Molecule That Binds to Tau and Works as Tracer Might Help to Diagnose and Treat Alzheimer’s, Study ReportsDecember 12th, 2018
Johns Hopkins Team Identifies Promising Diagnostic Tool for Alzheimer's DiseaseDecember 11th, 2018
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External Links

Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/dean-wong