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4020 N Roxboro St
Durham, NC 27704Phone+1 919-620-5333
Summary
- I am an adolescent medicine physician and assistant professor in the Division of Primary Care Pediatrics. I received my MD degree at Emory and completed my pediatrics residency at the University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Hospital. Prior to joining Duke, I was at the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for an adolescent medicine and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Fellowships. I see patients adolescent and young adult patients for primary and specialty adolescent care. I conduct health services research at the Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy in the areas of the consumer experience with accessing health, the impact of health policy on youth, and innovative strategies that leverage behavioral economics and technology to improve youth health and well-being.
Education & Training
- Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Adolescent Medicine, 2014 - 2016
- University of PennsylvaniaM.S., Health Policy Research, 2013 - 2015
- University of WashingtonResidency, Pediatrics, 2010 - 2013
- Emory University School of MedicineClass of 2010, MD, Summa Cum Laude, Dean's Award, AOA president
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineB.S., Major in Biology, Minor in Spanish and Chemistry, With highest distinction, 2000 - 2004
Certifications & Licensure
- NC State Medical License 2016 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 2013 - 2016
- WA State Medical License 2010 - 2013
- ID State Medical License 2011 - 2012
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Adolescent Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- New Investigator Award Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, 2015
- Abraham B. Bergman Prize University of Washington, 2013
- Outstanding Research Presentation Award Seattle Children’s Hospital, 2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 274 citationsEffectiveness of Family Integrated Care in neonatal intensive care units on infant and parent outcomes: a multicentre, multinational, cluster-randomised controlled trialKarel O'Brien, Kate Robson, Marianne Bracht, Melinda Cruz, Kei Lui
The Lancet. Child & Adolescent Health. 2018-04-01 - 166 citationsAssociation of Physical Activity With Income, Race/Ethnicity, and Sex Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States: Findings From the National Health and Nu...Sarah C. Armstrong, Charlene A. Wong, Eliana M. Perrin, Sara Page, Lauren Sibley
JAMA Pediatrics. 2018-08-01 - 59 citationsHuman papillomavirus vaccine uptake among 9- to 17-year-old girls: National Health Interview Survey, 2008.Charlene A. Wong, Zahava Berkowitz, Christina G. Dorell, Rebecca Anhang Price, Jennifer Lee
Cancer. 2011-12-15
Journal Articles
- The Use and Out-of-Pocket Cost of Urgent Care and Retail-Based Clinics Visits by Adolescents and Young Adults Compared to ChildrenWong CA, Bain A, Polsky D, Merchant RM, Antwi YA, Slap G, Rubin DM, Ford CA, J of Adolescent Health, 1/1/2017
- Low-Income Working Families with Employer-Sponsored Insurance Turn to Public Insurance for their ChildrenStrane D, French B, Eder J, Wong CA, Noonan K, Rubin D, Health Affairs, 1/1/2016
- Improvement in Preventive Care of Young Adults After the Affordable Care Act: The Affordable Care Act is Helping Review of: “Lau JS, Adams SH, Park MJ, et al JAMA Peds...Wong CA, Year Book of Pediatrics, 1/1/2016
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Abstracts/Posters
- Shopping on the Health Insurance Marketplace, Take ThreeWong CA, Polsky DE, Jones AT, Weiner J, Town RJ, Baker T, AcademyHealth Research Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/1/2016
- Price Transparency for Children and Adolescent Healthcare in the United States: Still Opaque in 2015Wong CA, Faherty LJ, Feingold J, Town R, Werner R, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2016
- Use of Urgent Care and Retail Based Clinics by Children, Adolescents and Young Adults, 2013Bain A, Wong CA, Polsky D, Merchant RM, Antwi YA, Slap G, Rubin DM, Ford CA, AcademyHealth Research Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 1/1/2015
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Lectures
- Help me shop for a health insurance plan: Improving choice environment and decision-support tools on the marketplacesWashington, DC - 1/1/2017
- Young adults make different health plan choices on ACA exchange than older adultsNew Orleans, LA - 1/1/2017
- Going online to access and engage youth in health carePhiladelphia, PA - 1/11/2016
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Other
- Health insurance websites show improved efforts to support patient decision makingWong, CA, Medical News Today
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/298279.php
1/18/2015 - Young adults don’t understand health insurance basics – and that makes it hard to shop for a planWong, CA, The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/young-adults-dont-understand-health-insurance-basics-and-that-makes-it-hard-to-shop-for-a-plan-43294
1/16/2015 - Defeat by deductible: Millennials aren’t hip to the health insurance lingoWong, CA, NPR, Morning Edition
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/06/16/414665468/defeat-by-deductible-millennials-arent-hip-to-health-insurance-lingo
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Press Mentions
- STATE: NCDHHS to Host Livestream Back-to-School COVID-19 Fireside Chat, Tele-Town HallAugust 23rd, 2022
- New Program Streamlines and Improves NC Kids’ HealthApril 14th, 2022
- Fact Check: How Deadly Is COVID-19 for Kids?November 15th, 2021
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