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Cynthia Wong, MD, Anesthesiology, Iowa City, IA

CynthiaWongMD

Anesthesiology Iowa City, IA

Obstetrical Anesthesiology

Chair and DEO, Professor of Anesthesia, University of Iowa

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  • Office

    200 Hawkins Dr, JCP 6618
    Iowa City, IA 52242
    Phone+1 319-356-3868
    Fax+1 319-356-2940

Summary

  • I am a board-certified anesthesiologist specializing in obstetric anesthesiology.

Education & Training

  • Rush University Medical Center
    Rush University Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 1984 - 1988
  • University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
    University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1984
  • Indiana University
    Indiana UniversityB.A., Biology & Chemistry, With high distinction, 1975 - 1979

Certifications & Licensure

  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 2015 - 2026
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1984 - 2026
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Teacher of the Year Award Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP), 2014
  • Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Fellow 2012
  • Fellow Institute of Medicine of Chicago, 2011
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • A randomised comparison of bolus phenylephrine and ephedrine for the management of spinal hypotension in patients with severe preeclampsia and fetal compromise  
    Dyer RA, Emmanuel A, Adams SC, Lombard CJ, Arcache MJ, Vorster A, Wong CA, Higgins N, Reed AR, James MF, Joolay Y, Schulein S, van Dyk D, Int J Obstet Anesth, 1/1/2018
  • Effect of epidural infusion bolus delivery rate on the duration of labor analgesia: a randomized clinical trial  
    Lange E, Wong CA, Fitzgerald PC, Davila WF, Rao S, McCarthy RJ, Toledo P, Anesthesiology, 1/1/2018
  • Publication rate of abstracts presented at the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology annual meeting 2010-2014  
    Gerlach B, Shah AM, Lee MT, Wong CA, Sullivan JT, Toledo P, Anesth Analg, 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • State variation in neuraxial use during labor in the United States
    Butwick A, Bentley J, Wong CA, Snowden JM, Guo N, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, 1/1/2018
  • Is neuraxial labor analgesia associated with lower risk of neonatal morbidity among hypertensive women with term singleton pregnancies
    Butwick A, Wong CA, Snowden JM, Guo N, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, 1/1/2018
  • Is neuraxial labor analgesia associated with lower risk of neonatal morbidity among normotensive women of pregnancy with term singleton pregnancies
    Butwick A, Wong CA, Snowden JM, Guo N, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, 1/1/2018
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Lectures

  • Maintaining Epidural Labor Analgesia: From Bolus to Infusion to Bolus 
    Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY - 1/1/2018
  • Updates in Neuraxial Labor Analgesia 
    Centre hospitalier de l�Universite de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada - 1/1/2018
  • Oxytocin dose-response: is more better? Maintenance of epidural labor analgesia 
    West Des Moines, IA - 1/1/2018
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Other

  • Optimal postcesarean delivery pain management. ASRA News 
    Patel S, Wong CA, American Society of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
    1/1/2015
  • Women of ASA: History, status and scope 
    Rebello E, Wong CA, Calmes S, American Society of Anesthesiologists Newsletter
    1/1/2014
  • Obstetric anesthesia collection 
    OpenAnesthesia article of the month
    http://openanesthesia.libsyn.com/webpage/2014/02
    1/1/2014
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Press Mentions

  • Epidural in Labor and Delivery Not Tied to Autism Risk, Two Studies Suggest
    Epidural in Labor and Delivery Not Tied to Autism Risk, Two Studies SuggestSeptember 29th, 2021
  • Does Slight Autism Risk with Epidurals Matter?
    Does Slight Autism Risk with Epidurals Matter?September 28th, 2021
  • Epidural, Spinal Anesthesia Safe for Cesarean Deliveries, Study Finds
    Epidural, Spinal Anesthesia Safe for Cesarean Deliveries, Study FindsOctober 8th, 2015
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