W. Douglas Wong

W. Douglas Wong is a distinguished colorectal cancer surgeon who has contributed significantly to refining total mesorectal excision technique and establishing quality benchmarks for rectal cancer surgery at high-volume centers. His research has examined outcomes of TME surgery including circumferential resection margin status, completeness of mesorectal excision, and local recurrence rates in patients undergoing curative intent rectal cancer resection. He has studied sphincter-preservation rates and functional outcomes after low anterior resection for mid and low rectal cancers, including anastomotic leak rates and anterior resection syndrome. His contributions to colorectal surgical quality include establishing pathologic quality assessment metrics for resected rectal cancer specimens and benchmarking outcomes across surgical teams.