WINSTON CHONG

R. Webster Crowley
Winston Chong

Qualifications

  • MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery, Monash University)
  • FRANZR (Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists)
  • Diploma in Neurovascular Diseases (Université Paris XI) - Master of Science equivalent
  • Clinical Research Methods - (Monash University)
  • Subspecialty: Interventional Neuroradiology & Diagnostic Neuroradiology

Professional Leadership Roles

  • Associate Professor - Dept. of Surgery & Imaging, Clinical School at Monash Health, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University
  • Associate Professor - Faculty of Medicine, Macquarie University, Sydney
  • Associate Professor - Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne
  • Deputy Director (Intervention) - Monash Imaging, Monashhealth
  • Unit Head - Interventional Neuroradiology (INR), Monashhealth
  • Unit Head - Neuroimaging, Monash Imaging, Monashhealth
  • Unit Head - Quality Portfolio, Monash Imaging, Monashhealth
  • Past President - Asian Australasian Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (AAFITN)
  • Senior Member - World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (WFITN)
  • As Head of INR, a key role in Monash being selected as one of the two Acute Stroke Hospitals in Victoria

RANZCR Roles

  • Member of Interventional Radiology Committee, RANZCR
  • Past Federal Councilor, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) - 3 Consecutive Terms (9 years)
  • Previous Member of the Leadership Group / Executive of RANZCR
  • Past President - Australian and New Zealand Society of Neuroradiology (ANZSNR)
  • Previous Treasurer of the Interventional Radiology Society of Australia (IRSA)
  • Previous Chair - Quality Portfolio, RANZCR
  • Previous Chair - Standards of Practice & Accreditation Committee, RANZCR
  • Previous Convenor - Interventional Radiology Reference Group, RANZCR
  • Previous President and Committee member - RANZCR Victorian Branch
  • Established the First conjoint RANZCR/ANZSNR/IRSA Standards & Guidelines for Training in Interventional Neuroradiology
  • Previous Chair - RANZCR Interventional Radiology Credentialing Committee
  • Previous RANZCR Reviewer of Medical Guidelines for other Medical Colleges

Other Achievements

  • Established Peer Review Program for Monash Imaging
  • Specialty Program Clinical Risk Committee, Monashhealth.
  • Panel of Clinical Experts (PoCE) with expertise in Neurosurgery, Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government
  • Previous Medical Assessor for Accreditation Radiology Practices For NATA (National Association of Testing Authorities)

World Scientific Societies

  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the IV World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (WFITN) Annual Scientific Meeting in Budapest, Oct 2017. Also invited speaker.
  • President, WFITN 2015 Congress, Gold Coast, Australia, Nov 2015. First WFITN meeting in Australia/New Zealand
  • Chief Convenor of the 9th AAFITN Annual Scientific Meeting in Melbourne APRIL 2010 - First AAFITN meeting in Australia/New Zealand
  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the XI WFITN Annual Scientific Meeting in Cape Town, Nov 2011. Also invited speaker.
  • Member Scientific Committee of the 8th AAFITN Annual Scientific Meeting in Taipei, Taiwan (2008)
  • Abstract Review Committee of the XII WFITN Annual Scientific Meeting in Buenos Aries, Nov 2013
  • International Advisory Board: The Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery (JNIS), official journal of the American Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery.
  • Journal reviewer for JNIS, ANZ Journal of Surgery, Stroke and Interventional Surgery