Joyce
Wong
,
MD
About
Dr. Joyce Wong currently serves as medical staff president, with her term extending through June 2028. She has been a member of the medical staff at Kennedy Krieger Institute since 2003 as a developmental behavioral pediatrician and provides clinical care through the Center for Development and Learning. In addition to her extensive clinical responsibilities, Dr. Wong serves as the Physician Champion for Kennedy Krieger's electronic health record (EHR) system. In this role, she acts as a vital liaison between clinicians and information technology professionals, helping to ensure that the Epic EHR platform effectively supports patient care, clinical workflows, and organizational priorities.
She also chairs the Medical and Nursing Epic Governance Committee, leading multidisciplinary efforts to optimize the design, implementation, and ongoing use of the health record system. Dr. Wong is also the co-chair of the Telehealth Committee, where she helps guide the strategic development and integration of virtual care services across the organization. Her leadership extends to numerous institutional committees and initiatives, reflecting her longstanding commitment to clinical excellence, physician engagement, quality improvement, and innovation in healthcare delivery.
Education
Dr. Wong graduated from Williams College with a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, before earning a Doctor of Medicine at SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn. She then completed a residency in Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital at Yale-New Haven. Dr. Wong later did a fellowship in Behavioral – Developmental Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University.