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Center for Disease Prevention Research

About the Center for Disease Prevention Research at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Stuart Wong, MD

 

Welcome to the Center for Disease Prevention Research at the Medical College of Wisconsin. CDPR is committed to reducing chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity that are related to lifestyle modifications in southeast Wisconsin and throughout the region. CDPR aims to increase lifestyle medicine education in medical student curriculum; provide community outreach to organizations to support their lifestyle-based programming; and provide best practice support to improve employee wellness benefits.

Dr. Wong serves as the Director of CDPR and the Interim Associate Chief of Medical Oncology. As a cancer researcher and cancer care physician, Dr. Wong views cancer prevention as a critical issue. He has personally made the choice to follow a plant-based whole-food diet and has encouraged his patients to do the same. In both roles at MCW, Dr. Wong’s goal is to educate patients and the community about disease prevention through nutrition and other healthy living choices.”

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Our Mission

The mission of the Center for Disease Prevention Research is to reduce the burden of major chronic diseases by elucidating the measures of preventive modalities, thereby providing a scientific rationale for the design of new and more effective approaches for the prevention of chronic diseases. The mandate of the Center is to: (1) Support innovative research in disease prevention and accelerate the translation of basic research into useful clinical prevention/intervention strategies; (2) Promote innovative collaborations among experts from multiple centers and departments; (3) Recruit outstanding basic and physician scientists to lead disease prevention research and synergize with existing Center members; and (4) Establish disease prevention education infrastructure to educate healthcare providers and policymakers.

Areas of disease prevention research strength at MCW include:

  • Cancer
  • Cardiovascular
  • Epidemiology
  • Community-based preventive care

Contact the Center for Disease Prevention Research

Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226

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