Dr. johnny wong

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IMPORTANT Notice:


Kindly note that we are no longer accepting referrals as Dr. Wong’s current practice will be closing in March 2025.

At this current time, Dr. Wong does not have any further details regarding potential future practice information.

Please see the drop-down list of alternative specialists within the Toronto area whom Dr. Wong recommends below.

  • Alphabetical order (availability at these clinics can change at anytime): 

    • Appletree Harbourfront

    • Foria (private pay, but free if you reside in Northwestern Ontario)

    • Gender Affirm Guelph

    • Hamilton Birth Control & Sexual Health Clinic

    • Hive Health Clinic 

    • Safer Six

    • The Station Clinic

Background?

Dr. Wong is a family physician with a focus in gender-affirming hormone therapy and transition related surgery assessments for gender diverse people.

They earned their medical degree at the University of British Columbia and completed their Family Medicine training at the University of Calgary.

They also trained at the Sherbourne Health Centre and Rainbow Health Ontario.

SCOPE OF PRACTICE?

Dr. Wong’s practice includes adult patients (18+) who identify as trans, genderqueer, gender non-conforming, transexual, or non-binary, who are planning to start gender-affirming hormone therapy or apply for transition related surgeries

OUTSIDE SCOPE OF PRACTICE?

At this time Dr. Wong is unable to accept referrals for:

  • Children under the age of 18 (please send these referrals to the Transgender Youth Clinic at SickKids Hospital)

  • Primary care

WHERE DO APPOINTMENTS TAKE PLACE?

Due to Ministry of Health requirements, hormone therapy consultations are in person, and follow up visits are typically conducted virtually at regular intervals for 1 year until treatment is optimized.

Surgery planning consultations consist of one appointment in person. Follow ups typically are not needed as the purpose of this consultation is to provide a letter to your surgeon and complete the form required for prior approval from the Ministry of Health.

What to do while waiting for an appointment?

Due to the long waitlist, please screen for the following conditions and manage/refer as appropriate in the meantime to minimize further delays to gender-affirming hormone therapy/transition related surgeries.

For patients wanting to start either estrogen or testosterone:

  • Anemia (with CBC)

  • Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, psychosis (especially important for testosterone use)

  • Migraines: debilitating migraines, high frequency migraines (more than 6 per month), refractory migraines, migraine with aura, retinal migraine (monocular aura), hemiplegic migraine, migraine with brainstem aura

For patients wanting to start estrogen:

  • Personal or family history of thrombotic disorders

For patients wanting to start testosterone:

  • Abnormal uterine bleeding/irregular menstrual cycles: in addition to managing/referring as appropriate, order pelvic ultrasound and consider endometrial biopsy

For patients wanting transition related surgeries:

  • Work towards having all medical conditions being well-controlled and/or substance use reduced as much as possible

Contact Us Electronically

location

Location: 2nd floor, 418 Eglinton Avenue West
Toronto, ON M5N 1A2

Major Intersection: Eglinton & Avenue Road

Parking: Nearby street parking and pay lots

Phone: 647.812.2089

Fax: 416.572.7103