Dr. Lisa Wong is an assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and co-director of its Arts and Humanities Initiative. A pediatrician at Milton Pediatric Associates, she is also president of the Longwood Symphony Orchestra, where she designed the “Healing Art of Music Program.” During the Covid-19 pandemic, she helped create Boston Hope Music, offering virtual music therapy to patients and healthcare workers. Dr. Wong teaches a course on music, health, and education at Harvard College and leads a museum-based medical education fellowship. She serves on the boards of Conservatory Lab Charter School, A Far Cry ensemble, and the Boston PS Arts Expansion initiative. Nationally, she contributed to the NASEM committee on arts in STEMM education and serves on the Neuroarts Blueprint scientific committee.
