Nancy Wang

Research Interests

Dr. Nancy Ewen Wang has strong interest and dedication to, community health, education, and researching disparities in pediatric emergency care, both internationally and in California. Currently Dr. Wang serves as Associate Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Among her teaching endeavors, she has served as course director of the population health curriculum at the Stanford School of Medicine, which emphasizes population health and community collaboration. In conjunction with Child Health International, she has initiated an advanced pediatric life support curriculum in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca. Outside the scope of the medical school, Dr. Wang is active in undergraduate education. She has served as course director of the Human Biology undergraduate course “International Public Health”, as well a the sophomore seminar which focuses on teaching students about the social and economic aspects of international health. She is presently working with the undergraduate student group, Family Resource Desk, which provides information about community resources to patients and their families in the Emergency Department. In addition, Dr. Wang has worked extensively with medical and non-medical students as academic advisor. Dr. Wang is also founding member and serves on the Board of Directors of the nonprofit organization, International Medical Options, that serves to increase educational opportunities and resources for health professionals working internationally. Internationally, Dr. Wang has worked extensively in Latin America in countries such as Mexico, Guatemala and Bolivia as a practicing physician as well as medical educator for Latin American medical students, residents and physicians. Dr. Wang has a strong interest in decreasing health outcome disparities in the pediatric emergency medicine population. Her current research includes investigating disparities in trauma access in the California pediatric population.