Stewart C. Wang, M.D., Ph.D., is Professor of Surgery and Associate Chairman of Surgery for Research. Dr. Wang received his undergraduate degree from Yale College and his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He subsequently completed his general surgery training at the University of Pittsburgh. During the course of his surgical training, Dr. Wang completed a Ph.D. in Immunology/Pathology as well as a surgical research fellowship. He is board certified in General Surgery. Dr. Wang joined the faculty of the University of Michigan in 1995. Dr. Wang's clinical interests and expertise are in trauma, burn, and general surgery. Dr. Wang is Director of the Burn Center. He has special expertise in the areas of burn care as well as surgical infections and inflammation. Dr. Wang is Director of the University of Michigan Program for Injury Research and Education (UMPIRE) as well as Director of Research for the Trauma Burn Center. Dr. Wang has been continuously funded by the NIH since 1990. He also holds funding from the US Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Federal Highway Administration as well as the Michigan Department of Transportation. His active areas of research investigation include: 1) immunologic responses following injury, 2) gene therapy modulation of immune responses to infection, 3) mechanisms of motor vehicle crash injury and 4) human body composition effects on injury biomechanics. Dr. Wang's research is also supported by multiple industrial partners and he directs a training program that educates automotive engineers in the treatment and prevention of motor vehicle crash injuries. Dr. Wang is very active in injury prevention efforts. |
