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Louise Wang, MD, MSCE

Assistant Professor
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Yale School of Medicine

Department of Medicine (Digestive Diseases), PO Box 208019

New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8019

United States

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Assistant Professor

Biography


Dr. Wang is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Section of Digestive Diseases at Yale School of Medicine and Staff Gastroenterologist at the VA Connecticut Healthcare system. Her research program is centered on early detection of pancreatic cancer. Dr. Wang’s overarching goal is to improve on traditional cancer risk prediction by integrating classic epidemiological approaches with human genetics and genomics. Her research focuses on the development and validation of large cohort populations from multiple electronic health record databases linked with biorepositories, identification of high-risk individuals for pancreatic cancer, and discovery of the genetic diversity of pancreatic cancer across multi-ancestry populations.      

She is currently funded through a 5-year Veterans Affairs Career Development Award -2. Her work has been recognized with the Frank Brooks Research Award, Stanley Bradley Award for Clinical Research , and the American Gastroenterological Association Student Abstract of the Year.


Appointments

Education & Training

MSCE
University of Pennsylvania
Gastroenterology Fellowship
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Internal Medicine Residency
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
MD
Stanford School of Medicine
BA
University of Pennsylvania

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal; Early Detection of Cancer; Epidemiology; Gastroenterology; Genetics; Informatics; Internal Medicine; Machine Learning; Natural Language Processing; Veterans

Research at a Glance

Publications Timeline

A big-picture view of Louise Wang's research output by year.
13Publications

Publications

2022

2020

2018

2015

2013

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    Yale Pancreatic Cancer Steering Committee

  • activity

    VA Oncology Clinical Pathways Development Team

  • honor

    Frank Brooks Award for Research

  • honor

    Academic Skills Workshop Travel Grant

  • honor

    Advanced Gene Mapping Course Fellowship

Clinical Care

Overview

Louise Wang, MD, MSCE, specializes in gastroenterology and gastrointestinal cancer genomics. Her clinical focus is on treating complex gastrointestinal conditions, such as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch Syndrome), gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), and gastrointestinal submucosal tumors.

Dr. Wang’s research interests include cancer detection and risk assessment, gastrointestinal disorders and inflammatory bowel disease, health disparities and socioeconomic factors, health policy and insurance, and celiac disease and bone health. Her work explores vaccines for patients with bowel diseases, cancer risks in diverse populations, criteria for cancer surveillance, complications during colonoscopies, and health outcomes for children with abdominal pain.

Dr. Wang is an assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine.

Clinical Specialties

Gastrointestinal Oncology; Gastroenterology; Genetics

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Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    2019

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Yale School of Medicine

Department of Medicine (Digestive Diseases), PO Box 208019

New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8019

United States

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  • VA Connecticut Healthcare

    Academic Office

    950 Campbell Avenue, Wing Building 35A, Fl 2, Rm 2-210

    West Haven, CT 06516