Dr. Nancy Wang

Biography

Nancy Ewen Wang is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine with over 20 years of experience. She is committed to serving vulnerable populations and decreasing health disparities both locally and globally. Dr. Wang founded the Stanford section of Social Emergency Medicine, which utilizes the Emergency Department perspective to identify patient social needs and develop solutions to reduce health disparities. She directed the Social Emergency Medicine fellowship and was the medical director of a student-run group, Stanford Health Advocates Research ED (SHAR(ED)), that screened Emergency Department patients for social needs. Dr. Wang has worked clinically and educated trainees and faculty globally in locations such as Chiapas, Mexico; Borneo, Indonesia; and Galapagos, Ecuador. Her current research and advocacy revolve around investigating disparities in specialty care access and quality, as well as trauma and mental health, particularly in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on Asian American populations. Additionally, she has served as a medical expert in the Flores Settlement Agreement, addressing detention conditions for unaccompanied immigrant children. Dr. Wang was appointed as Faculty Director of the new REACH MD/MS Program in Health Equity Research at Stanford School of Medicine. She completed her Emergency Medicine Residency at Stanford and her Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship at LPCH Children's Oakland.

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