Dr. Wang specializes in rhinology and skull base surgery. His areas of focus encompass the management of chronic rhinosinusitis including revision endoscopic sinus surgery, nasal airway surgery, endoscopic orbital surgery, repair of CSF leaks, and management of sinonasal and anterior cranial fossa tumors.
Dr. Wang is a diplomate of the American Board of Otolaryngology and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is also a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, the Triological Society, the American Rhinologic Society, and the North American Skull Base Society. Dr. Wang has published more than 200 articles in peer-reviewed literature, presented multiple national podium lectures, and participated as course faculty or course co-director of more than 50 endoscopic courses. He is an Associate Editor for the American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy and serves on the editorial board of the International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology and The Laryngoscope.
- Medical University of South Carolina, Fellowship in Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, Two-Year NIH Research Fellowship, Chronic Infections of the Head and Neck
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, Otolaryngology Internship & Residency
- Baylor College of Medicine, MD
- Rice University, BS, Biochemistry
Education & Training
Radiotherapy for WHO grade 1 and 2 Intracranial Meningiomas - A Retrospective Analysis of Efficacy. Klungtvedt V, Aunan-Diop JS, Poulsen FR, Pedersen CB, Wismann J, Wang EW, Dahlrot RH, Halle B. World Neurosurg. 2025 Mar 5:123858. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2025.123858.
The skull base chordoma patient reported outcome survey (sbCPROS): a patient-centered, disease-specific tool for assessing quality of life in chordoma patients. Myneni S, Tang L, Akbari H, Mayne R, Ahmed AK, Kazemi F, Dea N, Zwagerman NT, Su SY, Choby G, Wang EW, Redmond KJ, McKean EL, Snyderman CH, Rowan NR, Mukherjee D. J Neurooncol. 2025 Feb 19. doi: 10.1007/s11060-025-04974-6.
Postoperative Management Following Endoscopic Skull Base Reconstruction: A Multidisciplinary Cross-Sectional Survey. Goshtasbi K, Abiri A, Talati V, Patel JA, Nguyen TV, Pang JC, Craig JR, Papagiannopoulos P, Phillips KM, Tajudeen BA, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Sedaghat AR, Wang EW, Su SY, Kuan EC. Head Neck. 2025 Feb 18. doi: 10.1002/hed.28116.
Skull base chordomas presenting with abducens nerve deficits: clinical characteristics and predictive factors for deficit improvement or resolution. Muthiah N, Gersey ZC, Le L, Abdallah H, Abou-Al-Shaar H, Stefko ST, Bonhomme GR, Kocasarac C, Wang EW, Snyderman CH, Gardner PA, Zenonos GA. J Neurosurg. 2025 Jan 17:1-9. doi: 10.3171/2024.8.JNS232831.
Unilateral Versus Bilateral Endoscopic Resection of Olfactory Neuroblastoma: Pooled Analysis From Prospective and Retrospective Multicenter Data. Abiri A, Nguyen TV, Chen H, Krippaehne E, Lerner DK, Rahman AS, Roozdar P, Rosvall BR, Sabbaj M, Workman AD, Wu S, Adappa ND, Beswick DM, Chang EH, Chang MT, Choby G, Eide JG, Douglas JE, Geltzeiler M, Kohanski MA, Hwang PH, Le CH, Lee JT, Nayak JV, Palmer JN, Patel ZM, Pinheiro-Neto CD, Resnick AC, Smith TL, Snyderman CH, John MAS, Storm PB, Suh JD, Wang MB, Wang EW, Kuan EC. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2025 Jan 15. doi: 10.1002/alr.23531.
As a member of the UPMC Center for Cranial Base Surgery, Dr. Wang has designed and implemented multiple prospective controlled trials on the outcomes and consequences of skull base surgery. In addition to outcomes research, he also is active in translational research. Through exome sequencing and mutation analysis, Dr. Wang aims to determine molecular targets for the adjuvant treatment of clival chordoma, a locally aggressive malignancy of the skull base and an area of clinical expertise at the UPMC. He is the site lead investigator for a national multi-institutional prospective trial on sinonasal malignancies. His second primary area of investigation is the microbiome of the paranasal sinus and its implications in chronic inflammatory rhinosinusitis. Through collaborations within rhinology and pulmonology, the role of viruses and bacteria in maintaining inflammatory homeostasis and reflecting pro-inflammatory disease states within the sinonasal mucosa is under active investigation.