Marjorie C. Wang | |
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Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Neurosurgeon, researcher, and academic |
Academic background | |
Education | Brown University Loyola University Chicago University of Colorado University of Washington School of Public Health |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Neurosurgery |
Institutions | Medical College of Wisconsin |
Marjorie Wang is an American neurosurgeon,researcher,and academic. [1] She is a professor of Neurosurgery and Director of the Complex Spine Fellowship Program at the Medical College of Wisconsin. [2] [3]
Wang received her undergraduate degree from Brown University,an MD from Loyola Stritch School of Medicine,and completed her residency at the University of Colorado in 2002. She then attended a complex spine fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2006. [4]
In 2011,Wang was selected by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to work as a clinical scholar at the University of Washington School of Public Health. [5]
Wang's research focuses on spine,trauma,and health services. [6] She studied outcomes after traumatic brain injury (TBI),utilization of repeat head CT after trauma,and risks associated with spine surgery. [7] [8]
In 2017,Wang was named chair of the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves (DSPN). [9] She is also Past Chair of the Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Editorial Board of Journal of Neurosurgery,Spine Surgeons,serving in 2017–2018. [10] [11]