John Wang, MD, PhD

John received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California and his MD and PhD degrees from the New York University Grossman School of Medicine. He completed a pediatrics residency at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh prior to starting his current training in medical genetics. John is interested in the diagnosis and treatment of rare genetic disorders. He is currently working with Dr. Dwi Kemaladewi in the department of pediatrics to understand how myelination is affected in LAMA2-related muscular dystrophy and investigate potential therapeutics to treat this disorder.

Resident Biographical Details

Hometown

Irvine, CA

College or Medical School

University of California Berkeley and New York University School of Medicine

Residency

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Current Scholarly Projects

Developing a patient-derived cellular model to study myelination defects in LAMA2 deficient congenital muscular dystrophy

Scholarly Mentors

Dwi Kemaladewi