Timothy C. Wang, M.D.

president and CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Gastroenterology
NewYork Presbyterian Hospital
United States of America

Business Expert Gastroenterology
Biography

 Timothy C. Wang, M.D., has been named chief of the division of gastroenterology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and the Dorothy L. and Daniel H. Silberberg Professor of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. In his new role, Dr. Wang will also serve as chief of the division of digestive and liver diseases within the Department of Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center.

Research Intrest

 Dr. Wang's research has translated into new ways of thinking about stomach and colon cancers, and is currently being applied to other organ-based cancers," said Gerald D. Fischbach, M.D., executive vice president and dean, Columbia University Medical Center.

List of Publications
he NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System an affiliation of acute-care and community hospitals, long-term care facilities, ambulatory sites, and specialty institutes serves one in four patients in the New York metropolitan area.
He has filed patents related to the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal disease (2002); the origins of gastric cancer (2003); and histamine and CCK2/gastrin receptor blockade in the treatment of acid-peptic disease and cancer (pending) (2003). He is the current associate editor of the American Journal of Physiology (2003-2006), and past associate editor of Gastroenterology (1996-2001).
His leadership will encourage collaboration among our divisions, furthering our collective expertise in digestive and liver diseases, and resulting in new ways to approach treating patients with these and other related conditions," said David A. Brenner, M.D., the Samuel Bard Professor of Medicine and chairman of the Department of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Director of Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia.