Su H Wang, MD, MPH, FACP
By Mark In On September 4, 2020
Su H Wang, MD, MPH, FACP, is the Medical Director of the Center for Asian Health at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, where she also launched and directs the highly successful Chinese Health Initiative to meet the healthcare needs of the growing Chinese-American population in Northern New Jersey. She earned her medical degree at the University of Miami in Miami, FL and her master’s degree in public health at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. Dr Wang completed her internal medicine and pediatric residencies at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, DC, and served as a fellow in the epidemic intelligence service at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the nation’s capital. She has dedicated her career to advancing Asian health and wellness, and is particularly interested in the clinical identification and treatment of Hepatitis B. Before joining Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Dr Wang was the Assistant Director of Medical Affairs at the Charles B Wang Community Health Center (CBWCHC), a large multidisciplinary organization committed to serving the healthcare needs of Asian-Americans in the greater New York City area. She directed the Hepatitis B programs at CBWCHC and led community outreach, clinical care initiatives, and community-based research.
Dr Wang was invited to be on a White House panel for World Hepatitis Day and she spoke at the Department of Health and Human Service press conference for the release of the National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan. In 2014, she was named a “Hep B Champion” by the Hepatitis B United National Coalition. Dr Wang is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) and a member of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.
Dr Wang is the President of World Hepatitis Alliance. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Hepatitis B Foundation; an international partner with the World Health Organization; and co-chairs the New Jersey Hepatitis B Coalition.