Tony J. Wang, MD, FASTRO
Locations and Appointments
CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital and Vanderbilt Clinic
Second Opinion
Insurances Accepted
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About Tony J. Wang, MD, FASTRO
Tony J. C. Wang, M.D., is the Co-Director of the Center for Radiosurgery, Chair of the Quality and Patient Safety Committee in Radiation Oncology at New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and Professor of Radiation Oncology (in Neurological Surgery) at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He is recognized internationally for his extensive expertise in malignant and benign brain tumors. His research interests are in Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery and brain tumors resulting in over 100 peer-reviewed publications. He has given over 50 invited lectures and visiting professorships nationally and internationally.
He serves on several national and international working groups developing guidelines for brain tumor management and stereotactic radiosurgery. He is an editor for 2 radiation oncology textbooks and a writer for over 15 book chapters. He serves as an Editor of Translational Cancer Research, Assistant Editor on the Radiosurgery & Radiation Oncology Section of Neurosurgery, the official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and as a reviewer for JAMA Oncology, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics as well as many others.
Dr. Wang received his B.A. and M.D. degrees from University of Missouri Kansas City Medical School, during which time he was also a Clinical Research Training Program Fellow at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. He received internship training at Flushing Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Wang received his radiation oncology training at New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia campus), where he was Chief Resident from 2011-2012.
As a member of the Brain Tumor Center and Pituitary Tumor Center at Columbia, Dr. Wang is part of a multidisciplinary team that brings expertise from multiple specialties, including neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, neuroradiology, and neuro-endocrinology.
Board Certifications
- Radiation Oncology
Languages Spoken
- Mandarin
Specialties & Expertise
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Anaplastic Astrocytoma
- Brain Cancer
- Brain Metastases
- Brain Stem Glioma
- Brain Tumor
- Cancer Treatment
- Central Nervous System Tumors
- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
- Glioblastoma Multiforme
- Gliomas
- Graves' Disease
- Image Guided Radiation Therapy
- Meningioma
- Orbital Tumor
- Pituitary Neoplasm
- Radiosurgery
- Spine Tumors
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
Education
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Medical School: Kansas City School of Medicine, University of Missouri
- Internship: Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Leadership, Titles & Positions
- Chair of the Quality and Patient Safety Committee in Radiation Oncology at New York Presbyterian
- Co-Director, Center for Radiosurgery
- Professor of Radiation Oncology (in Neurological Surgery) at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center