Assistant Clinical Professor, Surgery
School of Medicine

Obesity, Ventral Hernia, Metabolic Syndrome, Bariatric Surgery

University of California Davis Department of Surgery Research Day Best Clinical Poster Award - April 2024
Gordon Conferences: Pancreatic Diseases 2019, Honorable Mention - May 2019
Eighth Annual Dr. Saul J Farber Public Health Student Lecture, Second Prize - May 2016
NYU School of Medicine Internal Medicine Summer Fellowship Program - July 2013-August 2013
National Science and Engineering Research Council, Undergraduate Student Research Award - May 2011 – August 2011
Cell and Systems Biology Thesis Project Research Poster Fair, F. Michael Barrett Award for Best Poster - April 8, 2011
Trinity College Fraser Crawford Scholarship - September 2009 – May 2012
University of Toronto Dean’s List - September 2008 – May 2010
University of Toronto Department of Physiology, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Scholarship - May 2010 – August 2010
Canadian Chemistry Olympiad: Ontario Provincial Finalist - May 21, 2008
York Central Hospital Student Achievement Award - May 2008
Chemical Institute of Canada Special Merit Award - May 2008

Dr. Annie Wang is a board-certified surgeon specializing in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, and Foregut Surgery. She is an early career surgeon scientist, with special interest in the mechanisms underlying the metabolic effects of bariatric surgery and the effects of ventral hernias and their repair on core abdominal wall function. She has also studied bile acid and indole metabolic changes in a mouse model after roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
She graduated with High Distinction from the University of Toronto, where she obtained Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacology. She received her Doctor of Medicine degree from New York University Grossman School of Medicine as an inductee to the Gold Humanism Honor Society. She remained at NYU for General Surgery Residency training, during which she completed an NIH T32 grant-supported postdoctoral research fellowship under the mentorship of Dr. Diane Simeone. She then completed Advanced Minimally Invasive, Robotic and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship at University of California Davis Medical Center.

Wang, A. and Lyo, V. (co-first authors), Lew, J.C., Wong, T.L., Taylor, S., Akinjobi, Z., Shamseddeen, H.N., Ahmed, S.M., Ali, M.R. Metabolic Disease Remission Rates after Gastric Bypass are Dependent on Preoperative Disease Severity: Use of a New Objective Metabolic Scoring System. 2024. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2024 Aug 17:S1550-7289(24)00741-X.

Arias-Espinosa, L., Wang, A., Wermelinger, J., Olson, M., Phillips, S., Pereira, X., Damani, T., Malcher, F. Current Role and Outcomes of Barbed Sutures in Fascial Closure of Ventral Hernia Repair: A Multicenter Study Using the Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative Database. Surgical Endoscopy. 2024 Sep 23.

Ahmed, S.M., Johns, A.J., Timbang, L., Wang, A., Singh, N., Lyo, V., Ali, M.R. Effect of COVID-19 Changes on Outcomes and Socioeconomic Disparities Following Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Surgical Endoscopy. 2024 Sep 12.

Shishani, R., Wang, A., Lyo, V., Nandakumar, R., Cummings, B.P. Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Reduces Gut Luminal Deoxycholic Acid Concentrations in Mice. Obesity Surgery. 2024:34(7):2483-2491.

Wang, A. and Oh, G. (co-first authors), Wang, L., Li J., Werba, G., Weissinger, D., Zhao, E., Dhara, S., Hernandez, R.E., Ackermann, A., Porcell, S., Kalfakakou, D., Dolgalev, I., Kawaler, E., Golan, T., Welling, T.H., Sfeir, A., Simeone, D. POLQ Inhibition Elicits an Immune Response in Homologous Recombination-Deficient Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma via cGAS/STING Signaling. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2023:133(11):e165934.

Leder M, Aleeza J., Wang, A., Turgeon, MK; Lee, RM; Russell, MC; Porembka, MR; Alterio, R; Ju, M; Kronenfeld, J; Goel, N; Datta, J; Maker, AV; Fernandez, M; Richter, H; Berman, RS; Correa-Gallego, C; Lee, AY. Diagnostic Laparoscopy is Underutilized in the Staging of Gastric Adenocarcinoma Regardless of Hospital Type: A US Safety Net Collaborative Analysis. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2022:126(4):649-657.

Kronenfeld, J.P., Collier, A.L., Turgeon, M.K., Ju, M., Alterio, R., Wang, A., Fernandez, M.; Porembka, M.R., Richter, H., Lee, A.Y., Russell, M.C., Merchant, N.B., Maker, A.V., Datta, J. Attrition During Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Gastric Adenocarcinoma is Associated with Decreased Survival: A United States Safety-Net Collaborative Analysis. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2021:124(8):1317-1328.

Turgeon, M.K., Lee, R.M., Keilson, J.M., Ju, M.R., Porembka, M.R., Alterio, R.E., Kronenfeld, J., Datta, J., Goel, N., Wang, A., Lee, A.Y., Fernandez, M., Richter, H., Maker, A.V., Maithel, S.K., Russell, M.C. Is There a Difference in Utilization of a Perioperative Treatment Approach for Gastric Cancer Between Safety Net Hospitals and Tertiary Referral Centers? Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2021. 124(4): 551-559.

Vitiello, G.A., Hani, L., Wang, A., Porembka, M.R., Alterio, R., Ju, M., Turgeon, M.K., Lee, R.M., Russell, M.C., Kronenfeld, J., Goel, N., Datta, J., Maker, A.V., Fernandez, M., Richter, H., Correa-Gallego, C., Berman, R.S., Lee, A.Y. Clinical Presentation Patterns and Survival Outcomes of Hispanic Patients with Gastric Cancer. Journal of Surgical Research. 2021. 268:606-615.

Wang, A., Everett, J.N., Chun, J., Cen, C., Simeone, D.M., Schnabel, F. Impact of Changing Guidelines on Genetic Testing and Surveillance Recommendations in a Contemporary Cohort of Breast Cancer Survivors with Family History of Pancreatic Cancer. Scientific Reports. 2021. 11(1).

Kronenfeld J.P., Ryon E.L., Goldberg D., Lee R.M., Yopp A.C., Goel N., Wang A., Lee A.Y., Luu S., Hsu C., Silberfein E., Russell M.C. Disparities in Presentation at the Time of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Diagnosis: A United States Safety Net and Academic Center Collaborative Analysis. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2021. 28(4):1929-1936.

Turgeon M.K., Lee R.M., Gamboa A.C., Yopp A.C., Ryon E.L., Goel N., Wang, A., Lee A.Y., Luu S., Hsu C., Silberfein E., Maithel S.K., Russell M.C. Impact of Hepatitis C Treatment on Long-Term Outcomes for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A US Safety-Net Collaborative Study. HPB: The Official Journal of the International Hepato-Pancreatico Biliary Association. 2021. (23(3):422-433.

Vitiello, G.A., Wang, A., Lee, R.M., Russell, M.C., Yopp, A.C., Ryon, E.L., Goel, N., Luu, S., Hsu, C., Silberfein, E., Correa-Gallego, C., Berman, R.S., Lee, A.Y. Surgical Resection of Early Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma Improves Patient Survival at Safety Net Hospitals. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2021. 123(4): 963-969.

Purohit V., Wang L., Ney G.M., Yang H., Wang A., Gumkowski E.R., Abel E.V., Dolgalev I., Pasca Di Magliano M., Crawford H.C., Lyssiotis C.A., Simeone D.M. ATDC is a Key Regulator of the NRF2-Mediated Antioxidant Response and Chemoresistance in Pancreatic Cancer. Genes & Development. 2021. 35(3-4):218-233.

Ryon E.L., Kronenfeld J.P., Lee R.M., Yopp A.C., Wang, A., Lee A.Y., Luu S., Hsu C., Silberfein E., Russell M.C., Merchant N.B., Goel N., Datta J. Surgical Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients with Portal Vein Thrombosis: A United States Safety Net and Academic Center Collaborative Analysis. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2021. 123(2):407-415.

Wang, A., Chang, S.H., Kim, E.J., Bessich, J.L., Sabari, J.K., Cooper, B., Geraci, T.C., Cerfolio, R.J. Dynamic Management of Lung Cancer Care During Surging COVID-19. Frontiers in Surgery. 2021. 2021:8.

Wang, A., Lee., R.M., Russell, M.C., Yopp, A.C., Ryon, E.L., Goel, N., Luu, S.V., Hsu, C., Silberfein, E., Lee, A.Y. Disparities in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Outcomes at Safety Net Hospitals Are Greatest in Patients with Child B Cirrhosis Who Have Not Undergone Screening. Journal of American College of Surgeons. October 2020. 231(4) S1:S266.

Lee R.M., Gamboa A.C., Turgeon M.K., Yopp A.C., Ryon E.L., Kronenfeld J.P., Goel N., Wang A., Lee A.Y., Luu S., Hsu C., Silberfein E., Maithel S.K., Russell M.C. Dissecting Disease, Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Factors for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Analysis From the United States Safety Net Collaborative. Surgical Oncology. 2020. 35:120-125.

Lee R.M., Gamboa A.C., Turgeon M.K., Yopp A.C., Ryon E.L., Kronenfeld J.P., Goel N., Wang A., Lee A.Y., Luu S., Hsu C., Silberfein E., Maithel S.K., Russell M.C. The Evolving Landscape of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A United States Safety Net Collaborative Analysis of Etiology of Cirrhosis. American Surgeon. 2020. 86(7):865-872.

Yeh J., Chun J., Schwartz S., Wang A., Kern E., Guth A., Axelrod D., Shapiro R.L., Schnabel F. Clinical Characteristics in Patients with Triple Negative Breast Cancer. International Journal of Breast Cancer. 2017. 2017:1796145.

Reformat D.D., David J.A., Diaz-Siso J.R., Brownstone N.D., Wang A., Ceradini D.J. How Many People Work in Your Operating Room? An Assessment of Factors Associated with Instrument Recounts in Plastic Surgery. JPRAS. June 2017; S1748-6815(17)30247-7.

Wang A., Squires M.H. 3rd, Melis M., Poultsides, G.A., Norton, J.A., Jin, L.X., Fields, R.C., Spolverato, G., Pawlik, T.M., Votanopoulos, K.I., Levine, E.A., Schmidt, C., Bloomston, M., Cho, C.S., Weber, S., Berman, R.S., Pachter, H.L., Newman, E., Staley, C.A., Maithel, S.K., Hatazaras, I. Stage-Specific Prognostic Effect of Race in Patients with Resectable Gastric Adenocarcinoma: An 8-Institution Study of the US Gastric Cancer Collaborative. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. April 2016; 222(4): 633-43.

Ahmed S., Wang A., Celius, T., Matthews, J. Zinc Finger Nuclease-Mediated Knockout of AHR or ARNT in Human Breast Cancer Cells Abolishes Basal and Ligand-Dependent Regulation of CYP1B1 and Differentially Affects Estrogen Receptor a Transactivation. Toxicologic Sciences. March 2014; 138(1):89-103.

Inductee, Gold Humanism Honor Society

Member, American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Member, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic

Associate Fellow, American College of Surgeons

General Surgery Residency
New York University Grossman School of Medicine 2016—2023

Advanced Minimally Invasive, Robotic and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship
University of California Davis School of Medicine 2023—2024

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Simeone Lab, NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center 2018—2020

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Last updated
10/02/2024