Dr. Jeremy C. Wang, MD, FAANS, is a board-certified Neurosurgeon who has been practicing in Houston, Texas, since 2005. Dr. Wang has significant experience performing the most advanced, up-to-date techniques currently available for spine surgery. These include minimally invasive spine surgery, artificial disc implantation, and kyphoplasty.
Dr. Wang enjoys taking time to get to know his patients to get a full understanding of their problems. This allows him to present the appropriate treatment options for their symptoms. Conservative, non-surgical treatments are typically explored first. If these fail or if patients suffer more urgent neurological conditions, surgical options are discussed. Dr. Wang takes great joy in helping relieve his patients’ pain and returning them to the quality of life and activities they desire. As a testament to Dr. Wang’s skill, many local health care professionals choose Dr. Wang to perform their surgeries.
After graduating with Honors from Stanford University, Dr. Wang obtained his Medical Degree from New York University School of Medicine and received an award for Academic Excellence. Dr. Wang then completed his neurosurgery residency at Cornell University, where he served as Chief Resident. The residency program included several years spent at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where Dr. Wang also served as Neurosurgery Chief Resident. After residency, Dr. Wang underwent a complex spine surgery fellowship with one of the foremost spine surgeons in the world, Dr. Regis Haid in Atlanta, GA. During fellowship, Dr. Wang performed research and published articles on many of the advanced spine surgery techniques available today. Dr. Wang continues this academic pursuit by teaching advanced spine surgery techniques to other surgeons nationally.
Education
- New York University School of Medicine New York, NY
Doctor of Medicine August 1994 – May 1998 - Stanford University Palo Alto, CA
Bachelor of Science in Biology, with Honors September 1990 – May 1994
Post-Doctoral/Surgical Training
- Piedmont Hospital Atlanta, GA
Complex Spine Fellowship with Regis W. Haid, Jr., M.D. July 2004 – June 2005 - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY
Neurosurgical Service: Chief Residency July 2003 – June 2004 - New York-Presbyterian Hospital—Cornell Medical College New York, NY
Department of Neurological Surgery: Chief Residency July 2003 – June 2004 - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY
Neurosurgical Service: Residency July 1999 – June 2003 - New York-Presbyterian Hospital—Cornell Medical College New York, NY
Department of Neurological Surgery: Residency July 1999 – June 2003 - New York-Presbyterian Hospital—Cornell Medical College New York, NY
Department of Surgery: Internship June 1998 – June 1999
Professional Certification/Licensure
- American Board of Neurological Surgery
Board Certified May 2011 - Texas State Medical License Issued June 7, 2005
Honors & Awards
- Samuel Soifer Memorial Award for Academic Excellence May 1998
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY - Bachelor of Science in Biology with Honors (see below) May 1994
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA - Edward J. Bloustein Garden State Distinguished Scholar Award May 1990
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School, Princeton Junction, NJ - National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) Special Scholarship May 1990
Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson, Consumer Products, Inc.
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School, Princeton Junction, NJ
Hospital Positions
- HCA Houston Healthcare Houston, TX
Attending Neurosurgeon - Houston Physicians Hospital Houston, TX
Attending Neurosurgeon - Clear Lake Regional Medical Center Houston, TX
Attending Neurosurgeon
Teaching/Academic Positions
- UTMB Health School of Medicine Houston, TX
Department of Surgery: Clinical Assistant Professor September 2019 - Present - University of Texas Medical School Houston, TX
Department of Neurosurgery: Clinical Assistant Professor July 2008 – Present - New York University School of Medicine New York, NY
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology: Teaching Fellow June 1995 – August 1995
Bibliography
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES:
- Wang JC and Haid RW. Advances in Biomaterials that Led to the Artificial Disc. Clinical Neurosurg 2005;52, accepted for publication.
- Wang JC, Mummaneni PV, and Haid RW. Current Treatment Strategies for the Painful Lumbar Motion Segment: Posterolateral Fusion Versus Interbody Fusion. Spine 2005; accepted for publication.
- Wang JC, Boland P, Mitra N, Yamada Y, Lis E, Stubblefield M, and Bilsky MH. Single-stage Posterolateral Transpedicular Approach for Resection of Epidural Metastatic Spine Tumors Involving the Vertebral Body with Circumferential Reconstruction: Results in 140 Patients. J Neurosurgery:Spine 2004;1:287-98.
- Wang JC, Heier L, and Souweidane MM. Advances in the Endoscopic Management of Suprasellar Arachnoid Cysts in Children. J Neurosurgery:Pediatrics 2004;100:418-26.
- Windrem MS, Roy NS, Wang J, Nunes M, Benraiss A, Goodman R, McKhann GM, Goldman SA. Progenitor Cells Derived from the Adult Human Subcortical White Matter Disperse and Differentiate as Oligodendrocytes within Demyelinated Lesions of the Rat Brain. J Neurosci Res 2002;69:966-75.
- Gamache FW, Wang J, Deck M, Heise C. Unusual Appearance of an En Plaque Meningioma of the Cervical Spinal Canal. Spine 2001;26:E87-E89.
- Roelink H, Wang J, Black D, Solomon E, and Nusse R. Molecular Cloning and Chromosomal Localization to 17q21 of the Human WNT3 Gene. Genomics 1993;17:790-792.
BOOKS/BOOK CHAPTERS:
- Wang JC and Haid RW. Cervical Disc Arthroplasty, in Wolfa C and Resnick DK (eds): Neurosurgical Operative Atlas 2E: Spine and Peripheral Nerve. New York: Thieme, in press.
- Wang JC, Mummaneni PV, and Haid RW. Occipitocervical Fixation, in Mummaneni PV, Haid RW, and Lenke L (eds): Spinal Deformity: A Guide to Surgical Planning and Management. St. Louis, MO: Quality Medical Publishing, in press.
- Bilsky MH and Wang J: Therapeutic Options for Treating Metastatic Spine Tumors, in Berger MS and Prados (eds): Textbook of Neuro-Oncology. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2004, pp 521-30.
ABSTRACTS:
- Wang JC, Mummaneni PV, and Haid RW. Atlantoaxial Fibrocystic Masses: A Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature. Annual meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. New Orleans, LA, April 2005.
- Robinson JC, Wang JC, and Haid RW. A Novel Rigid Spinous Process Plate Stabilization Technology: Biomechanics and Initial Clinical Experience. Annual meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. New Orleans, LA, April 2005.
- Wang JC, Hartl R, Boland P, and Bilsky MH. The Posterolateral Transpedicular Approach for Circumferential Decompression and Instrumentation of Metastatic Spine Tumors. Annual meeting of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. San Diego, CA, March 2004.
- Budway MJ, Mitra N, and Wang JC. An Evidence-Based Assessment of Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Annual meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Denver, CO, October 2003.
- Wang JC, Bilsky M, Rajaraman V, and Boland P. Posterior Instrumentation Strategies Following Tumor Resection at the Cervicothoracic Junction. Annual meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. San Antonio, TX, September 2000.
PRESENTATIONS:
- Wang JC, Haid RW, and Robinson JC. A Novel Rigid Spinous Process Plate Stabilization Technology: Biomechanics and Initial Clinical Experience. Annual meeting of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. Phoenix, AZ, March 2005.
- Wang JC, Kadanoff P, Boland P, and Bilsky MH. The Posterolateral Transpedicular Approach for Circumferential Decompression and Instrumentation of Metastatic Spine Tumors. Annual meeting of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. San Diego, CA, March 2004.
- Wang J and Souweidane M. Advances in the Management of Suprasellar Arachnoid Cysts. Annual meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Section on Pediatric Neurosurgery. Philadelphia, PA, September 2002.
- Wang JC, Bilsky M, Rajaraman V, and Boland P. Posterior Instrumentation Strategies Following Tumor Resection at the Cervicothoracic Junction. Annual meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. San Antonio, TX, September 2000.
- Wang J and Nusse R. Structure-Function Analysis of a Variant Drosophila Wnt Gene. Honors research project presentation. Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, May 1994.
COURSES TAUGHT:
- Modern Management of Spinal Neoplasia. Special Course I. Annual meeting of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. Phoenix, AZ, March 2005.
Additional Information
Language Skills: English, Mandarin Chinese (Verbally Fluent)