Mi Wang, MD
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & PeriOper Med, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2007 | Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, US, Master of Science in Anesthesia |
| 2005 | Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, US, Master of Medicine in Anatomy |
| 2001 | Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, CN, Master of Medicine in Neurobiology |
| 1998 | Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, CN, Bachelor of Medicine in Clinical Medicine |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2024 | Texas Medical Board |
| 2024 | Basic Life Support |
| 2024 | Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support |
| null | Certificate of ABA anesthesiology diplomat |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of General Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 2021 - 2024
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of General Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 2016 - 2021
Anesthesiologist Assistant Clinical Instructor, Department of Anesthesiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, 2007 - 2012
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, ASA Committee on Physician Well-Being, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), 2023 - Present
Member, ASA Abstract Review Subcommittee, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), 2023 - Present
Member, ASA Committee on AA Education and Practice, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), 2022 - Present
Chair, Wellness Committee, Chinese American Society of Anesthesiologists (CASA), 2022 - 2023
Peer Supporter, Emerge Stronger - Supporting caregivers experiencing 2nd victim phenomena, Cleveland Clinic, 2022 - Present
Resident Representative, Quality Improvement Committee, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 2015 - 2016
Editorial Activities
Reviewer, Faculty Opinion, 2020 - 2022
Reviewer, PLOS ONE Ad hoc, 2019 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2021 | Giorgio Zanettin Award Colleague of the Year, Anesthesiology Institute |
| 2021 | Teaching Award demonstrates passion for teaching |
| 2017 | 1st place OSA meeting |
| 2016 | Cleveland Clinic Caregiver Appreciation Award |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
National Presentations
- 2023. Why I love what I do as an Anesthesiologist. Cleveland, Ohio, US.
- 2022. Current Thinking in Emergency Surgical Airways. Naples, Florida, US.
- 2022. What you see is not always what you get. Grand Rounds. Cleveland, Ohio, US.
- 2022. What I learned from the airway and beyond – 2nd victim and Emerge Stronger. Grand Rounds. Cleveland, Ohio, US.
- 2021. The Practical Approaches to Management of Unexpected Difficult Airway. Bethesda, Maryland, US.
- 2021. THAM Extravasation. Grand Rounds. Cleveland, Ohio, US.
- 2021. The Practical Approaches to Management of Unexpected Difficult Airway. Portsmouth, Virginia, US.
- 2019. Seamless Fiberoptic Intubation. Grand Rounds. Cleveland, Ohio, US.
- 2019. The Vortex approach to the management of the unanticipated difficult airway. Columbus, Ohio, US.
- 2019. Local Anesthetics. Comprehensive Anesthesiology Review Conference. Cleveland, Ohio, US.
- 2018. More Adventures in ENT. Grand Rounds. Cleveland, Ohio, US.
- 2018. Basics of Bronchoscopy Boot Camp (multidisciplinary critical care fellows). Cleveland, Ohio, US.
- 2017. When Breath Becomes Air. Grand Rounds. Cleveland, Ohio, US.
- 2017. Elective Jet Ventilation. Comprehensive Anesthesiology Review Conference. Cleveland, Ohio, US.
- 2017. Airway in Oral Board Exam. Grand Rounds. Cleveland, Ohio, US.
International Presentations
- 2022. “Second victim and Burnout.”. New Generation Anesthesiology Virtual Platform, US.
- 2019. CICO Upon an Apparent Routine Induction – What Went Wrong?. Poster. Amsterdam, NL.
Formal Peers
- 2025. Surgical airway workshop. Houston, Texas, US.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Wang M. Respiratory motion control during stereotactic thermal ablation of malignant liver tumors: clinical solutions to a technical problem. Proc. SPIE, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Wang M. Assessment of superior vena cava diameter and collapsibility index in liver transplantation: a prospective observational study. Braz J Anesthesiol 74(6):844563, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39383993.
- Ruetzler K, Rivas E, Cohen B, Mosteller L, Martin A, Keebler A, Maheshwari K, Steckner K, Wang M, Praveen C, Khanna S, Makarova N, Sessler DI, Turan A. McGrath Video Laryngoscope Versus Macintosh Direct Laryngoscopy for Intubation of Morbidly Obese Patients: A Randomized Trial. Anesth Analg 131(2):586-593, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32175948.
- Wang M, Saasouh W, Botsford T, Keebler A, Zura A, Benninger MS, Avitsian R. Postoperative Stridor and Acute Respiratory Failure After Parkinson Disease Deep Brain Stimulator Placement: Case Report and Review of Literature. World Neurosurg 111:22-25, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29229347.
- Wang M, Singh A, Qureshi H, Leone A, Mascha EJ, Sessler DI. Optimal Depth for Nasopharyngeal Temperature Probe Positioning. Anesth Analg 122(5):1434-8, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26974019.
- Wang M, Qanungo S, Crow MT, Watanabe M, Nieminen AL. Apoptosis repressor with caspase recruitment domain (ARC) is expressed in cancer cells and localizes to nuclei. FEBS Lett 579(11):2411-5, 2005. e-Pub 2005. PMID: 15848180.
- Qanungo S, Wang M, Nieminen AL. N-Acetyl-L-cysteine enhances apoptosis through inhibition of nuclear factor-kappaB in hypoxic murine embryonic fibroblasts. J Biol Chem 279(48):50455-64, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 15375156.
Review Articles
- Galway, U, Wang, M, Deeby, M, Zura, A, Riter, Q, Abdelmalak, BB. Recognition and management of the difficult airway—a narrative review and update on the latest guidelines. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Anesthesia 2, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Galway, U, Zura, A, Wang, M, Deeby, M, Riter, Q, Li, T, Ruetzler, K. Anesthetic considerations for rigid bronchoscopy. Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care 43:38-45, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Galway, U, Khatib, R, Zura, A, Khanna, S, Wang, M, Thida, F, Ruetzler, K. Awake fiberoptic intubation. Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care 41:50-60, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
Other Articles
- Wang M, Mathur P, Abdelmalak B Airway Topicalization Atomizer Parts Break Off in Patient’s Airway. APSF Newsletter(74), 2018.
Editorials
- Wang M. Chewing Gum: A Viable Option as a Rescue Therapy for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting?. Anesthesiology 142(3):434-437, 2025. PMID: 39932342.
- Wang, M, Argalious, M. Laryngeal Mask Airway-SupremeTM (LMAS) in elective non-cardiac surgery. Minerva Anestesiologica 87(5):502-504, 2021. PMID: 33853275.
Books (edited and written)
- Wang M, Argalious M. Smith and Aitkenhead’s Textbook of Anaesthesia. Ed(s) 7th, 2020.
Letters to the Editor
- Tsai, EH, Huang, H, Lai, E, Wang, M, Ruiz, JR. Sitting position, face-to-face rapid sequence intubation with the Airtraq™ video laryngoscope for cancer patients with higher aspiration risk. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 106, 2025.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified October 16, 2025