Jennifer R. Wang, M.D., ScM
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2015 | Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA, ScM, Master of Science, Genetic Epidemiology |
| 2010 | University of Toronto, Toronto, CAN, MD, Doctor of Medicine |
| 2006 | McMaster University, Hamilton, CAN, BHSc, Bachelor of Health Sciences |
Postgraduate Training
| 2017-2018 | Clinical Fellowship, Advanced Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2013-2015 | Research Residency, Clinician Investigator Program, University of Toronto, Toronto |
| 2010-2017 | Clinical Residency, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto |
Board Certifications
| 2017 | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada |
Honors & Awards
| 2018 | Conquer Cancer Foundation Merit Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology |
| 2018 | Fellow, ECCO-AACR-EORTC-ESMO Methods in Clinical Cancer Research |
| 2015 | Chapnik, Freeman & Friedberg Clinician-Scientist Award, University of Toronto |
| 2014 | William S. Fenwick Research Fellowship Award |
| 2014 | Alando J. Ballantyne Resident Research Award, American Head and Neck Society |
| 2010 | Hugh Barber Scholarship in Otolaryngology |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Ren S, Gaykalova D, Wang J, Guo T, Danilova L, Favorov A, Fertig E, Bishop J, Khan Z, Flam E, Wysocki PT, DeJong P, Ando M, Liu C, Sakai A, Fukusumi T, Haft S, Sadat S, Califano JA. Discovery and development of differentially methylated regions in human papillomavirus-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Int J Cancer 143(10):2425-2436, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30070359.
- Wang JR, Habbous S, Espin-Garcia O, Chen D, Huang SH, Simpson C, Xu W, Liu FF, Brown DH, Gilbert RW, Gullane PJ, Irish JC, Goldstein DP, Liu G. Comorbidity and performance status as independent prognostic factors in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck 38(5):736-42, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25521753.
- Wang JR, Gramling SJ, Goldstein DP, Cheng D, Chen D, Azad AK, Tse A, Hon H, Chen Z, Mirshams M, Simpson C, Huang SH, Marquez S, O'Sullivan B, Liu FF, Roberts H, Xu W, Brown DH, Gilbert RW, Gullane PJ, Irish JC, Reisman DN, Liu G. Association of two BRM promoter polymorphisms with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma risk. Carcinogenesis 34(5):1012-7, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23322154.
- Higgins KM, Wang JR. State of head and neck surgical oncology research--a review and critical appraisal of landmark studies. Head Neck 30(12):1636-42, 2008. PMID: 18642286.