AndrewYWangMDAGAF, FACG, FASGE

Advanced Endoscopic Interventional, Biliary Tract Disease, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Pancreas Disease

Professor of Medicine, Division Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology & Director of Interventional Endoscopy, University of Virginia Health System

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Office
1215 Lee St
Charlottesville, VA 22908
Phone+1 434-243-3090

Fax+1 434-244-9445

Summary

Dr. Andrew Wang is a gastroenterologist in Charlottesville, VA and is affiliated with the University of Virginia Health System. He received his medical degree from University of Virginia School of Medicine in 2001. He also speaks multiple languages, including Taiwanese. Dr. Wang specializes in interventional endoscopy for the treatment of biliary tract disease, early gastrointestinal cancers and precancerous GI lesions, and pancreatic disease. Dr. Wang is an expert at pancreatobiliary EUS and ERCP for choledocholithiasis, cholangiocarcinomia, biliary tract disease, pancreatic cancer, and pancreatitis. He is an expert at endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), and esophageal/gastric per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM).

Meet UVA Gastroenterologist, Dr. Andrew Wang

Andrew Wang, MD, is a gastroenterologist at UVA Medical Center who specializes in endoscopic procedures to treat the bile duct, pancreas, and luminal GI tract.

Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2004 - 2007
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2004
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 2007 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2003 - 2024
IL State Medical License 2001 - 2005
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Recognition of Outstanding Patient Experience UVA Helath, 2022
Recognition of Outstanding Patient Experience University of Virginia Health System, 2019
Outstanding Editorial Review Board Award Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and VideoGIE Editorial Boards, 2017-2019
Top Doctor Castle Connolly, formerly US News & World Report, 2012-2019
ACG Edgar Achkar Visiting Professorship at the University of Michigan ACG Institute for Clinical Research & Education, 2017
Dean’s Award for Clinical Excellence University of Virginia School of Medicine, 2012
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Inpatient - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
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Clinical Trials

Submucosal Injection EMR vs. Underwater EMR for Colorectal Polyps Start of enrollment: 2012 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Stent vs. Indomethacin for Preventing Post-ERCP Pancreatitis Start of enrollment: 2015 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 3
Cholangiography Using Carbon Dioxide Versus Iodinated Contrast in ERCP Start of enrollment: 2016 Feb 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
SpHincterotomy for Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis Start of enrollment: 2018 Sep 27
Recruiting
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

128 citations
Hepatic stellate cells and portal fibroblasts are the major cellular sources of collagens and lysyl oxidases in normal liver and early after injury
Maryna Perepelyuk, Masahiko Terajima, Andrew Y. Wang, Penelope C. Georges, Paul A. Janmey
American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 2013-03-15
397 citations
Increased stiffness of the rat liver precedes matrix deposition: implications for fibrosis
Penelope C. Georges, Jia Ji Hui, Zoltan Gombos, Margaret E. McCormick, Andrew Wang
American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 2007-12-01
12 citations
Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tree: A rare cause of obstructive jaundice in children which can mimic choledochal cysts
Dhara J Kinariwala, Andrew Y. Wang, Patrick D Melmer, William P McCullough
The Indian Journal of Radiology & Imaging. 2017-07-01

Journal Articles

Colonoscopy Enables the Diagnosis of Opiate Abuse
Andrew Y Wang, Andrew P Copland, Jonathan P Gaspar, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Lectures

Gastric IM: Survey or Not?
AGC 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia, PA - 10/5/2018
Small Pancreatic Cysts: Do They Really Matter?
AGC 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia, PA - 10/5/2018
Advancing Techniques in Colonoscopy and Colon Emergencies
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), Downers Grove, Illinois - 7/18/2013

Press Mentions

GIs Clash with GLP-1 Restrictions for Endoscopy, but ‘Anesthesiologists Have Final Say’September 16th, 2024
GI Leader to Know: Dr. Andrew Wang of the University of Virginia Health SystemJune 5th, 2019
Abstract Award WinnersMarch 16th, 2016
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Grant Support

SpHincterotomy for Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis (SHARP) TrialNational Institutes of Health2018–2023

Professional Memberships

American Gastroenterological Association - AGA
Fellow
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - ASGE
Fellow
American College of Gastroenterology - ACG
Fellow
Virginia Gastroenterological Society - VGS
President

Other Languages

Taiwanese

External Links

UVA Interventional Endoscopyhttp://www.uvaphysicianresource.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/17-67806-Admin.-Intervent.-Endoscopy-Fact-Sheet-FINAL.pdf