Leo Wang MD PhD
Pediatric Hematologic Oncology
Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Immuno-Oncology
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1500 E. Duarte Road1500 East Duarte RoadDuarte, CA 91010
Phone+1 626-256-4673
Fax+1 626-301-5415
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Summary
- Dr. Leo D. Wang is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist/stem cell transplant physician at the Beckman Research Institute and City of Hope in Duarte, CA. He received his medical and graduate degrees from the University of Chicago and trained at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Boston Children's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He joined City of Hope in 2016. His translational focus is in adoptive cellular therapies for pediatric brain tumors.
Education & Training
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2008 - 2011
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 2005 - 2008
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2016 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2008 - 2016
PA State Medical License 2005 - 2008
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Clinical Trials
- Genetically Modified T-cells in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Malignant Glioma Start of enrollment: 2015 May 18
- Study of Gene Therapy Using a Lentiviral Vector to Treat X-linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease Start of enrollment: 2015 Oct 29
- CAR T Cells After Lymphodepletion for the Treatment of IL13Rα2 Positive Recurrent or Refractory Brain Tumors in Children Start of enrollment: 2020 Dec 04
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Phosphoproteomic Profiling Reveals mTOR Signaling in Sustaining Macrophage Phagocytosis of Cancer Cells.Bixin Wang, Xu Cao, Krystine Garcia-Mansfield, Jingkai Zhou, Antigoni Manousopoulou
Cancers. 2024-12-19 - Adoptive T cell therapies for solid tumors: T(I)ME is of the essence.Nour Amwas, Chu-Hsuan Chiu, Diana Gumber, Leo D Wang
Ebiomedicine. 2024-11-01 - 1 citationsAPIR: Aggregating Universal Proteomics Database Search Algorithms for Peptide Identification with FDR Control.Yiling Elaine Chen, Xinzhou Ge, Kyla Woyshner, MeiLu McDermott, Antigoni Manousopoulou
Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics. 2024-07-03
Journal Articles
- Attenuation of PKCδ Enhances Metabolic Activity and Promotes Expansion of Blood ProgenitorsLeo Wang, MD, Molecular Systems Biology
Press Mentions
Honoring Dr. John Zaia: A Legacy of Science, Leadership, and KindnessFebruary 27th, 2025
Why Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Is Slow to Catch on with PatientsSeptember 28th, 2024- First Day of a ‘New Life’ for a Boy with Sickle CellSeptember 16th, 2024
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