Doctor's Bio
Dr. Richard Y. Wang, DO, is an emergency medicine physician with more than two decades of experience caring for patients with urgent and life-threatening illnesses and injuries. He evaluates and treats a wide range of emergency conditions, helping patients get the care they need when every moment matters.
Dr. Wang earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his emergency medicine residency at Michigan State University.
He joined the Emory University School of Medicine faculty in 2001 and brings extensive experience in emergency care and medical education to his work.
Board Certifications
American Board of Emergency Medicine
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Internship: Metropolitan Hospital - Central Division
- Residency: Sparrow Hospital
Fellowships
Bellevue Hospital Center
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
OPEN 24 HOURS
Visiting hours are from 8 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. daily
Publications
- The Lipid-binding PX Domain of RRC-1 (ARHGAP32/33) is Required for Optimal Assembly and Function of Integrin Adhesion Complexes at the Muscle Cell Boundary in C. elegans.
Sagadiev S, Martin I, Arefeayne N, Wang RY, Hudson R, Mayans O, Qadota H, Benian GM
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology. 2025;
PMID: 41446191 - Hepatitis E prevalence and infection in solid-organ transplant recipients in the United States.
Samala N, Wang RY, Auh S, Balla AK, Dakhoul L, Alter HJ, Farci P, Ghabril M, Lucey MR, Rangnekar AS, Reddy KR, Ghany MG
Journal of viral hepatitis. 2022;29(12):1134-1142.
PMID: 36036116 - Binding of Free and Immune Complex-Associated Hepatitis C Virus to Erythrocytes Is Mediated by the Complement System.
Salam KA, Wang RY, Grandinetti T, De Giorgi V, Alter HJ, Allison RD
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.). 2018;68(6):2118-2129.
PMID: 29742812 - Preferential association of hepatitis C virus with CD19 B cells is mediated by complement system.
Wang RY, Bare P, De Giorgi V, Matsuura K, Salam KA, Grandinetti T, Schechterly C, Alter HJ
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.). 2016;64(6):1900-1910.
PMID: 27641977 - Case diagnosis and characterization of suspected paralytic shellfish poisoning in Alaska.
Knaack JS, Porter KA, Jacob JT, Sullivan K, Forester M, Wang RY, Trainer VL, Morton S, Eckert G, McGahee E, Thomas J, McLaughlin J, Johnson RC
Harmful algae. 2016;57(Pt B):45-50.
PMID: 28918891 - Circulating let-7 levels in plasma and extracellular vesicles correlate with hepatic fibrosis progression in chronic hepatitis C.
Matsuura K, De Giorgi V, Schechterly C, Wang RY, Farci P, Tanaka Y, Alter HJ
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.). 2016;64(3):732-45.
PMID: 27227815 - Immunoglobulin with High-Titer In Vitro Cross-Neutralizing Hepatitis C Virus Antibodies Passively Protects Chimpanzees from Homologous, but Not Heterologous, Challenge.
Bukh J, Engle RE, Faulk K, Wang RY, Farci P, Alter HJ, Purcell RH
Journal of virology. 2015;89(17):9128-32.
PMID: 26085160 - Effect of the alkali insertion ion on the electrochemical properties of nickel hexacyanoferrate electrodes.
Lee HW, Pasta M, Wang RY, Ruffo R, Cui Y
Faraday discussions. 2014;
PMID: 25406368 - Manganese hexacyanomanganate open framework as a high-capacity positive electrode material for sodium-ion batteries.
Lee HW, Wang RY, Pasta M, Woo Lee S, Liu N, Cui Y
Nature communications. 2014;
PMID: 25311066 - Differential responses of plasmacytoid dendritic cells to influenza virus and distinct viral pathogens.
Thomas JM, Pos Z, Reinboth J, Wang RY, Wang E, Frank GM, Lusso P, Trinchieri G, Alter HJ, Marincola FM, Thomas E
Journal of virology. 2014;88(18):10758-66.
PMID: 25008918
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