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Ping Wang, PhD, is an associate professor in the Neuroimaging Innovation Center in the Department of Translational Neuroscience at Barrow Neurological Institute.
Dr. Wang’s expertise includes the development and application of novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) biomarkers for a more complete and accurate characterization of tissue composition and physical and chemical changes associated with pathology. He is a member of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Dr. Wang earned his master’s degree in electronic engineering from the North China Institute of Technology in Taiyuan Shanxi, China. He earned his doctorate in information and communication from the School of Electronic and Information Engineering at Xi’an Jiaotong University in Xi’an Shaanxi, China. He completed postdoctoral research fellowships in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and at Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dr. Wang’s current research focuses on the biophysical origins of MRI signals in vivo that give rise to useful image contrast. He has a particular interest in investigating the molecular and cellular basis of T1, T2, T1ρ, ADC, qMT, and CEST. He aims to use this understanding to develop better methods of imaging and to help interpret the imaging results in various neurological disorders, including neuromuscular and central nervous system diseases.
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, 2012-2016
- PhD, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Electronic and Information Engineering, 2002
- MS, North China Institute of Technology, Electronic Engineering, 1998
- BS, North China Institute of Technology, Test and Measurement Technology, 1995
- International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Distinguished Reviewer, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2015-2019
- Elsevier Reviewer Recognition, 2019
- Educational Stipend Award Recipient, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2006
- Excellent Graduate Student, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, 2000
- Graduate Scholarship, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, 2000
ACOUNEU Trial Single Versus 3-Fraction Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannoma: To Fractionate or Not, Does This Answer the Question?
Date: 09/2025
Authors: Tony J C Wang, William R Kennedy, Paul D Brown
ALSUntangled #77: Psilocybin.
Date: 05/2025
Authors: Bhavya Bakshi, Sandeep Yerraguntla, Carmel Armon, Paul Barkhaus, Tulio Bertorini, Robert Bowser, Sarah Breevoort, Mark Bromberg, Andrew Brown, Gregory T Carter, Vincent Chang, Jesse Crayle, Timothy Fullam, Maxwell Greene, Terry Heiman-Patterson, Carlayne Jackson, Sartaj Jhooty, Elise Mallon, Javier Mascias Cadavid, Christopher J Mcdermott, Gary Pattee, Kaitlyn Pierce, Dylan Ratner, Yuyao Sun, Olivia Wang, Paul Wicks, Martina Wiedau, Richard Bedlack
Detection of Epileptogenic Focal Cortical Dysplasia Using Graph Neural Networks: A MELD Study.
Date: 02/2025
Authors: Mathilde Ripart, Hannah Spitzer, Logan Z J Williams, Lennart Walger, Andrew Chen, Antonio Napolitano, Camilla Rossi-Espagnet, Stephen T. Foldes, Wenhan Hu, Jiajie Mo, Marcus Likeman, Theodor Rüber, Maria Eugenia Caligiuri, Antonio Gambardella, Christopher Guttler, Anna Tietze, Matteo Lenge, Renzo Guerrini, Nathan T Cohen, Irene Wang, Ane Kloster, Lars H Pinborg, Khalid Hamandi, Graeme Jackson, Domenico Tortora, Martin Tisdall, Estefania Conde-Blanco, Jose C Pariente, Carmen Perez-Enriquez, Sofia Gonzalez-Ortiz, Nandini Mullatti, Katy Vecchiato, Yawu Liu, Reetta Kalviainen, Drahoslav Sokol, Jay Shetty, Benjamin Sinclair, Lucy Vivash, Anna Willard, Gavin P Winston, Clarissa Yasuda, Fernando Cendes, Russell T Shinohara, John S Duncan, J Helen Cross, Torsten Baldeweg, Emma C Robinson, Juan Eugenio Iglesias, Sophie Adler, Konrad Wagstyl
Does comorbid depression and anxiety portend poor long-term outcomes following surgery for lumbar spondylolisthesis? Five-year analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database
Date: 11/2024
Authors: Joseph DiDomenico, Joseph D. DiDomenico, S Harrison Farber, Michael S. Virk, Jakub Godzik, Sarah E. Johnson, Mohamad Bydon, Praveen V. Mummaneni, Erica F. Bisson, Steven D. Glassman, Andrew K. Chan, Dean Chou, Kai-Ming Fu, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Anthony L. Asher, Domagoj Coric, Eric A. Potts, Kevin T. Foley, Michael Y. Wang, John J. Knightly, Paul Park, Mark E. Shaffrey, Jonathan R. Slotkin, Regis W. Haid, Juan S. Uribe, Jay D. Turner
Predictors of patient satisfaction in the surgical treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy
Date: 11/2024
Authors: Alexander J. Schupper, Joseph DiDomenico, Joseph D. DiDomenico, S Harrison Farber, Sarah E. Johnson, Erica F. Bisson, Mohamad Bydon, Anthony L. Asher, Domagoj Coric, Eric A. Potts, Kevin T. Foley, Michael Y. Wang, Kai-Ming Fu, Michael S. Virk, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Oren N. Gottfried, Christine Park, John J. Knightly, Scott Meyer, Paul Park, Cheerag Upadhyaya, Mark E. Shaffrey, Andrew K. Chan, Luis M. Tumialán, Dean Chou, Regis W. Haid, Praveen V. Mummaneni, Juan S. Uribe, Jay D. Turner
Ping Wang, PhD, is an associate professor in the Neuroimaging Innovation Center in the Department of Translational Neuroscience at Barrow Neurological Institute.
Dr. Wang’s expertise includes the development and application of novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) biomarkers for a more complete and accurate characterization of tissue composition and physical and chemical changes associated with pathology. He is a member of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Dr. Wang earned his master’s degree in electronic engineering from the North China Institute of Technology in Taiyuan Shanxi, China. He earned his doctorate in information and communication from the School of Electronic and Information Engineering at Xi’an Jiaotong University in Xi’an Shaanxi, China. He completed postdoctoral research fellowships in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and at Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dr. Wang’s current research focuses on the biophysical origins of MRI signals in vivo that give rise to useful image contrast. He has a particular interest in investigating the molecular and cellular basis of T1, T2, T1ρ, ADC, qMT, and CEST. He aims to use this understanding to develop better methods of imaging and to help interpret the imaging results in various neurological disorders, including neuromuscular and central nervous system diseases.
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, 2012-2016
- PhD, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Electronic and Information Engineering, 2002
- MS, North China Institute of Technology, Electronic Engineering, 1998
- BS, North China Institute of Technology, Test and Measurement Technology, 1995
- International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Distinguished Reviewer, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2015-2019
- Elsevier Reviewer Recognition, 2019
- Educational Stipend Award Recipient, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2006
- Excellent Graduate Student, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, 2000
- Graduate Scholarship, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, 2000
ACOUNEU Trial Single Versus 3-Fraction Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannoma: To Fractionate or Not, Does This Answer the Question?
Date: 09/2025
Authors: Tony J C Wang, William R Kennedy, Paul D Brown
ALSUntangled #77: Psilocybin.
Date: 05/2025
Authors: Bhavya Bakshi, Sandeep Yerraguntla, Carmel Armon, Paul Barkhaus, Tulio Bertorini, Robert Bowser, Sarah Breevoort, Mark Bromberg, Andrew Brown, Gregory T Carter, Vincent Chang, Jesse Crayle, Timothy Fullam, Maxwell Greene, Terry Heiman-Patterson, Carlayne Jackson, Sartaj Jhooty, Elise Mallon, Javier Mascias Cadavid, Christopher J Mcdermott, Gary Pattee, Kaitlyn Pierce, Dylan Ratner, Yuyao Sun, Olivia Wang, Paul Wicks, Martina Wiedau, Richard Bedlack
Detection of Epileptogenic Focal Cortical Dysplasia Using Graph Neural Networks: A MELD Study.
Date: 02/2025
Authors: Mathilde Ripart, Hannah Spitzer, Logan Z J Williams, Lennart Walger, Andrew Chen, Antonio Napolitano, Camilla Rossi-Espagnet, Stephen T. Foldes, Wenhan Hu, Jiajie Mo, Marcus Likeman, Theodor Rüber, Maria Eugenia Caligiuri, Antonio Gambardella, Christopher Guttler, Anna Tietze, Matteo Lenge, Renzo Guerrini, Nathan T Cohen, Irene Wang, Ane Kloster, Lars H Pinborg, Khalid Hamandi, Graeme Jackson, Domenico Tortora, Martin Tisdall, Estefania Conde-Blanco, Jose C Pariente, Carmen Perez-Enriquez, Sofia Gonzalez-Ortiz, Nandini Mullatti, Katy Vecchiato, Yawu Liu, Reetta Kalviainen, Drahoslav Sokol, Jay Shetty, Benjamin Sinclair, Lucy Vivash, Anna Willard, Gavin P Winston, Clarissa Yasuda, Fernando Cendes, Russell T Shinohara, John S Duncan, J Helen Cross, Torsten Baldeweg, Emma C Robinson, Juan Eugenio Iglesias, Sophie Adler, Konrad Wagstyl
Does comorbid depression and anxiety portend poor long-term outcomes following surgery for lumbar spondylolisthesis? Five-year analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database
Date: 11/2024
Authors: Joseph DiDomenico, Joseph D. DiDomenico, S Harrison Farber, Michael S. Virk, Jakub Godzik, Sarah E. Johnson, Mohamad Bydon, Praveen V. Mummaneni, Erica F. Bisson, Steven D. Glassman, Andrew K. Chan, Dean Chou, Kai-Ming Fu, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Anthony L. Asher, Domagoj Coric, Eric A. Potts, Kevin T. Foley, Michael Y. Wang, John J. Knightly, Paul Park, Mark E. Shaffrey, Jonathan R. Slotkin, Regis W. Haid, Juan S. Uribe, Jay D. Turner
Predictors of patient satisfaction in the surgical treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy
Date: 11/2024
Authors: Alexander J. Schupper, Joseph DiDomenico, Joseph D. DiDomenico, S Harrison Farber, Sarah E. Johnson, Erica F. Bisson, Mohamad Bydon, Anthony L. Asher, Domagoj Coric, Eric A. Potts, Kevin T. Foley, Michael Y. Wang, Kai-Ming Fu, Michael S. Virk, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Oren N. Gottfried, Christine Park, John J. Knightly, Scott Meyer, Paul Park, Cheerag Upadhyaya, Mark E. Shaffrey, Andrew K. Chan, Luis M. Tumialán, Dean Chou, Regis W. Haid, Praveen V. Mummaneni, Juan S. Uribe, Jay D. Turner