Dr. Wang, Nashville, TN Eye Surgeon

Ming Wang, MD, PhD has an extensive educational and clinical background.

• 1982-86 -- PhD in Laser Physics
• 1987-91 -- MD (magna cum laude) Harvard Medical School and MIT, Boston, MA
• 1992-93 -- Ocular Genetics Fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
• 1993-96 -- Residency in Ophthalmology at Wills Eye Hospital
• 1996-97 -- Cornea/Refractive Surgery Fellowship at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL
• 1997-2002 -- Founding Director of Vanderbilt Laser Sight Center, Nashville, TN
• 2002-Present  -- Founding Director of Wang Vision Institute
• 2002-Present -- Attending Surgeon, Saint Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN
• 2005-Present -- Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee; co-owner and international president, Shanghai Aier Eye Hospital
• Click to view Dr. Wang's CV (Resume)

Dr. Ming Wang, a modern-day Renaissance man and a true artist

An innovative eye surgeon, a laser physicist, a champion ballroom dancer, a musician and a philanthropist, Ming Wang, M.D., Ph.D. is the epitome of a modern-day Renaissance man and a true artist. A Harvard & MIT graduate (MD, magna cum laude) and as one of the few LASIK eye surgeons in the world who hold a doctorate degree in laser physics, Dr. Wang is a researcher with a publication in the world renowned journal “Nature”, holds several US patents for inventions of new biotechnologies to restore sight, performed over 25,000 LASIK and cataract surgeries (including on over 3,000 doctors), performed the world’s first femtosecond laser-assisted artificial cornea implantation and founded a charity sight restoration foundation that helped patients from over 40 states in US and 55 countries with all sight restoration surgeries performed free of charge. Click to read more ...

Why choose Dr. Wang to care for your eyes?

• He is one of the leading cataract surgeons in the US who has dual qualifications in both cataract surgery and LASIK .
• He helped introduce premium IOL (Forever Young Lens) to cataract surgery to our state
• His educational background in laser physics as well as medicine makes him uniquely qualified to care for your eyes during your vision correction procedure.
• He brought bladeless Intralase LASIK technology to TN, and thus has the most experience with this technology.
• He specializes in management of complications resulting from surgical vision correction surgery, and lectureds internationally on the topic. He is one of a small number of doctors in the US who performs the Custom-CAP procedure for patients suffering from decentered ablations.
• His practice is not limited to LASIK. He also performs implantable contact lens procedures, and medical procedures such as INTACS for keratoconus and pterygium removal.
• He offers the only active cornea fellowship in Tennessee, and has taught and certified surgeons worldwide.
• He is an accomplished researcher -- See Dr. Wang's CV and review his publications
• He was a former panel consultant to the US FDA Ophthalmic Device Panel, and evaluated LASIK in the 1990s.
• Based on his stem cell and amniotic membrane research, he obtained a US patent of a new biotechnology used to reduce corneal blindness after injury. Dr. Wang is at the forefront in the development of new eye reconstructive surgeries to restore vision in patients who have been previously diagnosed as blind. Pateints from over 50 countries have contacted him for assistance with their visual health. For more information on Dr. Ming Wang, see his personal web page.

If you're interested in laser vision correction or cataract surgery, choose experience and technology. Choose Wang Vision Institute of Nashville, Tennessee. Call or email us today.