Leo Wang, MD, PhD

Dr. Leo Wang is a physician-scientist, board-certified dermatologist, and bioengineer at the University of Pennsylvania. As an Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Bioengineering, Dr. Wang practices dermatology at Pennsylvania Hospital and the Perelman Center of Advanced Medicine and maintains a clinical focus in inflammatory skin diseases, and directs specialty clinics in alopecia areata and hidradenitis suppurativa. Dr. Wang is also Principal Investigator of the NIH-funded Wang Dermatologic Bioengineering Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania, home to an interdisciplinary group of chemists, engineers, immunologists, and medical trainees. The lab maintains a translational focus on skin immunology, materials science, polymer chemistry, polymer-drug conjugates, drug delivery, and drug development. Dr. Wang has received competitive NIH funding including the NIH Early Independence Award (DP5) as well awards from the Dermatology Foundation, National Alopecia Areata Foundation, National Psoriasis Foundation, among others.  Dr. Wang has published 7 textbooks and over 60 peer-reviewed research articles. His research has been published in high-profile journals including Nature, Nature Biomedical Engineering, Journal of Controlled Release, Advanced Healthcare Materials, JAMA Dermatology, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, and British Journal of Dermatology. Dr. Wang is a founder of three companies, had advised many startups, and holds multiple patents related to polymer chemistry and biomaterials and their clinical applications.