CBC Alumni Spotlight: Alan Wang

Biochemistry, Molecular Biophysics, and Mathematics BS, Class of 2007.

"I graduated in 2007 with a BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, as well as a double major in Mathematics. After graduation, I went to work at the San Francisco Veterans Administration Hospital for 1 year as part of fulfilling government duty from receiving a National Security Education Program scholarship. I matriculated into the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix’s second class in 2008 and met my wife. We got married and both went to residency training in Philadelphia where I was a neurology resident physician at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. I served as chief resident last year and moved to Miami for my fellowship subspecialty training in epilepsy. We moved home to Arizona in 2018 where I started as a neurologist at Banner University Medical Center - Phoenix, the teaching hospital for my medical school. I became the Associate Program Director for the residency program in 2019, the Clerkship Director for the medical school in 2020, and ultimately the Program Director for the residency in 2022. It has been quite the journey so far and an honor to care for people. I am humbled that I was just notified about being selected as the Medical Provider Honoree for the Epilepsy Foundation of Arizona.  

Along the way, my wife and I became parents to two beautiful children: Axel, who is 3, and Azelle, who is 10 months, and we have a 14-year-old Yorkie! To think that all this began in 2003 in Tucson is hard to believe and I feel very lucky to have all the support from the wonderful staff at University of Arizona’s Chemistry & Biochemistry Department." ~ Alan.

Alan was recently recognized as Epileptologist of the year by the Epilepsy Foundation of Arizona.