Louise Wang, MD, MSCE, is an Assistant Professor in the Section of Digestive Diseases at Yale School of Medicine and Staff Gastroenterologist at the VA Connecticut Healthcare system. Her clinical focus is on treating complex gastrointestinal conditions, such as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch Syndrome), gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), and gastrointestinal submucosal tumors.

The objective of Dr. Wang’s research is to improve early detection of pancreatic cancer (PDAC), the third leading cause of cancer mortality. Dr. Wang’s research aims to improve on traditional cancer risk prediction by taking a novel approach to leverage electronic health record linked biobanks and identify high risk individuals for PDAC for subsequent targeted screening and surveillance. To facilitate these goals, she integrates approaches in bioinformatics, cancer epidemiology, and genetics.

Dr. Wang has developed methodological expertise to carry out analyses of the VA electronic medical record for millions of individuals. She also leads efforts to improve early detection of pancreatic cancer within the VA Million Veteran Program, the largest megabiobank in the world, which links the necessary longitudinal clinical data with germline genetics.