Department of Surgery Faculty
Peter T. H. Wang, DMD, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Division: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Email: wangp@uthscsa.edu
Board Certifications:
American Board of Plastic Surgery
Education:
MD, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1992
DMD, Dental Medicine, Harvard School of Dental Medicine Boston, MA, 1987
Postgraduate training:
Craniofacial - Los Angeles Children’s Hospital, 1998-99 Fellow Plastic Los Angeles, CA
Plastic Surgery Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1996-98 Philadelphia, PA
Surgery Resident, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1993-96, Philadelphia, PA
Surgery intern, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1992-93, Philadelphia, PA
Oral and maxillofacial residency, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1987-90 New York, NY
Research interests:
Resorbable plate for mandiblular reconstruction; Endoscopic Harvest of Temporoparietal Fascia;
Treatment Outcome of Cleft Lip and Palate in South Texas; Distraction Osteogenesis of the craniofacial skeleton;
Velopharyngeal Function in Hispanic Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate; Cleft palate repair using acellular dermis
Clinical interests:
Publications:
Books:
Camarata, Joseph, Wang, Peter T.H. " Hair Sparing Incisions and Scalp Flap Design" Neurosurgery Clinic North America, 13(2002), 411-419
Leong, Kenneth, Nastala, Chet, Wang, Peter T.H. " Cosmetic Aspect of Cranial Surgery" Neurosurgery Clinic North America, 13 (2002), 491-503
Hitt, Darron, Wang, Peter T.H. " Lip Reduction Surgery" E-Medicine (2002)
Papers:
Stanley A. Okoro, Tarak H. Patel, Peter T.H. Wang, "Who Needs the Surgical Headlight?", The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 2007, March, (44)126-128.
Eric R. Helling, Vipul R. Dev, Jairme Garza, Constance Barone, Pramod Nelluri, Peter T.H. Wang, "Low Fistula Rate in Palatal Clefts Closed with the Furlow Technique Using Decellularized Dermis", Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2006, June(117) 2361-2365.
Richard A. Levine, Jaime R Garza, Peter T.H. Wang, C. Lynn Hurst, Vipul R Dev, "Adult Facial Growth: Applications to Aesthetic Surgery", Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2003, November
Stephen L-K Yen, John Gross, Peter Wang, Dennis-Duke Yamashita, " Closure of Large Alveolar Cleft by Bony Transport of a Posterior Segment Using Orthodontic Archwires Attached to Bone: Report of a Case", Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2001, June (59) 688-691.
Micam W. Tullous, Matthew N. Henry, Peter T.H. Wang, Dennis Vollmer, Andrew Auber, Patricia Mancuso, "Multiple-Revolution Spiral Osteotomy for Cranial Reconstruction", Journal of Neurosurgery, 2001, April (94) 671-676.
Abstracts:
Eric Helling, Peter T.H. Wang, "Endoscopic Harvest of Temporoparietal Fascia Flap for Auricular Reconstruction" American Cleft Palate Association, April, 2006, Vancouver
Eric Helling, Peter T.H. Wang " Alloderm Insertion in Primary Furlow Palatoplasty" American Cleft Palate Association, April 2005, Myrtle Beach.
Peter T. H. Wang, Garza, R. Jaime, Bala, Raj, "Fistula Prevention with Decellularize Dermis at the time of Cleft Palate Repair", Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2003, San Antonio, Texas.
Peter T. H. Wang, "Ear Reconstruction Using Medpor", Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons, Sept 22, 2002, Hourston, Texas
Joseph C. Camarata, Peter T. H. Wang, Patricia Mancuso, Micum Tollus, " Craniosynostosis Correction Using Spiral Osteotomies" 59th annual meeting, American Cleft Palate- Craniofacial Association April, 2002
Professional organizations:
Texas Medical Association
Texas Plastic Surgery Society
American Society of Plastic Surgery
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgery
American Cleft Palate Association
Bexar County Medical Society
Awards:
Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Magna Cum Laude, 1987
Harvard Odontological Society Research Award, 1987
Outstanding Educator Award, Division of Plastic Surgery 2002-2003
Biosketch: Dr. Peter Wang is a board certified plastic surgeon, having earned his medical degree from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in the city of New York, and his dental degree from Harvard School of Dental Medicine. He completed his training in plastic surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and completed his craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery fellowship at Children′s Hospital of Los Angeles. Although adept at performing a wide range of plastic surgery, Dr. Wang′s primary mission is to provide specialized care for children born with cleft lip and cleft palate, craniosysnostosis, craniomaxillofacial anomalies, hemangiomas, vascular malformations, birthmarks, congenital nevus, jaw deformity, ear deformity and microtia.
