SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Aug. 28, 2024 – Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, one of the nation’s top ten pediatric health care systems, and the University of California San Diego are pleased to announce Vincent Wang, MD, MHA, as Chief of Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) at Rady Children’s and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine.
In this role, Dr. Wang will lead the Sam S. and Rose Stein Emergency Care Center team while training the next generation of emergency medicine specialists. This includes spearheading important educational and research initiatives related the practice of pediatric emergency medicine and to diseases and conditions often seen in emergency care, such as asthma, meningitis, appendicitis, Kawasaki disease, and traumatic brain injury.
Vincent Wang, MD, MHA
Dr. Wang brings a wealth of experience from his recent position as Chief of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Director of Emergency Services at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/Children’s Health in Dallas, home to one of the busiest pediatric emergency departments in the country.
“Dr. Wang has built an extraordinary career in pediatric emergency medicine, managing some of the highest patient volumes while providing exceptional care under critical conditions,” said Robin H. Steinhorn, MD, Senior Vice President and Executive Director, Rady Children’s Specialists of San Diego, a Medical Foundation. and Vice Dean for Children’s Clinical Programs at UC San Diego School of Medicine. “It’s this experience, alongside his impressive ability to lead and teach, that makes us excited and proud to welcome Dr. Wang as our Chief of Pediatric Emergency Medicine.”
The Sam S. and Rose Stein Emergency Care Center is the only emergency care center in the region dedicated to caring for kids and the only Level 1 pediatric trauma center in San Diego County. The center handles more than 100,000 emergency visits annually and operates 24/7, providing expert care through Rady Children’s Specialists of San Diego, the largest group of board-certified pediatric emergency specialists in the county.
“I’m deeply honored to join the team at Rady Children’s and serve as Chief in this extraordinary emergency medicine division,” says Dr. Wang. “The past few years have presented tremendous challenges for emergency departments nationwide, and Rady Children’s has not only weathered the storm but thrived under these conditions. I hope to continue the tradition of clinical, educational, and research excellence and provide the highest quality of acute care to our pediatric patients and their families in San Diego and beyond.”
“At Rady Children’s and UC San Diego, we pride ourselves on running one of the busiest emergency medicine centers on the West Coast while training the best and brightest physicians across the country. Looking to the future, we need individuals like Dr. Wang who can manage this constant clinical demand while helping our clinicians to grow and innovate,” says Gabriel G. Haddad, MD, Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Neurosciences and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at UC San Diego School of Medicine. “Dr. Wang’s academic and clinical background makes him a perfect fit for our needs not only currently but for years to come.”
Dr. Wang graduated from Boston University School of Medicine and completed his residency training at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). He completed his Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Wang then returned to CHLA, where he served as Fellowship Director (2000-2006) and Associate Division Head (2006-2018). He was Division Chief of PEM at UT Southwestern Medical School from 2018 to 2024. He is an editor for several editions of the PEM Question Review Book and the Fleisher and Ludwig 5-Minute PEM Consult.
About Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
Ranked as one of the 10 best children’s hospitals in the nation by U.S. News and World Report for 2023-2024, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego includes a 511-bed pediatric hospital that serves as the largest provider of comprehensive pediatric medical services in San Diego, southern Riverside, and Imperial counties. With more than 40 locations, Rady Children’s is the only health system in the San Diego area dedicated exclusively to pediatric health care and is the region’s only designated pediatric trauma center. Rady Children’s is a nonprofit organization that relies on donations to support its mission. For more information, visit rchsd.org and find us on Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.