Eric W. Wang, MD, is professor of Otolaryngology, Neurological Surgery, and Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Director of the Division of Rhinology, and Co-Director of the UPMC Center for Cranial Base Surgery. Dr. Wang is also Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology. Dr. Wang completed his undergraduate studies in biochemistry at Rice University and his medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He completed his internship and residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis.

During his residency, Dr. Wang completed a two-year NIH sponsored research fellowship studying chronic infections of the head and neck. Dr. Wang then completed a one-year fellowship in Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Dr. Wang is a diplomate of the American Board of Otolaryngology and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is also a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), the Triological Society, the American Rhinologic Society, and the North American Skull Base Society.

Dr. Wang has published more than 200 articles in the peer-reviewed literature, presented multiple national podium lectures, and participated as course faculty or course co-director of more than 50 endoscopic courses. He is an associate editor for the American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy and serves on the editorial board of the International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology and The Laryngoscope.

He has received several honors and awards, including an Honor Award at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, and has been consistently listed amongst the Best Doctors in America® since 2013.

Dr. Wang specializes in rhinology and skull base surgery. His areas of focus include the management of chronic rhinosinusitis including revision endoscopic sinus surgery, nasal airway surgery, endoscopic orbital surgery, repair of CSF leaks, and management of sinonasal and anterior cranial fossa tumors. His current research interests include outcomes and quality of life assessment in patients undergoing endoscopic skull base resections, chronic rhinosinusitis, and translational research in the management of sinonasal malignancies.

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Director, Divison of Rhinology
Co-Director, UPMC Center for Cranial Base Surgery
Executive Vice Chair, Department of Otolaryngology