Runsheng Wang, MD, MHS
Overview
Dr. Wang's clinical and research interests focus on spondyloarthritis, including ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis, particularly in epidemiology, outcomes research and comparative effectiveness research of spondyloarthritis. She treats other types of inflammatory arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis and gout, as well as systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, dermatomyositis, polymyositis, scleroderma, mixed connective tissue disease, Sjogren’s syndrome. In addition, Dr. Wang applies musculoskeletal ultrasonography in diagnosis and management of patients with arthritis.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Dermatomyositis
- Gout
- Myositis
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Spondylitis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
Languages
- Chinese
- Mandarin
Gender
- Female
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Student Health
AgeWell
- Medicare Managed Care
- Special Needs
Capital District Physician Health Plan
- Capital District Physician Health Plan
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
Oxford Health Plans
- Freedom
- Liberty
United Health Care
- Columbia Employee POS
- Compass (Exchange)
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- MD, Peking Union Medical College (Beijing, China)
- Residency: Maimondes Medical Center
- Fellowship: 2013 National Institutes of Health, MD
- Fellowship: 2015 National Institutes of Health
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Rheumatology
Honors & Awards
Lawrence Shulman Scholar for Translational Research, NIAMS
Rheumatology Research Foundation Scientist Development Award
Spondylitis Association of America Bruckel Early Career Investigator Award in Axial Spondyloarthritis
Research
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Research Publications in Print or other Media
1, Wang, R., Crowson, C.S., Wright, K. & Ward, M.M. (2107). Clinical Evolution of Patients with New-onset Inflammatory Back Pain: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Arthritis & Rheumatology. In press
2, Wang, R., Dasgupta, A., & Ward, M. M. Comparative Efficacy of Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha Inhibitors in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-analysis. J Rheum. 2018 Jan 15. pii: jrheum.170224. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.170224.
3, Wang, R., Gabriel, S. E., & Ward, M. M. (2016). Progression of Patients with Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis to Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Arthritis & Rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.). http://doi.org/10.1002/art.39542
4, Wang, R., Dasgupta, A., & Ward, M. M. (2015). Comparative efficacy of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in ankylosing spondylitis: a Bayesian network meta-analysis of clinical trials. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. http://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-207677
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov