Resident Profile - Jeff Filbert Wang, M.D.

Jeff Filbert Wang, M.D.
PGY 4
jeffwang@creighton.edu

Education

  • Medical: 08/1984-07/1989 M.D. in Clinic Medicine, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang, China
    08/1989-07/1992 M.S. in Medical Science, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
  • Postgraduate: 08/1999- 09/2002 M.S. in Computer Science, University of Nebraska at Omaha
  • Residency:
    AP/CP Pathology Program, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE
    July 2006-Present

Research Experience

  • 05/2000 – 06/2006 Software Engineer and Database Administrator Offutt Air Base, US Air Force, Omaha, Nebraska
  • 08/1995 – 04/2000 Research Associate Myron Lee Toews, PhD, Department of Pharmacology,
    University of Nebraska Medical Center. Studied the internalization and downregulation process of
    alpha1-adrenergic receptors in pulmonary diseases.
  • 09/1993 – 07/1995 Postdoc Research Associate John Perkins, PhD, Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Investigated the mechanisms of downregulation of beta2-adrenergic receptor.
  • 08/1992 – 07/1993 Research Associate QuanFu Xue, MD, Department of Pathophysiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Peking Union Medical College. Investigated the mechanisms of pulmonary hypertension under hypoxia.

Publications

Wang JF, Sarma DP, Santos EE, Wang B. Dermal Nerve Sheath Myxoma. The Internet J Dermatol. Vol 5(2)

Wang JF, Sarma DP, Bewtra C, Lee LMJ (2007). Verrucous carcinoma arising in a chronic non-healing ulcer of the foot of a diabetic patient, The Internet J Dermatol 5(1).

Wang JF, Sarma DP, Ulmer P (2007). Diagnostic dilemma: HMB-45 and Melan-A negative tumor, can it still be a melanoma? MITF (Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor) stain may confirm the diagnosis. The Internet J Dermatol 5(1)

Wang JF, Sarma DP (2007). Acquired perforating osteoma cutis. The Internet J Dermatol 5(1).

Jiefa Wang, Lei Wang, J.L.Anderson, Nancy A. Schulte, Myron Toews. Regulatory properties of a1b- adrenergic receptors defective in coupling to phosphoinositide hydrolysis Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 300:134-141, 2002

Jiefa Wang, Lei Wang, J.L.Anderson, Myron Toews. Identification of distinct Carboxyl-Terminal domains mediating internalization and down-regulation of alpha-1B adrenergic receptor Molecular Pharmacology, 57: 687-694, 2000

Jiefa Wang, Jialin Zheng, J.L.Anderson, Myron Toews. A mutation in the Hamster alpha1B-adrenergic receptor that differentiates two steps in the pathway of receptor internalization Molecular Pharmacology, 52: 306-313, 1997

Jiefa Wang, QuanFu Xue. Changes of rat beta2-adrenergic receptor mRNA under hypoxia using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology, 9(3), 1994

Teaching Experience

Medical School Teaching:
2008-2009	   IDC279 Case Studies in Clinical Medicine (2nd year Medical Students, 126 students) 
                   Assistant moderator, clinical medicine small groups for medical students 
                   Creighton University School of Medicine.

2006-2009	  PTG461 Introduction to Pathology Practice (4th year Medical Students, elective, 16 students yearly).  
                  Provides daily guidance in a broad introduction into the practice of pathology in the art of gross description, 
                  microscopic evaluation and diagnosis.  

2006-2009	  PTG467 Survey of Pathology Practice (4th year Medical Students, elective, 9 students yearly).  
                  Provides a broad introduction in the practice of pathology built around interaction with clinicians, 
                  pathologists, residents, and technical staff. This elective is designed to offer each student 
                  an opportunity to gain an introductory understanding of the practice of clinical and anatomic pathology. 

2006-2009	  CAN640 Clinical Rotations in Surgery, Radiology, and Pathology 
                  (Graduate Students, shadow grossing procedures and techniques)22 students, Jan – May, daily


Non-Medical School Teaching:
Spring 2002 Teaching Instructor (Java) for Creighton Institute (Creighton University) 

Interdisciplinary Teaching:
• Tumor Board Interdisciplinary Patient Care Conference (weekly conference involving Surgery, Pathology, and Radiology)
     • Conduction and Presentation of Pathology Component
• Hospital Grand Rounds Presentations

Honors

Thesis title: “Changes of rat beta2-adrenergic receptor mRNA under hypoxia using Polymerase Chain Reaction
(PCR)“ was awarded “Outstanding Thesis of Youth”,
Annual Conference of Chinese Association of Pathophysiology, Wuhan, 1993

“Tri star Students” award, 1984-1985, Jiangxi Medical College
“Tri star Students” award, 1985-1986, Jiangxi Medical College
“Tri star Students” award, 1986-1987, Jiangxi Medical College
“Excellent Youth” award, 1987-1988, Jiangxi Medical College

Hobbies

GO (weiqi), badminton, fishing, table tennis