Peizhong Peter Wang, PhD
Dr. Peizhong Peter Wang is a Professor in the Division of Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. Dr. Wang received his medical degree and MPH at Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China, in 1983 and 1986. Between 1986 and 1989 he was a lecturer at the Tianjin Medical University. He came to Canada in 1989 as a visiting scholar and worked at the University of Manitoba and University of Saskatchewan. In 1996 he passed the Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination for graduates of international medical schools. In 2004 he earned a PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health,University of Toronto. Dr. Wang has very broad research interests including: cancer epidemiology, arthritis and disability, immigrant health and quality of life, health surveys, and epidemiological modeling. Among much recognition, he received the Arthritis Society and CIHR Join Fellowship Award, the Distinguished Visiting Professor Award from Tianjin Government, and the Science and Chinese National Technology Achievement Award. He has been a lead investigator or a co-investigator for more than 30 research grants that have been supported by various provincial, national, and international funding agencies. Dr. Wang has published more than 60 articles in peer reviewed scientific journals.
Dong-Chul Seo, PhD