Biography: Dr. Ming Wang is a Harvard and MIT graduate (MD, magna cum laude) and one of the few cataract and LASIK eye surgeons in the world today who holds a doctorate degree in laser physics. He has performed over 55,000 procedures, including on over 4,000 doctors. He is called, “The doctors’ doctor”. Ming grew up in China and came to this country with only $50. Today, he is a world-class eye surgeon and is the ONLY surgeon in the state who performs 3D laser vision procedures. He founded two 501c(3) non-profit organizations, Wang Foundation for Christian Outreach to China, and Wang Foundation for Sight Restoration, which to date has helped patients from over 40 states in the U.S. and 55 countries, with all sight restoration surgeries performed free-of-charge. Dr. Wang was named the Kiwanis Nashvillian of the Year for his lifetime dedication to helping blind orphan children from around the world. Dr. Wang has published 9 textbooks, holds several U.S. patents, and performed the world’s first laser artificial cornea implantation.Fun Facts: * Dr. Wang is a recipient of the Honor Award of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Association of Chinese American Physicians.* Dr. Wang is the founding president of the Tennessee Chinese Chamber of Commerce, co-founder of Tennessee Immigrant and Minority Business Group, and CEO of Aier-USA, the U.S. extension of Aier Eye Hospital, the world’s largest eye hospital group with over 500 locations in 3 continents, providing eye care to 3 billion people worldwide.* Dr. Wang is one of the investigators in the U.S. conducting an FDA-regulated clinical trial to treat age-related loss of near vision (presbyopia) and also cross-linking clinical trial to treat keratoconus. He introduced the femtosecond laser to Tennessee and performed the first bladeless all-laser LASIK in the state, as well as the first such procedure in China. He also performed the world’s first femtosecond laser-assisted artificial cornea implantation (Alphacor), and the first Intacs procedure in the U.S. using a new version of Intacs for advanced keratoconus. He performed over 55,000 procedures (including on over 4,000 physicians). * A former panel consultant to the U.S. FDA Ophthalmic Device Panel, Dr. Wang holds several U.S. patents for his inventions of new biotechnologies to restore sight, including- The world’s first amniotic membrane contact lens- Adaptive infrared retinoscopic device for detecting ocular aberrations- Digital eye bank for virtual clinical trials.