Alumni and Keynote Address delivered by Alan Wang, MD

The Alumni and Keynote Address was delivered by Alan Wang, MD. A graduate of the college’s Class of 2013 on July 17, 2026, at the College of Medicine, Phoenix, Dr. Wang returned to Arizona after completing his epilepsy fellowship at the University of Miami. He now serves as the program director for the college’s Neurology Residency. 

Dr. Wang centered his remarks on encouraging the new class to commit themselves to always demonstrating empathy in their care. “Even in the face of helpless disease, these patients remain human, and compassion can always help humanity,” he said. “I hope you remember how happy, hopeful and excited you feel today. In the next few weeks, months and years…I hope you also remember what got you here and why you are here.” 

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Dr. Alan Wang is a proud Arizona native whose parents immigrated from Taiwan. 

Raised in Mesa, he attended Dobson High School, where he excelled as a violinist before earning the prestigious Flinn Foundation Scholarship to attend the University of Arizona. 

At the University of Arizona, Dr. Wang earned dual bachelor's degrees in Biochemistry and Mathematics before joining the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix as a member of its second entering class in 2008. He graduated with his Doctor of Medicine degree in 2013. 

Following medical school, Dr. Wang completed his neurology residency at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, where he served as chief resident. He then pursued advanced fellowship training in epilepsy at the University of Miami before returning home to Phoenix to join the faculty at the College of Medicine - Phoenix. 

Deeply committed to academic medicine and the training of future physicians, Dr. Wang has served as program director of the Neurology Residency at the College of Medicine - Phoenix since 2022. In November 2025, he was appointed chief of Neurology at Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix. He also serves as an associate clinical professor in the Department of Neurology.