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Fei Wang

Also known as F Wang, F. Wang

Fei Wang is a health informatics researcher who applies machine learning to biomedical data and medical care. He earned a B.E. at Xidian University in 2003 and a Ph.D. in machine learning at Tsinghua University in 2008, then joined Weill Cornell Medicine in 2016. His work spans disease prediction, subtyping, drug repurposing and clinical-trial emulation; he received the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Award in 2018 and coauthored papers on deep learning and interpretable AI in medicine. He joined the American College of Medical Informatics Fellows in 2022, became Cornell Tech’s Senior Faculty Fellow in Clinical AI in June 2025, and co-led Weill Cornell’s AI to Advance Medicine program and EmulatRx work in 2026. As of October 2026, he is a professor and associate dean for AI and data science at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Works
459

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Citations and h-index are hidden because this OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mix in other authors.

Timeline

  1. 2003–2008

    Degrees at Xidian and Tsinghua

    He earns a B.E. at Xidian University in 2003 and a Ph.D. in machine learning at Tsinghua University in 2008.

  2. 2016

    Machine learning for health data

    In 2016, Wang joins Weill Cornell Medicine. His group develops machine-learning models for biomedical data and applies them to disease risk prediction, disease subtyping, computational drug repurposing and clinical-trial emulation.

  3. 2018

    An NSF early-career award

    He receives the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Award in 2018 for developing computer models to predict disease.

  4. 2019–2020

    Deep learning and interpretable AI

    In 2019, he coauthors a JAMA Internal Medicine essay on deep learning in medicine. In 2020, he coauthors an Annals of Internal Medicine article asking whether health care should demand interpretable AI.

  5. 2022–2023

    ACMI fellowship and Alzheimer’s AI

    He joins the 2022 class of Fellows of the American College of Medical Informatics. In 2023, he coauthors a Nature Communications study that emulates trials for thousands of medications with real-world data to identify new uses for approved drugs for Alzheimer’s disease.

  6. June 2025

    Senior Faculty Fellow in Clinical AI

    Cornell Tech names him Senior Faculty Fellow in Clinical AI in June 2025. He works with its Health Tech Hub on clinical AI strategy, mentors faculty and researchers on AI-driven health initiatives, and teaches and advises master’s students.

  7. February–July 2026

    AI to Advance Medicine and EmulatRx

    In February 2026, Weill Cornell launches AI to Advance Medicine, co-led by Wang and Chief Information Officer Vinay I. Varughese. In July 2026, Wang’s team builds EmulatRx, an AI system that helps design clinical trials with real-world patient data.

  8. As of October 2026

    AI and data science associate dean

    As of October 2026, he is a professor and associate dean for AI and data science at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Career

  1. Since 2016Weill Cornell MedicineProfessor and Associate Dean for AI and Data Science
  2. From 2025Cornell UniversitySenior Faculty Fellow in Clinical AI

Education

  1. 2008Tsinghua UniversityPh.D. in Machine Learning
  2. 2003Xidian UniversityB.E.

From the biography.

  1. 11% of AI doctorate holders from 2010 to 2016 founded or led a company or lab by 10 years after graduationIncludes Cornell University. We estimate how often AI doctorate holders founded or led a company or lab by 10 years after graduation, how waiting times compare between founders and top jobs, and which universities trained the most.
  2. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes Cornell University. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.
  3. 84% of people shaping AI with recorded undergraduate and doctoral schools changed institutions for their doctorateIncludes Cornell University. 84% of people shaping AI with recorded undergraduate and doctoral schools changed institutions for their doctorate. Across 2,116 people with both an undergraduate degree and a doctorate recorded, we trace which undergraduate schools feed which doctoral programs, how often students stay at the same school, and how paths differ by birth-country region.
  4. The median h-index is 48 at universities and 14 at frontier AI labsIncludes Cornell University. The median h-index is 48 at universities and 14 at frontier AI labs. We compare publishing careers, recent citations, dual appointments and job moves across 2,420 university researchers and 308 frontier-lab researchers.

Colleagues

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Sources and credits

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  1. Wang, Fei vivo.weill.cornell.edu. Checked 22 October 2026.
  2. Fei Wang Becomes Senior Faculty Fellow in Clinical AI tech.cornell.edu. Checked 22 October 2026.
  3. Fei Wang | Graduate School of Medical Sciences gradschool.weill.cornell.edu. Checked 22 October 2026.
  4. Dr. Fei Wang Wins Early Career Development Award from National Science Foundation news.weill.cornell.edu. Checked 22 October 2026.
  5. Colin Walsh Named Fellow of 2022 Class of ACMI vumc.org. Checked 22 October 2026.
  6. High-throughput target trial emulation for Alzheimer’s disease drug repurposing with real-world data | Nature Communications nature.com. Checked 22 October 2026.
  7. AI to Advance Medicine weill.cornell.edu. Checked 22 October 2026.
  8. AI Research Team Could Streamline Clinical Trial Design news.weill.cornell.edu. Checked 22 October 2026.
  9. AI Initiative - Cornell AI Initiative ai.cornell.edu. Checked 22 October 2026.