Wang, Nan-Kai
, MD.,PhD.
Institution: Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Position: Physician/Associate professor 
Department:
Ophthalmology
Office Address: Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital 5 Fu-Hsing St. Kuei-Shan, Tao-Yuan 333, Taiwan
E-mail: wang.nankai@gmail.com ，nkwang@cgmh.org.tw 
Tel:+886-3-3281200 ext. 8666 Fax:+886-3-3287798
Focus of Interest:- Ophthalmology
Employment Record:2006 – Attending physician, Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
2007 – 2009 Postdoctoral research fellowship, Department of Ophthalmology, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia University, New York, USA
2010 – 2013 Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
2013 – Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
Education:1994 – 2001 M.D. National Taiwan University, Taiwan
2006 – 2013 Ph.D. Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Honors and Awards:1.2005 Best Resident’s Paper Award in Chang Gang Memorial Hospital
2.2006 Alcon Best Paper Award, Taiwan
3.2007 PhD Student Study Abroad Program, National Science Council, Taiwan
4.2009 Best Fellow Presentation from Professor Alan Bird in Macula 2009, New York
5.2009 The ARVO Foundation for Eye Research/Retina Research Foundation/Joseph M. and Eula C. Lawrence Travel Scholarshipsin ARVO 2009
6.2010 Travel grant from Hong Kong Vision FoundationAsia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress (APAO)/AAO joint meeting, Beijing, China.
7.2010 MSD Best Paper Award, Taiwan
8.2011 Alcon Best Paper Award, Taiwan
9.2012 COHK / HKOS Travel Grants 2012, Hong Kong, China
Selected Main Publications:
- Wang NK, Tsai CH, Chen YP, Yeung L, Wu WC, Chen TL, Lin KK, Lai CC*. PediatricRhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment in East Asians : Original. Ophthalmology 2005, 112(11):1890-1895
- Wang NK, Tosi J, Kasanuki JM, Chou CL, Kong J, Parmalee N, Wert KJ, Allikmets R, Lai CC, Chien CL, Nagasaki T, Lin CS, Tsang SH*.Transplantation of Reprogrammed Embryonic Stem Cells Improves Visual Function in a Mouse Model for Retinitis Pigmentosa. Transplantation. 2010 Apr 27;89(8):911-9.
- Wang NK*, Lai CC, Chu HY, Chen YP, Chen KJ, Wu WC, Yeh LK, Chuang LH, Chen TL. Classification of Early Dry-Type Myopic Maculopathy with Macular Choroidal Thickness. Am J Ophthalmol. 2012 Apr;153(4):669-677.e2. [Epub ahead of print]
- Wang NK, Lai CC, Liu CH, Yeh LK, Chou CL, Kong J, Nagasaki T, Tsang SH. Origin of fundus hyperautofluorescent (AF) spots, and their role in retinal degeneration in a Mouse Model of Goldmann-Favre Syndrome.Dis Model Mech. 2013; 6(5):1113-22. doi: 10.1242/dmm.012112.
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Wang NK*, Liu L, Chen HM, Tsai Shawn, Chang TC, Tsai TH, Yang CM, Chao AN, Chen KJ, Kao LY, Yeung L, Yeh LK, Hwang YS, Wu WC, Lai CC. Clinical Presentations of X-Linked Retinoschisis in Taiwanese Patients Confirmed by Genetic Sequencing. Molecular Vision 2015; 21:487-501. eCollection 2015.
All Publiactions
Board Certification
◎PHYSICIAN BOARD OF R.O.C.
◎OPHTHALMOLOGY BOARD OF R.O.C.
◎Member of Taiwan Academy of Ophthalmology
◎Member of Taiwan Retina Society
◎Member of Taiwan Macula Society
◎Active member of The Macula Society
Ongoing projects：
1. Genetic Study of Photoreceptor Degeneration in Taiwan. CMRPG3C1051-3C1053 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
2. Role of GDNF Family Ligands in Retinal Degeneration, NSC 102-2314-B-182A-102-MY3, National Science Council, Taiwan