By Grace Stanley
Cornell Tech has announced the appointment of Fei Wang, professor at Weill Cornell Medicine, as the new Senior Faculty Fellow in Clinical AI. The newly established role will strengthen Cornell Tech’s leadership in digital health and artificial intelligence, while also expanding interdisciplinary collaboration between Cornell Tech and Weill Cornell Medicine.
In his new position, Wang will lead efforts to expand research and development in clinical AI across the two campuses. His responsibilities also include working with Cornell Tech’s Health Tech Hub on clinical AI strategy, mentoring faculty and researchers on AI-driven health initiatives, and teaching and advising master’s students at Cornell Tech.
“I am beyond excited to become an official member of the Cornell Tech family,” Wang said. “I’m committed to pushing the boundaries of research and education at Cornell Tech while building even stronger ties with Weill Cornell Medicine.”
Wang brings a distinguished track record in health informatics and AI. He was recently appointed Chief of the Division of Health Informatics and Artificial Intelligence and Associate Dean for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science at Weill Cornell Medicine. He also serves as senior technical advisor at NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital.
Since joining Weill Cornell Medicine in 2016, Wang has played a pivotal role in advancing AI applications in health care. He is a Cornell University field member in computer science, information science, electrical and computer engineering, statistics and data science, and computational biology. His research has focused on developing machine learning models for biomedical data analysis, such as patient similarity analytics, disease subtyping, and clinical trial emulation.
Wang is also the founder of the Institute of AI for Digital Health at Weill Cornell Medicine, which brings together experts in computational science and clinical medicine to develop AI technologies that support individualized health care. The institute collaborates with Cornell Tech, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the Hospital for Special Surgery, and Rockefeller University.
“Fei has already made a tremendous impact through his collaborations with Cornell Tech faculty and students,” said Tanzeem Choudhury, Roger and Joelle Burnell Professor in Integrated Health and Technology at Cornell Tech and and the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute. “His deep expertise in clinical AI and his passion for mentorship have enriched our community. We’re excited to see how his leadership will help us scale our efforts and drive meaningful innovation in health care.”
A graduate of Tsinghua University, where he earned his doctoral degree in machine learning, Wang is an elected fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics, the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics, and the American Medical Informatics Association. He is also a distinguished member of the Association for Computing Machinery.
Wang’s work has earned numerous accolades, including the NSF CAREER Award, the IEEE International Conference on Health Informatics Research Leadership Award, the Google Faculty Research Award, the Amazon Machine Learning for Research Award, and the Sanofi iDEA Award. He holds more than 30 patents related to AI and machine learning in health care.
Grace Stanley is the staff writer-editor for Cornell Tech.
