Kevin K W Wang is an expert in Neurology at Atlanta VA Health Care System (United States). As of October 2026, ScienceLeadR ranks Kevin K W Wang in the top 1% of experts worldwide for Brain Injuries. Kevin K W Wang has authored 447 publications, the most recent in 2026, and is an investigator in 4 clinical trials, 1 of them ongoing. SLR score: 1,341 (community average: 125). How the SLR is computed.

LeadR Profile

Kevin K W Wang Atlanta VA Health Care System United States
1 341 ScienceLeadR Reputation 1341
Network Map

Neurology

Subspecialties: Biochemistry - Neurosurgery - Psychology

Full career – Last 3 years

Main Topics

Publications and Clinical Studies

Publications – Clinical Studies

Profile data updated on

Expert Rankings

Top experts on the MeSH terms this expert works on

Short Biography

Dr. Wang is Executive Director of Translational and Multi-Omic Medicine, Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution (Alachua FL, USA). He was Interim Director of the Neuroscience Institute / Professor and Vice-Chair for Research of Neurobiology and the Director of the Center for Neurotrauma, Multiomics & Biomarkers (CNMB) at Morehouse School of Medicine. He also held Health Research Neuroscientist position at the Center for Visual & Cognitive Rehabilitation at the Atlanta VA Health System. Dr. Wang has been an innovator in CNS therapeutics and theranostic biomarkers, as well as a translational neuroscientist for over 35 years. He previously held leadership positions at Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical and Pfizer Global R&D. From his original work at the University of Florida and Bayan Biomarkers, Inc., a CNS diagnostic company that he co-founded, two acute TBI blood-based protein biomarkers (UCH-L1/GFAP) that he co-discovered and developed in vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests for have received FDA and European Medicines Agency (EMA) regulatory clearance as the first-in-class IVD blood tests to aid in the diagnosis of mild TBI patients. These TBI blood tests are now on the market under the Abbott i-STAT Anility and bioMérieux VIDAS clinical diagnostic platforms. In addition, Dr. Wang held/holds leadership positions in the National Neurotrauma Society and TBI initiatives such as the International TBI Research Initiative (InTBIR) and multicenter TBI consortium studies (e.g., TRACK-TBI, CENTER-TBI, TOP-NT). He has authored over 300 peer-reviewed publications and edited six scientific books. He is also the primary inventor of 15 issued US and international patents. The research program that he directs has been continuously funded for more than 20 years by major federal funding agencies including NIH, DOD and VA.


Dr. Wang’s innovative research had also led to the discovery of several novel TBI therapy targets and biomarker entities which formed the basis of two CNS biotechnology companies he co-founded - Gryphon Bio, Inc. and Owl Therapeutics. Dr. Wang served as chairman of the scientific advisory board of both companies. He is also the Editor-in-Chiefof Concussion, a journal of mild traumatic brain injury.



Organizations

Career arc: 1991 - 2026

Source: PubMed

Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution (FfAME)

Publications Synthesis

Sources: PubMed, OpenAlex

Number : 447

Citations

Citations: 22 330 1st author: 21 Last author: 118 Unique author: 3


Breakdown by type

Click a legend label to hide or show it in the chart.

Latest Publications

5 most recent indexed articles

Source: Pubmed

Title Journal Year Citations
Retraction Note to: Degradation of βII-Spectrin Protein by Calpain-2 and Caspase-3 Under Neurotoxic and Traumatic Brain Injury Conditions.
PMID 42168513 — spectrin, brain injuries, neurobiology, brain, caspase 3, caspases, brain injuries, traumatic, calpain
Mol Neurobiol20260
Retraction: Comparing calpain- and caspase-3-mediated degradation patterns in traumatic brain injury by differential proteome analysis.
PMID 42171014 — brain injuries, biochemistry, brain, caspase 3, caspases, proteomics, brain injuries, traumatic, proteome, calpain
Biochem J20260
Tau Oligomers Induce Brain Endothelial Cell Hyperpermeability and Increase NLRP3 Inflammasome Signaling and MMP-9 Activity.
PMID 42035323 — cytokines, cells, genes, tauopathies, tau proteins, brain, inflammasomes, caspases, enzymes, matrix metalloproteinases, necrosis, endothelial cells, therapeutics, apoptosis, gene expression
Microcirculation20260
The effectiveness of decompressive craniectomy size in traumatic brain injury; an international, observational, comparative effectiveness study.
PMID 42006920 — decompressive craniectomy, brain injuries, craniotomy, brain, brain injuries, traumatic
Brain Spine20260
Blood Biomarkers for Identifying Epidural Hematoma in Patients Presenting with a Glasgow Coma Scale of 13-15: A Collaborative European Neurotrauma Effectiveness Research in Traumatic Brain Injury (CENTER-TBI) Study.
PMID 41870014 — brain injuries, blood, hematoma, glial fibrillary acidic protein, brain, spinal cord injuries, biomarkers, brain injuries, traumatic, research, glasgow coma scale, coma
J Neurotrauma20260

Clinical Studies 4

Sources: ClinicalTrials, EU CTIS

Synthesis

By phase:

N/A 4

By status:

Completed 3
Active not recruiting 1

By type:

Observational 3
Interventional 1

By Monocentric/Multicentric:

monocentric 1
multicentric2to4 1
multicentric5to9 0
multicentricup10 2

Main Topics

Cohort/Consortium Investigators 19

Ongoing Clinical Trials

Ongoing trial started since 2021, where this expert is an investigator

Source: ClinicalTrials

Study Phase Status Start
Biomarker Role in Assessing Imaging Needs for Mild Cranial Trauma
NCT06932588 — research design, brain injuries, craniocerebral trauma, blood, point-of-care systems, brain, biomarkers, length of stay, brain injuries, traumatic, hematologic tests, wounds and injuries, brain concussion, head
N/AActive not recruiting2025

LeadR Networks

Main global connection map