Serena Wang MD is a Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr Wang graduated from Kunming Medical College, China  in 1985. She then continued two years post graduate study in Ophthalmology and residency training there. In 1993 Dr Wang came to United States to advance her knowledge skills and career. She started  at the Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, as a research fellow in pediatric ophthalmology, Dr David Apple’s Intraocular lens research center and in glaucoma service. The experience enriched her with a strong research background in pediatric ophthalmology, especially in the treatment of pediatric cataracts. Dr. Wang came to UT Southern Medical Center in 1997, she has trained extensively at UT Southwestern, starting with two years corneal and external disease fellowships, followed by a year internship, ophthalmology residency, as well as her pediatric ophthalmology fellowship, Dr Wang joined the U.T. Southwestern faculty in November 2006, following a successful private practice in Dallas and Plano for the previous two years. 

Passionate in her care of pediatric ophthalmic patients, Dr. Wang is known for her caring approach. She specializes in the treatment of pediatric eye diseases with a special interest in the management of pediatric cataracts and strabismus. 

In addition to her busy clinical practice she is also actively engaged in teaching both nationally and internationally as well as in pediatric cataract clinical research. 

Dr Wang is a distinguished alumina of  the Department of Ophthalmology , University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center in 2024. She is D magazine’s best pediatric specialist since 2015. She has published numerous papers in peer reviewed journals, was invited speaker in many national and international conferences, and she also was actively  involved in AAPOS activities and received a 10 years outstanding service award in 2023.