- Ankle pain
- Arthritis pain
- Back pain
- Elbow pain
- Foot pain
- Hand pain
- Hip pain
- Knee pain
- Leg pain
- Neck pain
- Pain
- Pain in multiple locations
- Post-surgical pain
- Shoulder pain
- Cancer diagnosis
- Follow-up pain assessment
- Pain injection consultation
Eric J. Wang, MD
Pain Management
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Pain Medicine Center Tuttleman Center
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care
My education and training
- Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
- Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
- Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System
Spoken languages
English
English
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), National
- American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA), National
- Penn Surgery Society, Local
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Cohen SP, Wang EJ Low Back Pain , Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 22nd Edition: 2026,1-21
Wang EJ, Hu L Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia , Essentials of Pain Medicine: 2025
Wang EJ, Chen Y, Sites BD, Cohen SP. Integrating mechanistic-based and classification-based concepts into perioperative pain management: an educational guide for acute pain physicians , Reg Anesth Pain Med, 49(8): 2024,581-601
Karri J, Marathe A, Smith TJ, Wang EJ. The Use of Scrambler Therapy in Treating Chronic Pain Syndromes: A Systematic Review , Neuromodulation, 26(8): 2023,1499-1509
Smith TJ, Wang EJ, Loprinzi CL. Cutaneous Electroanalgesia for Relief of Chronic and Neuropathic Pain , N Engl J Med, 389(2): 2023,158-164
Wang EJ, Limerick G, D'Souza RS, Lobner K, Williams KA, Cohen SP, Smith TJ. Safety of Scrambler Therapy: A Systematic Review of Complications and Adverse Effects , Pain Med, 24(3): 2023,325-340
Wang EJ, Berninger LE, Komargodski O, Smith TJ. Painful Diabetic Neuropathy - Spinal Cord Stimulation, Peripheral Nerve Stimulation, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, and Scrambler Therapy: A Narrative Review , Pain Physician, 25(8): 2022,E1163-E1173
Wang EJ, Helgesen R, Johr CR, Lacko HS, Ashburn MA, Merkel PA. A Targeted Program in an Academic Rheumatology Practice to Improve Compliance with Opioid Prescribing Guidelines for the Treatment of Chronic Pain , Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 73(10): 2021,1425-1429