Rex Tueng Wang, MD
I speak: Mandarin, English, Cantonese
My gender: Male
Where I practice
- Emergency service
- Urgent care services
- After-hours services
- Pharmacy services
- No emergency services
- No urgent care services
- No after-hours services
- No pharmacy services
About me
I’m happy to have this chance to introduce myself to you and tell you about my practice.
Biography
I’m originally from the East Coast near Philadelphia, but my family is from Taiwan. For undergraduate and medical school, I spent some time in the Midwest at the University of Michigan—go Blue! However, the long winters and cold weather made me yearn to come out to California for some year-round sunshine. My medical residency was at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and my fellowship in gastroenterology with a focus on hepatology (liver disease) was at UC San Francisco. I fell in love with Southern California and have not gone back to the cold weather since!
About my practice
The gastrointestinal (GI) service at Kaiser Permanente Orange County is made up of a wonderful team of physicians, nurse practitioners, team leaders, and medical assistants, all standing behind our members and helping them with different aspects of care related to GI and liver disease. Our liver program here in Orange County uses a team approach to chronic liver disease and is conducted by physician and nurse liver specialists. My personal clinical and research interests are in liver disease and viral hepatitis (hepatitis B and C). Importantly, we are here to provide an individualized, holistic approach to treating those with GI and liver disease.
How I thrive
Living well, for me, involves the balance of work, play, and community. I take time out of my busy schedule to go to the gym a few times per week. I also enjoy traveling around the world and doing amateur photography, as well as participating in community service for the Asian Health Foundation—an organization devoted primarily to hepatitis B treatment and prevention. I also work closely with UC Irvine Medical Center as a volunteer assistant clinical professor helping to teach and train UC Irvine fellows. I believe that balance in life is key and walking the middle path is important for maintaining good physical, mental, and spiritual health. I also spend time keeping up with my little daughter.
My office
Languages spoken by medical staff
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My provider type
Physicians and SurgeonsMedical groups, plans, and locations
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
- Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)
- HMO
- Medi-Cal Managed Care
- Point-of-Service Plan (POS)
- Senior Advantage
Contact information
- Advice/appointments
- 1-833-574-2273 (toll free)
- California Relay Service
- 711 (TTY for the hearing/speech impaired)
My training, certifications and licensing
Medical school
University of Michigan School of MedicineBoard certification
Gastroenterology
American Board of Internal MedicineMedical training
Fellowship
Gastroenterology
UC San Francisco Medical CenterInternship
Internal Medicine
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UC Los Angeles Medical CenterResidency
Internal Medicine
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UC Los Angeles Medical CenterJoined Permanente Medical Group
2006Active license information
License number
A76544License type
Physician and SurgeonLicense issuing state
CALIFORNIANational Provider Identifier (NPI)
1225109150Cultural Competency Training (CCT)
CompletedMy hospitals
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