Rita Wang

Rita Wang, MD, is a Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) fellow at Stanford Children’s Hospital and Stanford Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI) Research Fellow. She graduated summa cum laude from Tufts University, completed a gap year as a Fulbright scholar in Mexico, and earned her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine. She completed pediatrics residency in the Boston Combined Residency Program at Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center in the Leadership in Equity and Advocacy (LEAD) track. Her research focuses on providing equitable healthcare access and outcomes for hospitalized children, with a specific interest in Medicaid eligibility and care provisions, immigrant populations, and safe transitions from hospital to home. Using mixed-methods and qualitative approaches, she has published on topics related to health equity, impact of the public charge proposal, and discharges against medical advice. She is particularly interested in cost-effectiveness of health policy interventions in shaping pediatric healthcare outcomes for underserved populations. As a developing clinician-scientist, she aims to conduct research that will inform healthcare policies to support equitable, high-quality care for children.