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Biography
Dr Wang is a clinical epidemiologist in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Monash University, with over 20 years’ experience in epidemiological research of musculoskeletal conditions. She has been a recipient of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) PhD Scholarship, Public Health Training Fellowship, Career Development Fellowship (Level 1), and Translating Research Into Practice Fellowship. Dr Wang is a trained radiologist (MBBS China 1993) with a Master degree in Medicine (China 1998). She completed a PhD at Swinburne University of Technology in 2007, focusing on factors affecting knee cartilage and bone morphologies in individuals with and without clinical knee osteoarthritis.
Dr Wang’s work has contributed to better understanding of the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis that inform the preventive and therapeutic strategies for osteoarthritis. Dr Wang has led randomised controlled trials testing novel treatment for knee and hand osteoarthritis. Her research is primarily supported by the NHMRC and Arthritis Australia.
Dr Wang has published over 210 peer-reviewed manuscripts, including those published in the highly ranked general medicine and rheumatology journals (Lancet, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Arthritis & Rheumatology). Her work is highly cited, with over 11,500 citations and H-index of 65. She is a member of the Osteoarthritis Research Society International and Australia Chinese Association of Biomedical Sciences, and an academic/associate editor of Frontiers in Endocrinology, PLoS One, and BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. She sits in many grant review committees and reviews manuscripts for over 30 international journals.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Education/Academic qualification
Epidemiology, PhD, Factors affecting knee cartilage and bone healthy subjects and those with knee osteoarthritis, Swinburne University of Technology
Award Date: 19 Jan 2007
Medicine, Master of Medicine, Correlation between CT and pathology for differentiation of benign nodules and lung cancer , Dalian Medical University
Award Date: 4 May 1998
Medicine, MBBS, N/A, by course, Peking University
Award Date: 18 Jun 1993
Research area keywords
- Osteoarthritis
- Epidemiology
- Low Back Pain
- Obesity
- Physical activity
- diet and health
- Clinical trials
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Joint replacement
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Open Nutrition: Towards a Global Platform for Dietary Assessment
Tan, S. S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Olivier, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Foster, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nik Mohd Fakhruddin, N. N. I. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wong, K. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McCaffrey, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ivaturi, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wangge, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Saputra, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wang, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Liu, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Qiu, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Arora, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Agnihotri, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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TOPICAL CORTICOSTEROID FOR TREATMENT OF HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS PAIN AND FUNCTION
Hussain, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Cicuttini, F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wang, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Wluka, A. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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A phase 2a, open label, single centre study to evaluate the safety and effect of pentosan polysulfate sodium (iPPS) in subjects with osteoarthritis knee pain with subchondral bone marrow lesions (BMLs)
Wang, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Cicuttini, F. (Chief Investigator (CI))
8/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Consultancy
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HeLP-knee (Healthy Lifestyle Program for people with knee pain) – a sustainable low-intensity self-management lifestyle intervention for reducing the burden of knee pain in the community
Wang, Y. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
1/01/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Other
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METHODS - A randomised controlled trial of METhotrexate to treat Hand Osteoarthritis with Synovitis
Teichtahl, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Cicuttini, F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jones, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Keen, H. I. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kasza, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wang, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Hill, C. L. (Associate Investigator (AI))
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/17 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Association between medial meniscal extrusion and knee structural progression in adults with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis — a prospective cohort study
Zeng, M., Cicuttini, F. M., Wluka, A. E., Jones, G., Hill, C. L., Ding, C. & Wang, Y., Feb 2025, In: Skeletal Radiology. 54, 2, p. 219-228 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Concentration and genetic regulation of sex hormone binding globulin and fracture risk in older women
Wang, Y., Yu, C., Islam, R. M., Hussain, S. M., Barker, A. L., Lacaze, P., McNeil, J. J. & Davis, S. R., 2025, In: Climacteric. 28, 2, p. 184-190 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Metformin for low back pain: Study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Lim, Y. Z., Urquhart, D. M., Wang, Y., Estee, M. M., Wluka, A. E., Heritier, S. & Cicuttini, F. M., Mar 2025, In: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open. 7, 1, 6 p., 100486.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Associations Between Blood Concentrations of Sex Hormones and Physical Function in Community-Dwelling Older Women: A Prospective Cohort Study
Wang, Y., Islam, R. M., Hussain, S. M., McNeil, J. J. & Davis, S. R., 1 Apr 2024, In: Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 79, 4, p. 1–8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Associations of Osteoarthritis with Prevalence and Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease over 10 Years in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The Sydney Memory and Ageing Study
Zeng, M., Cicuttini, F., Lim, Y. Z., Samaras, K., Brodaty, H., Sachdev, P. S., Crawford, J. D. & Wang, Y., Apr 2024, In: Gerontology. 70, 4, p. 351-360 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Alfred Hospital Poster Week Whole time medical specialists private practice scheme prize for clinical research
Wang, Y. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Alfred Hospital Poster Week Whole time medical specialists private practice scheme prize for clinical research
Wang, Y. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Arthritis Australia Research Program Fellowship
Wang, Y. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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EULAR (European League Against Rheumatism) Abstract Award Committee, Clinical Abstract Award
Wang, Y. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Mid-Career Research Excellence Award, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Wang, Y. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Imaging report
Wang, Y. (Fellow)
2019Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) Imaging interest and discussion group
Wang, Y. (Fellow)
2019Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups
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BMJ Open (Journal)
Wang, Y. (Editor in chief)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Annals of Internal Medicine (Journal)
Wang, Y. (Editor in chief)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease (Journal)
Wang, Y. (Editor in chief)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility