Dr. Ping Wang – PhD, OMD, L.Ac

Founder and Lead Practitioner, Balance Healthcare

Many patients come to Dr. Ping Wang when their health no longer feels simple. Fertility, pain, sleep, digestion, menopause, stress, respiratory concerns, facial vitality, and long-standing symptoms can overlap until the body feels difficult to understand. Dr. Wang’s gift is beginning with the whole pattern: the constitution, the timing, the history, and the way symptoms influence one another.

Dr. Ping Wang, PhD, OMD, L.Ac., is a California-licensed practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture and the founder of Balance Healthcare in Santa Monica. Her care is comprehensive and highly individualized rather than protocol-based, shaped by over 25 years of clinical experience, hospital-based medical training in China, advanced academic training in Japan, biomedical research at UCLA, and ongoing East-West clinical work. Patients often value her careful evaluation, calm presence, clear explanations, and ability to build treatment plans that change as the body changes.

Dr. Wang received her medical training in Traditional Chinese Medicine at Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She then completed her clinical residency training and later served as an attending physician at Liaoning Hospital of Integrative Eastern-Western Medicine, where she gained extensive hospital-based clinical experience. She later pursued advanced academic training in Japan, earning her PhD in Medicine from Chiba University Graduate School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, followed by postdoctoral research training at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Alongside her clinical practice, Dr. Wang has an extensive background in biomedical and translational research. Her work has spanned oncology, reproductive health, regenerative medicine, cardiovascular disease and hypertension, as well as disorders of the gastrointestinal and respiratory systems. Her research has been published in leading international peer-reviewed journals, including Science, Nature, The Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI), Circulation, and other high-impact medical journals.

Dr. Wang has also served as a research scientist at UCLA and has held academic teaching appointments at South Baylo University, School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She remains actively involved in academic medicine and clinical education, working with medical students, fellows, and multidisciplinary trainees within university-affiliated clinical environments.

Dr. Wang’s medical path was deeply influenced by her family background. Her mother was a highly respected physician specializing in integrative Eastern-Western medicine with more than six decades of clinical experience. Inspired by this legacy, Dr. Wang has developed a clinical style that brings together classical medical training, modern biomedical science, and decades of cross-cultural clinical experience.

Patients often appreciate Dr. Wang’s calm and attentive manner, her careful listening, and the clarity with which she explains complex health conditions. Her practice reflects a long-standing commitment to evidence-informed integrative medicine, clinical rigor, and meaningful continuity in the doctor-patient relationship.

Patients seeking thoughtful, personalized integrative care are welcome to schedule a consultation with Dr. Wang at Balance Healthcare in Santa Monica.

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