He is a respiratory expert at Peking University First Hospital [zh].

Between 1995 and 1996 he was studied in Jichi Medical University, majoring in respiratory medicine.

Since 1998 he started working in Peking University First Hospital [zh].

Wang was part of National Health Commission's expert group and visited Wuhan.

On 10 January, Wang told China Central Television (CCTV) that "There was uncertainty regarding the human-to-human transmission" and the outbreak was "preventable and controllable".