Faith And Freedom: Diving Into The Inspiring Story Of Dr. Ming Wang
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 13 June 2025
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
In this conversation, we connect with Dr. Ming Wang, a world-class cataract and LASIK eye surgeon, philanthropist, and community activist based in Nashville, TN. He is the founding director of the internationally renowned Wang Vision Institute and the co-founder of the non-profit organization the Common Ground Network.
Dr. Wang is on a mission to help others find common ground and solutions to problems – empowering them to achieve greater success and fulfillment in their lives. Coming from a difficult past, he used his resilience and determination to obtain his Ph.D. in laser physics and MD from Harvard Medical School…
Join the conversation now to uncover:
- What the Chinese cultural revolution was, and why it occurred.
- How Dr. Wang's challenging past inspired resilience and success.
- How laser surgery is being used in medical environments.
Dr. Wang has a film coming out on May 24th called Sight, based on his autobiographical book, From Darkness to Sight. Tickets are now available for a theater near you at angel.com/sight.
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| 0:30.3 | This is the Finding Genius podcast with Richard Jacobs. |
| 0:37.8 | Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius Podcast. My guest today is Dr. Ming Wei. |
| 0:43.9 | He is a graduated from Harvard and MIT. He's got a medical degree. He also has a PhD of |
| 0:49.8 | laser physics. He's a world-class cataracted Lasic eye surgeon, philanthropist, and a community activist. He's got a really amazing story that I had heard when he was interviewed on another podcast, and he's got a movie that is imminently coming out called Sight. I think it's going to be a fascinating listen. So welcome, Dr. Wang. Thank you. Thank you, Richard. Yeah, if you would, I know you've had to tell the story a million times, but can you just give a little background on your self |
| 1:12.6 | and how you became an eye surgeon and also a PhD and laser visiting? |
| 1:18.1 | Sure. |
| 1:18.7 | The film site, which will be released in theaters across North America, on May 24th, Memorial Day weekend, |
| 1:26.3 | is based on my autobiography from darkness to sight. |
| 1:29.5 | I had on the story of a Chinese immigrant who fought challenges difficulties during cultural revolution in China in 60s and 70s, |
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