Following an internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN) at Loma Linda University (LLU), Dr. Wagner went on to complete a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at MD Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute.

Dr. Wagner has been a full-time faculty member in the department of gynecology and obstetrics at LLU since 1973, serving as chief of gynecologic oncology since 1980. He served as director of the OB-GYN residency training program at LLU from 1980 to 2007. He also served as chair of the department of gynecology and obstetrics at San Bernardino County Medical Center for three years.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Wagner has volunteered much of his time helping to build and install camp meeting backdrops for the University Church for over 20 years. He and his wife, Marian, currently reside in Redlands, California, and they have three children, Andrea Wagner Thorp ’01, Jessica, and Jake.