Wenwu Zhang, MD, PhD, FACC

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Fellow of the American College of Cardiology

Education

• Medical School and Residency –
  • MD Degree - Wuhan University School of Medicine, Wuhan, China
  • Ph.D. Degree in Physiology – LSU Health Science Center in New Orleans
  • Residency in Internal Medicine – LSU Health Science Center in Shreveport
• Fellowship – Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn., - General and Preventive Cardiology
• Fellowship - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn., - Interventional Cardiology

Cardiology Leader

• Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine – Board Certified in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology
• Fellow, American College of Cardiology
• Performed the first percutaneous repair of an atrial septal defect in this region
• Performed the first Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure in this area
• Expertise in high risk coronary interventions, peripheral interventions, carotid stenting, structural heart disease interventions, transcatheter heart valve replacement, endovascular repair of aortic aneurysms, and ventricular assist devices
• Extensive research in field of cholesterol and lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis
• Fellowship awards from National Institutes of Health and American Heart Association
  

Locations

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