Nanette Kass Wenger, M.D.

Dr. Wenger is Professor of Medicine (Emeritus) in the Division of Cardiology at the Emory University School of Medicine and a consultant to the Emory Heart and Vascular Center. An acclaimed cardiologist and researcher, she is one of the first to recognize that heart disease affects women and is not just a ‘man’s disease.’  Her pioneering research has helped reduce women’s disability and death from cardiovascular disease. Dr. Wenger chaired the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Conference on Cardiovascular Health and Disease in Women. She has authored or coauthored over 1,600 scientific and review articles and book chapters. 

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