Dr. Stephanie Burns Wechsler MD
Cardiologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Cardiology
4101 N Roxboro St Durham NC, 27704About
Dr. Stephanie Wechsler is a pediatric cardiologist practicing in Durham, NC. Dr. Wechsler specializes in caring for fetuses, infants, children and adolescents with cardiovascular or cardiac abnormalities. Practiced in both inpatient and outpatient settings, the scope of conditions cared for by pediatric cardiologists is large and includes congenital heart defects, heart muscle disorders, rhythm disturbances and hypertension.
Board Certification
Medical GeneticsAmerican Board of Medical GeneticsABMG
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Cardiology- 2010
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Myocardial immediate early gene activation after cardiopulmonary bypass with cardiac ischemia-reperfusion.
- Two-Stage Total Aortic Replacement for Loeys-Dietz Syndrome.
- Thoracic endografting in a patient with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia presenting with a descending thoracic aneurysm.
- Two-stage total aortic replacement for Loeys-Dietz syndrome.
- Characteristics of children and young adults with Marfan syndrome and aortic root dilation in a randomized trial comparing atenolol and losartan therapy.
- Factors associated with neurodevelopment for children with single ventricle lesions.
- PRKAG2 mutations presenting in infancy.
Treatments
- Marfan Syndrome
Fellowships
- University of Michigan Health System, Medical Genetics, MI, USA 2003
- Children's Hospital, Boston, Pediatric Cardiology, MA, USA 1994
- Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School 1994
- Medical Genetics, University of Michigan 2003
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