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Office
101 E Market St
Suite 1-H
Smithfield, NC 27577Phone+1 919-209-9856Fax+1 919-209-9859- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Franklin Wefald is a cardiologist in Smithfield, NC and is affiliated with WakeMed Raleigh Campus. He received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has been in practice 32 years. He specializes in adult congenital heart disease, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and cardiac critical care and is experienced in echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, critical care medicine, and clinical research.
Education & Training
- Duke University HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1987 - 1991
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1987
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1985
- Princeton UniversityA.B., Biochemical Sciences, Summa Cum Laude, 1977 - 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1985 - 2025
- NC State Medical License 1999 - 2025
- MD State Medical License 1986 - 1987
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Listed as one of the top cardiologists in North Carolina "Best Doctors in America, Inc.", 1999
- Teacher of the Year American Academy of Family Physicians, 1994
- Fellow American College of Cardiology, 1992
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Functional heterogeneity of mammalian TATA-box sequences revealed by interaction with a cell-specific enhancer.Wefald, F. C., Devlin, B. H., Williams, R. S.> ;Nature. 1990 Mar 15
- Identification of a muscle-specific enhancer within the 5'-flanking region of the human myoglobin gene.Devlin, B. H., Wefald, F. C., Kraus, W. E., Bernard, T. S., Williams, R. S.> ;J Biol Chem. 1989 Aug 15
- Structure of two human alpha-tubulin genes.Wilde, C. D., Chow, L. T., Wefald, F. C., Cowan, N. J.> ;Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1982 Jan
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Journal Articles
- Functional heterogeneity of mammalian TATA box sequences as revealed by interaction with a muscle-specific enhancerWefald FC, Devlin BH, Williams RS, Nature, 1/1/1990
- Nuclear proteins from skeletal myotubes and cardiomyocytes bind to a muscle specific enhancer of the human myoglobin geneKraus WE, Wefald FC, William RS, J Biol Chem, 1/1/1990
- The myoglobin muscle-specific enhancer contains positive and negative cis-acting elements and binds muscle-specific nuclear factors distinct from MyoD1Wefald FC, Krause WE, Bernard TS, Williams RS, J Biol Chem, 1/1/1990
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Abstracts/Posters
- Regulation of myoglobin gene expression.Devin BH, Bolster MB, Krause WE, Wefald FC, Williams RS, J. Cellular Biochem, 1/1/1998
- Is 3-Dimensional intracoronary ultrasound a gimmick or a useful clinical tool? Experience in coronary atherectomy.Smucker ML, Kil D, Sarnat WS, Wefald FC, Howard PF, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 1/1/1992
- Trans-inactivation of the myoglobin muscle-specific enhancer by the transcriptional repressor GCF.Wefald FC, Kraus WE, Bernard TS, Devlin BH, Williams RS, Circulation, 1/1/1990
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Lectures
- "Code STEMI: A Community Hospital Approach" (Co-Course Director)Raleigh, NC - 11/10/2007
- "Intravascular Ultrasonography" (Co-Course Director)Raleigh, NC - 11/1/2006
- "Vioxx and Cardiovascular Disease" (Co-Course Director)Raleigh, NC - 11/1/2005
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