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Franklin Wefald, MD, Cardiology, Smithfield, NC

FranklinCharlesWefaldMDFACC

Cardiology Smithfield, NC

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiac Critical Care

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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 Hospital
    Duke University HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1987 - 1991
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1987
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1985
  • Princeton University
    Princeton UniversityA.B., Biochemical Sciences, Summa Cum Laude, 1977 - 1981

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1985 - 2025
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1999 - 2025
  • MD State Medical License
    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

Journal Articles

  • Functional heterogeneity of mammalian TATA box sequences as revealed by interaction with a muscle-specific enhancer  
    Wefald 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 gene  
    Kraus 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 MyoD1  
    Wefald 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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