RobertCWirkaIIIMD
Cardiology • Chapel Hill, NCAdult Congenital Heart Disease
Resident Physician, Internal Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine
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Office
160 Dental Circle CB 7075
Burnettwomack Building 6TH floor 6035B
Chapel Hill, NC 27599Phone+1 919-445-1300- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Robert Wirka III, MD is a cardiologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina and California. He is affiliated with University of North Carolina Hospitals and is a Resident Physician at UCSF School of Medicine.
Education & Training
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2013 - 2016
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 2010
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 2020 - 2024
CA State Medical License 2012 - 2022
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsComprehensive Integration of Multiple Single-Cell Transcriptomic Data Sets Defines Distinct Cell Populations and Their Phenotypic Changes in Murine Atherosclerosis.Sharma, D., Dalal, A., Alemany, H., Kim, H., Kundu, R., Quertermous, T., Pedroza, A., Cheng, P., Wirka, R., Worssam, M., Fischbein, M.> ;Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2024 Feb 1
- 2 citationsLocal tissue mechanics control cardiac pacemaker cell embryonic patterning.Trevor Henley, Julie Goudy, Marietta Easterling, Carrie Donley, Robert Wirka, Michael Bressan> ;Life Science Alliance. 2023 Jun 1
- 3 citationsDiscovery of Transacting Long Noncoding RNAs That Regulate Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype.Huitong Shi, Trieu Nguyen, Quanyi Zhao, Paul Cheng, Disha Sharma, Hyun-Jung Kim, Juyong Brian Kim, Robert Wirka, João P Monteiro, Thomas Quertermous, Weldy, C., Chad S...> ;Circulation Research. 2023 Mar 31
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Press Mentions
Could Lowering BP Help Prevent T2D?November 22nd, 2021- Lowering Blood Pressure May Help Type 2 Diabetes PreventionNovember 17th, 2021
Identity-Shifting Cells Protect Against Rupture in AtherosclerosisAugust 6th, 2019
Hospital Affiliations
University of North Carolina HospitalsChapel Hill, North Carolina
