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Thomas Wang, MD, Cardiology, Ann Arbor, MI

Thomas J Wang MD

Cardiology•Ann Arbor, MI

Dean, University of Michigan Medical School

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  • 1500 E Medical Center DrAnn Arbor, MI 48109

  • Phone+1 734-936-5000

  • Fax+1 214-645-6257

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Summary

  • Dr. Thomas Wang is the Dean of the Medical School at the University of Michigan, a position that he has held since 2025. His prior positions have included Chair of Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, and Chief of Cardiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He spent the first part of his career as a transplant cardiologist and investigator at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Education & Training

  • Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital
    Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1999 - 2002
  • Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital
    Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2026 - 2029
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2020 - 2026
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2013 - 2020
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1999 - 2013
  • Cardiovascular Disease
    American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow American Heart Association
  • Elected Member Association of American Physicians, 2017
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Oncall, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2013

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Choosing an Initial Therapeutic Approach for Hypertension—Time for a Fixed-Dose Combination First?  
    Ann Marie Navar, Thomas J Wang, JAMA Cardiology
  • Mini-Focus Issue: Exercise Performance and Cardiac Rehabilitation Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation with Decreased Hospitalizations and Mortality After Ventricular...  
    Justin M Bachmann, Mary A Whooley, Thomas J Wang, Randal J Thomas, Matthew S Freiberg, ScienceDirect

Authored Content

  • Choosing an Initial Therapeutic Approach for Hypertension—Time for a Fixed-Dose Combination First?July 2020

Press Mentions

  • Born with Half a Heart, Headed to College with a Full Life
    Born with Half a Heart, Headed to College with a Full LifeAugust 18th, 2026
  • 3-In-1 Polypill Linked to Better Heart Failure Outcomes
    3-In-1 Polypill Linked to Better Heart Failure OutcomesJuly 6th, 2026
  • How 'Polypills' Can Help People Who've Had a Heart Attack -- if They're Ever Approved
    How 'Polypills' Can Help People Who've Had a Heart Attack -- if They're Ever ApprovedAugust 29th, 2022

Grant Support

  • Polypill strategy for the treatment of patients after acute coronary syndromes - A multicenter randomized controlled trialUT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER2025–2030
  • Polypill strategy for the evidence-based management of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in an underserved patient populationUT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER2022–2026
  • Metabolomic predictors of insulin resistance and diabetesBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER2008–2026
  • Impact Of Vitamin D Supplementation On Cardiac Structure And FunctionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2012
  • Obesity, Salt-Sensitivity, And The Natriuretic PeptidesNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2011–2012

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