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Wai Hong Tang, MD, Cardiology, Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Clinic

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Cardiology • Cleveland, OH

Heart Failure & Transplantation, Interventional Cardiology

Professor in Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

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Summary

  • I am a Board-certified heart failure/transplant cardiologist and a clinician-scientist with a translational research focuses on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms that contribute to disease progression in heart failure and cardiomyopathy.

Education & Training

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 2003 - 2004
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2000 - 2003
  • Stanford Health Care
    Stanford Health CarePost-Doctoral Fellowship, Heart Failure Research, 1999 - 2000
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 1999
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1997
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1996
  • Jesus College, University of Cambridge
    Jesus College, University of CambridgePart II Tripos, Molecular Medicine, 1991 - 1992
  • Jesus College, University of Cambridge
    Jesus College, University of CambridgePart II Tripos, Molecular Medicine, 1991 - 1992
  • Brown University
    Brown UniversityB.S., Neural Sciences, 1992

Certifications & Licensure

  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2000 - 2025
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1997 - 2024
  • HI State Medical License
    HI State Medical License 1998 - 1998
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Sones/Favoloro Award Cleveland Clinic, 2019
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013
  • Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Research Mentorship Cleveland Clinic, 2009
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Elevated Plasma Marinobufagenin, An Endogenous Cardiotonic Steroid, Is Associated with Right Ventricular Dysfunction and Nitrative Stress in Heart Failure  
    Kennedy DJ, Shrestha K, Sheehy B, Li XS, Guggilam A, Wu Y, Finucan M, Gabi A, Medert CM, Westfall K, Borowski A, Fedorova O, Bagrov AY, Tang WH, Circ Heart Fail, 1/1/2015
  • Gut Microbiota-Dependent Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) Pathway Contributes to both Development of Renal Insufficiency and Mortality Risk in Chronic Kidney Disease  
    Tang WH, Wang Z, Kennedy DJ, Wu Y, Buffa JA, Agatisa-Boyle B, Li XS, Levison BS, & Hazen SL, Circ Res, 1/1/2015
  • Exome sequencing identifies rare LDLR and APOA5 alleles conferring risk for myocardial infarction  
    Do R, Stitziel NO, Won HH, Jørgensen AB, Duga S, Angelica Merlini P, Kiezun A, Farrall M, Goel A, Zuk O, Guella I, Asselta R, Lange LA, Peloso GM, Auer PL; NHLBI Exome..., Nature, 1/1/2015
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Chinese (Cantonese)

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Wai Hong Tang, Dr. Wai Hong Tang, MD, Dr. W Tang, Dr. Wai Hong W Tang