
Wendy M Book MD
Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Failure & Transplantation
Professor, Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
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1365 Clifton Rd NeAtlanta, GA 30322
Phone+1 404-778-5545
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Summary
- Dr. Wendy Book is a cardiologist in Atlanta, GA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. She received her medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University and has been in practice 25 years. She specializes in adult congenital heart disease and heart failure & transplantation and is experienced in echocardiography, transplant cardiology, heart failure, cardiac critical care, and tetralogy of fallot. She has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1995 - 1998
Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1995
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
GA State Medical License 1995 - 2027
NC State Medical License 2020 - 2022
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
American Board of Internal Medicine Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification PowerChart (Clinical), Cerner Corporation, 2013, 2015-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PowerChart (Clinical), Cerner Corporation, 2013, 2015-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Clinical Data Warehouse Meaningful Use, Emory Healthcare, 2013, 2015-2017
Clinical Trials
- Heart Failure in Adult Patients With a History of Congenital Heart Disease Start of enrollment: 2004 May 01
- Spironolactone in Patients With Single Ventricle Heart Start of enrollment: 2004 Nov 01
- Eisenmenger's Syndrome in Adults With CHD Start of enrollment: 1996 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsRisk Factors for Adverse Outcomes in a Fontan Population.Giancarlo Licitra, Lindsey C Ivey, Cheryl L Raskind-Hood, Fred H Rodriguez 3rd, Yuting Guo
Pediatric Cardiology. 2026-03-01 - Patient and caregiver perspectives on the use of elemental formula in eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease.Joao Pedro Lopes, George N Konstantinou, Jennifer Roeder, Mary Jo Strobel, Juliet M Ross
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. in Practice. 2026-02-01 - Survival by Heart Failure Phenotype in a Fontan Surveillance Population, 2010-2023.Lindsey C Ivey, Cheryl L Raskind-Hood, Fred H Rodriguez 3rd, Giancarlo Licitra, Ryan O Sheets
Pediatric Cardiology. 2026-01-08
Journal Articles
- Omission of Heart Transplant Recipients from the Appropriate Use Criteria for Revascularization and the Ramifications on Heart Transplant CentersJon A Kobashigawa, Steven W Tabak, Wendy Book, John A Spertus, JAMA Cardiology
- Frontiers in Fontan Failure: Innovation and Improving Outcomes: A Conference SummaryBrian Kogon, Michelle Gurvitz, Wendy M Book, Anitha John, Gruschen Veldtman, Yoav Dori, Maan Jokhadar, Ryan Ford, Adrienne Kovacs, Michael McConnell, Camden Hebson, Congenital Heart Disease
Authored Content
- Omission of Heart Transplant Recipients from the Appropriate Use Criteria for Revascularization and the Ramifications on Heart Transplant CentersApril 2020
Press Mentions
Emory, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Join Forces to Launch Georgia's First Comprehensive Congenital Heart CenterMarch 11th, 2014
For Kids with Rare Condition, 'Restricted' Diets Can Turn DangerousJuly 13th, 2019
Grant Support
- Pediatric Heart Network Emory UniversityEMORY UNIVERSITY2024–2030
- Natural language processing and machine learning for development of a Fontan Failure risk prediction model from electronic health recordsEMORY UNIVERSITY2025–2027
- Machine Learning Based Analysis of Longitudinal Changes in the Congenital Heart Disease ElectrocardiogramEMORY UNIVERSITY2024–2026
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