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Most Recent Peer-reviewed Publications
- Clinical characteristics, response to exercise training, and outcomes in patients with heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Findings from Heart Failure and A Controlled Trial Investigating Outcomes of Exercise TraiNing (HF-ACTION)
- Heart Failure Patient Adherence. Epidemiology, Cause, and Treatment
- Development of a method to risk stratify patients with heart failure for 30-day readmission using implantable device diagnostics
- Quality of anticoagulation with warfarin in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation in the community setting
- Physical activity to combat depression in chronic heart failure: Reply
Medical School
MD, Washington University School of Medicine
Master Health Science in Clinical Research, Duke University
Residency
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania (HUP)
Fellowship
Clinical Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center
Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Hospital Appointment
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Expertise & Research Interests
Dr. Whellan joins us from Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, where he arrived in 1997 after earning his MD at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and his residency at the University of Pennsylvania. At Duke, Dr. Whellan earned his Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Research, was an Assistant Professor of Medicine and a Fellow in Clinical Cardiology and Clinical Research Fellow. He is a leading researcher in outcomes analysis and clinical trials in congesetive heart failure. He currently serves as the Director of the Jefferson Coordinating Center for Clinical Research.