Dr.(Prof.) Janet Wei

Janet Wei, MD, FACC, is a cardiologist with the Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Co-Director of the Stress Echocardiography Lab at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, and Assistant Medical Director of the Biomedical Imaging Research Institute. Dr. Wei is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases, and treats persistent chest pain, microvascular dysfunction, atherosclerosis, hypertension, high cholesterol, and heart failure. She is also board certified in echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and cardiac computed tomography. Dr. Wei received her medical degree from Northwestern University and completed her internal medicine residency at Cedars-Sinai. She remained at Cedars-Sinai for her general cardiology fellowship and was a Chief Cardiology Fellow in 2012-2013. She completed an additional year of advanced training in women’s heart disease as the 2013-2014 Constance Austin Women’s Heart Fellow at the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center. Dr. Wei’s research interests include heart disease in women, cardiovascular disease prevention, and coronary vascular dysfunction. Her research is National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded and includes the evaluation of coronary, carotid, and peripheral atherosclerosis using magnetic resonance imaging. She has published her research in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national cardiology conferences. She is the recipient of the American Heart Association Women in Cardiology Trainee Award for Excellence, the Cedars-Sinai Sports Spectacular Endowed Fellowship Award, and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Emerging Faculty Award. Janet Wei, MD, FACC, FAHA is the Assistant Director of the Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Associate Program Director of the Cardiology Fellowship Training Program, Co-Director of the Stress Echocardiography Lab, and Associate Medical Director of the Biomedical Imaging Research Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Wei completed her internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, which was followed by advanced clinical and research training in women’s heart disease as a National Institutes of Health (NIH) T32 Trainee at the Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute. Dr. Wei’s clinical and research interests include cardiovascular disease in women, preventive cardiology, coronary microvascular dysfunction and coronary vasospasm. Janet Wei, MD, FACC, FAHA is the Co-Director of the Stress Echocardiography Lab and Assistant Medical Director of the Biomedical Imaging Research Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Wei completed her internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, which was followed by advanced clinical and research training in women's heart disease as a National Institutes of Health (NIH) T32 Trainee at the Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center. Dr. Wei is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases, as well as echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and cardiac computed tomography. Dr. Wei's clinical and research interests include cardiovascular disease in women, preventive cardiology, coronary vascular dysfunction, and advanced cardiovascular imaging. She is a co-investigator on several ongoing studies and clinical trials focusing on the diagnosis, prognosis, and management of patients with ischemia and no obstructive coronary arteries. Her research is NIH funded and includes the evaluation of coronary, carotid, and peripheral atherosclerosis using magnetic resonance imaging. She serves as a member of the American College of Cardiology Cardio-Obstetrics Work Group and the California Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review committee and works closely with obstetricians in the cardiovascular care of pregnant and postpartum women.

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