Andrew S Wechsler MD
Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Drexel College of Medicine/Hahnemann
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230 N Broad St744 N TowerPhiladelphia, PA 19102
Phone+1 215-762-7802
Fax+1 215-762-1858
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Summary
- Dr. Andrew Wechsler, MD is a board certified thoracic surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Pennsylvania. He is a Professor at Drexel College of Medicine/Hahnemann.
Education & Training
Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1970 - 1974
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1964 - 1966
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1964
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1998 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsTranscatheter Left Ventricular Reconstruction in Heart Failure Patients With Prior Anterior Myocardial Infarction: The Prospective ALIVE Trial.Jerry D Estep, Ori Ben-Yehuda, Andrew S Wechsler, Rishi Puri, Andrew C Kao
JACC. Heart Failure. 2025-02-01 - 7 citationsRisk for non-home discharge following surgery for ischemic mitral valve disease.Anuradha Lala, Helena L. Chang, Xiaoyu Liu, Eric J. Charles, Babatunde A. Yerokun
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021-12-01 - 13 citationsThe Association of Socio-Economic Factors with Outcomes for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.Edward L. Hannan, Yifeng Wu, Kimberly Cozzens, Marcus Friedrich, Joanna Chikwe
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021-11-11
Press Mentions
Penn Medicine Cardiologist Is Honored with 2023 Edward S. Cooper, MD AwardJanuary 26th, 2023- BioVentrix Announces Jerry Estep, MD, as Co-Principal Investigator for ALIVE Pivotal Trial Studying Transcatheter Device for Heart FailureJanuary 6th, 2021
BioVentrix Announces Gregg Stone, MD, as Co-Principal Investigator for ALIVE Pivotal Trial of Transcatheter Device for Heart FailureFebruary 18th, 2020- Join now to see all
