RobertCWirkaIIIMD

Cardiology • Chapel Hill, NC

Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Resident Physician, Internal Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine

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Office
160 Dental Circle CB 7075
Burnettwomack Building 6TH floor 6035B
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone+1 919-445-1300

Summary

Dr. Robert Wirka III, MD is a cardiologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina and California. He is affiliated with University of North Carolina Hospitals and is a Resident Physician at UCSF School of Medicine.

Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2013 - 2016
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 2010

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2020 - 2025
CA State Medical License 2012 - 2022
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

110 citations
Association of VEGF and VEGFR2 single nucleotide polymorphisms with hypertension and clinical outcome in metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma patients treated wi...
Jenny J. Kim, Susan A.J. Vaziri, Brian I. Rini, Paul Elson, Jorge A. Garcia
Cancer. 2012-04-01
424 citations
Atheroprotective roles of smooth muscle cell phenotypic modulation and the TCF21 disease gene as revealed by single-cell analysis
Robert C. Wirka, Dhananjay Wagh, David T. Paik, Milos Pjanic, Trieu Nguyen
Nature Medicine. 2019-07-29
65 citations
A Common Connexin-40 Gene Promoter Variant Affects Connexin-40 Expression in Human Atria and Is Associated With Atrial Fibrillation
Robert C. Wirka, Shamone Gore, David R. Van Wagoner, Dan E. Arking, Steven A. Lubitz
Circulation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 2011-02-01

Press Mentions

Could Lowering BP Help Prevent T2D?November 22nd, 2021
Lowering Blood Pressure May Help Type 2 Diabetes PreventionNovember 17th, 2021
Identity-Shifting Cells Protect Against Rupture in AtherosclerosisAugust 6th, 2019