Weiyi Tan, M.D., M.P.H.

Internal Medicine - Cardiology
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Adult congenital transcatheter interventions

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Biography

Weiyi Tan, M.D., M.P.H., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in adult congenital heart disease, adult congenital transcatheter interventions, and transition of care from adolescent to adult congenital cardiology.

Dr. Tan earned his medical degree at Duke University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he also received advanced training through fellowships in adult cardiovascular disease, adult congenital heart disease, and adult interventional cardiology.

He also holds a master’s degree in public health from the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in cardiovascular disease and by the American Board of Pediatrics, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2021.

Dr. Tan has delivered numerous presentations, contributed to the book Intensive Care of the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease, and published several academic articles.

While completing his residency and fellowships at UCLA, he received several honors for his teaching, including the Internal Medicine Residency Fellow Teaching Award in 2017 and the Cardiology Fellowship Teaching Award in 2018.

Education & Training

Fellowship - UCLA Medical Center (2018-2020), Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Graduate School - University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (2009-2010), Public Health
Medical School - Duke University School of Medicine (2007-2011)
Residency - UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine (2011-2015), Internal Medicine & Pediatrics
Fellowship - UCLA Medical Center (2015-2018), Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship - UCLA Medical Center (2020-2021), Interventional Cardiology
Other Post Graduate Training - University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (2009-2010)

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American College of Cardiology, Fellow
Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
Pediatric and Congenital Interventional Cardiovascular Society
Adult Congenital Heart Association

Honors & Awards

Cardiology Fellowship Teaching Award 2018, UCLA
Internal Medicine Residency Fellow Teaching Award 2017, UCLA
Internal Medicine Residency Resident Teaching Award 2015, UCLA
CI-CARE ARC Medical Program Award 2014, UCLA
School of Medicine Excellence in Teaching with Humanism Residents and Fellows Award 2014, UCLA
Trainee Award, Best Abstract in Clinical/Translational Research 2010, Duke Department of Pediatrics Research Retreat

Books & Publications

Books
- Critical Care Management of the ACHD Patient with Heart Failure in Intensive Care of the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease
  Reardon L.C., Depasquale E., Tan W. (2019), Springer
Publications
- Emergency Medical Services Responses to Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and Suspected ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Los Angeles County.
  Rollman JE, Kloner RA, Bosson N, Niemann JT, Gausche-Hill M, Williams M, Clare C, Tan W, Wang X, Shavelle DM, Rafique AM, Journal of the American Heart Association 2021 06 10 12 e019635
- Peripheral venous pressure accurately predicts central venous pressure in the adult Fontan circulation.
  Tan W, Small A, Gallotti R, Moore J, Aboulhosn J, International journal of cardiology 2021 03 326 77-80
- Orthotopic Heart and Combined Heart Liver Transplantation: the Ultimate Treatment Option for Failing Fontan Physiology.
  Reardon LC, Lin JP, VanArsdell GS, Kaldas FM, Lluri G, Tan W, Whalen KM, Cruz D, Nsair A, Deng MC, Moore MA, Laks H, Biniwale RM, Saab S, Baird A, Wilson JM, Lubin LN, Marijic J, Williams TM, Wray CL, Meltzer JS, Gudzenko V, Kratzert WB, Neelankavil J, Venick RS, Aboulhosn JA, Current transplantation reports 2021 Feb 1-12
- Utility of the long DrySeal sheath in facilitating transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation with the Edwards Sapien 3 valve.
  Fukuda T, Tan W, Sadeghi S, Lin J, Salem M, Levi D, Aboulhosn J, Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 2020 11 96 6 E646-E652
- Single Center Trends in Acute Coronary Syndrome Volume and Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
  Tan W, Parikh RV, Chester R, Harrell J, Franco V, Aksoy O, Dave R, Rafique A, Press M, Cardiology research 2020 Aug 11 4 256-259
- The cardiovascular burden of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with a focus on congenital heart disease.
  Tan W, Aboulhosn J, International journal of cardiology 2020 06 309 70-77
- The End-Of-Life Experience For Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: Resource Utilization, Functional Decline, and Circumstances Surrounding Death
  Small, A, Fernando, A, Tan, W, Karlin, D, and Aboulhosn, J International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease 2020 1
- Echocardiographic guidance of interventions in adults with congenital heart defects.
  Tan W, Aboulhosn J, Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy 2019 Oct 9 Suppl 2 S346-S359
- Maternal Fontan procedure is a predictor of a small-for-gestational-age neonate: a 10-year retrospective study.
  Afshar Y, Tan W, Jones WM, Canobbio M, Lin J, Reardon L, Lluri G, Aboulhosn J, Koos BJ, American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM 2019 08 1 3 100036
- Role of Music for Conscious Sedation During Invasive Cardiac Catheterization.
  Ebrahimi R, Tan W The American journal of cardiology 2018 Jun
- The HPV vaccine: are dosing recommendations being followed?
  Tan W, Viera AJ, Rowe-West B, Grimshaw A, Quinn B, Walter EB, Vaccine 2011 Mar 29 14 2548-54

Research

Fontan Transplant Outcomes
Transcatheter Valve Interventions
COVID-19 Effects on ACS Volume

Clinical Focus

Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Adult congenital transcatheter interventions
Transition of care from adolescent to adult congenital cardiology