Wen-Chih Hank
Dr. Wen-Chih Hank Wu has served as
assistant professor of medicine at
His future career goals are to continue
both as a non-invasive cardiologist and researcher in prevention of
cardiovascular diseases.
Born in
He completed his residency in
internal medicine at the
He serves as reviewer for several
peer-reviewed journals in cardiology and holds research grants from the VA
Merit Review Process, non-for-profit organizations, and the industry.
Clinically, he is the attending physician for cardiology at Providence VA
Hospital, and teaches cardiology fellows, medical residents and students. He
has won the dean's teaching excellence award and has been awarded "Teacher
of the Year" on several occasions.
Dr. Wu’s SADF-funded research
focused on multi-targeted cardiac risk intervention in type 2 diabetes. His
research examined pharmacist-led medical visits of education, behavioral
intervention and pharmacotherapy in a group setting for type 2 diabetes to
achieve concomitant reductions in glycemia, lipids and blood pressure. A
randomized controlled trial was conducted of weekly group medical visits for
four weeks, followed by monthly visits for five months in addition to usual
care, versus usual care alone. Hemoglobin A1c, lipids and blood pressure were
compared between the two study groups.
Dr. Wu and his wife have three sons.
They live in
Email: Wen-Chih.Wu@VA.gov
Website: http://biomed.brown.edu/facultydirectory/profile.php?id=10391
Phone: 401-273-7100