Thomas J. Wang

Thomas J. Wang, M.D., joined UT Southwestern as Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine in February 2020. Dr. Wang previously served as Director of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Vanderbilt University and as Physician-In-Chief of the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute. He is internationally recognized for his clinical and translational research related to cardiovascular disease and metabolism. Specific areas of interest include the natriuretic peptide system, cardiovascular complications of obesity, and biomarker discovery. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Wang completed his residency and fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. He spent the following decade there directing the heart failure disease management program and was Associate Director of the Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Program. He has held a number of national leadership positions, including President of the Association of Professors of Cardiology. He is a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians.