Medical School
MD, Washington University School of Medicine
Master Health Science in Clinical Research, Duke University
Residency
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania (HUP)
Fellowship
Clinical Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center
David J. Whellan, MD, MHS, FACC, FAHA
Executive Director, Jefferson Clinical Research Institute
James C. Wilson Professor of Medicine
Deputy Provost of Research Affairs, Thomas Jefferson University
Chief Operating Officer, PIER Consortium™
Contact Information
1015 Chestnut Street
Suite 317
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-2636
215-503-7420 fax
Executive Director, Jefferson Clinical Research Institute
James C. Wilson Professor of Medicine
Deputy Provost of Research Affairs, Thomas Jefferson University
Chief Operating Officer, PIER Consortium™
Education
Publications
- Functional Sarcopenia and Physical Rehabilitation Response in Older Adults Hospitalized for Acute Heart Failure: A Secondary Analysis of the REHAB-HF Trial
- Atrial Fibrillation Status and Physical Rehabilitation in Older Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: An Analysis From the REHAB-HF Trial
- Prognostic Impact of Repeated NT-proBNP Measurements in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
- Physical Activity for Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: Pump up the Volume
- Leadership Practices, Organization Structure, and Other Factors Associated with Higher 2022–2023 US News and World Report Ranking
Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Expertise & Research Interests
Dr. Whellan is the Principal Investigator of Jefferson Regional Clinical Center for the NIH HF Network, one of nine centers across the United States selected to participate in a series of novel heart failure clinical trials. In addition, he serves as the Associate Provost for Clinical Research at Thomas Jefferson University and Associate Dean for Clinical Research at Sidney Kimmel Medical College.
He has authored over 175 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, abstracts, and book chapters on cardiomyopathy; and is an associate editor for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology Heart Failure journal.