Stephanie Burns Wechsler, MD Professor of Pediatrics and Human Genetics Emory School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Cardiology and Medical Genetics

13 Mar 2026
Genetic Cardiology
Dr. Wechsler is an expert in cardiovascular genetics.   She is faculty member in Pediatric Cardiology and Medical Genetics at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA.  Her clinical and research interests are in cardiovascular genetics, particularly in genetic causes of congenital heart disease and genetic conditions that affect the heart and/or include a cardiac phenotype.  Early in her career, she was the recipient of a K08 award that funded basic research in cardiac development.  She then transitioned to clinical research in cardiac genetics, participating in multicenter clinical trials including the NIH-sponsored Pediatric Heart Network Marfan Trial, the Cytogenomics of Cardiovascular Malformations Consortium as well as industry-sponsored trials in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.  Dr. Wechsler also has expertise in medical education, serving as the Fellowship Program Director for Pediatric Cardiology at Duke University School of Medicine from 1998-2017, and most recently as the Medical Director for the Emory School of Medicine Genetic Counseling Training Program from 2019-2022.