Medical Director

Clinical Professor, Pediatric Cardiology and Division of Medical Genetics
Dr. Wechsler is board certified in medical genetics and pediatric cardiology. She received her medical school training at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston and completed a pediatric residency through Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. She completed a fellowship in cardiology through Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, and a fellowship in medical genetics through the University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI. She has been in Academic Medicine for close to 20 years and involved in medical education as well as clinical practice. She has worked with genetic counselors in several of her academic appointments, including in her current position with the Emory Division of Medical Genetics. Dr. Wechsler is the primary instructor for HGC 745a & b, Medical Genetics I & II.