Wendy Book MD
Overview
Wendy Book is the Director of the Emory Adult Congenital Heart Center. She has 20 years experience in adult congenital heart disease, including clinical and research experience. She has a background in heart failure, transplantation and pulmonary hypertension, which complements skills of other Emory Adult Congenital Heart Center physicians.
She is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular disease Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology.
Awards
-Nanette K. Wenger Distinguished Service Award for outstanding service contributions to Emory University School of Medicine for development of the Emory Adult Congenital Heart Center, Emory University
-Woodruff Leadership Academy, Woodruff Health Sciences Center
-J. Willis Hurst Teaching Award, Emory University School of Medicine
-National Organization for Rare Disorders, Abbey S. Meyers Award for Leadership in Education & Advocacy
-Excellence in Teaching Award, Emory University School of Medicine
Academic Appointment
- Master Clinician, Emory University School of Medicine
- Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
Education
Degrees
- No Degree from Sate University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse
- BS from Biology Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Research
Focus
- I am a clinical researcher exploring late outcomes in adults with congenital heart defects, particularly among the 3 underserved patient groups I see as our greatest challenge - single ventricle circulations, systemic right ventricle circulations, conotruncal defects, and the effects of pregnancy on women with all congenital heart defects.
Publications
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Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing to Improve Classification of Atrial Septal Defects in Electronic Health Records.
Birth Defects Res Volume: 117 Page(s): e2451
03/01/2025 Authors: Guo Y; Shi H; Book WM; Ivey LC; Rodriguez FH; Sameni R; Raskind-Hood C; Robichaux C; Downing KF; Sarker A -
A Generalized Machine Learning Model for Identifying Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs) Using ICD Codes.
Birth Defects Res Volume: 117 Page(s): e2440
02/01/2025 Authors: Shi H; Book WM; Ivey LC; Rodriguez FH; Raskind-Hood C; Downing KF; Farr SL; McCracken CE; Leedom VO; Haynes SE -
Cardiovascular disease risk factors in congenital heart disease survivors are associated with heart failure.
Pediatr Res Volume: 97 Page(s): 700 - 706
02/01/2025 Authors: Landstrom AP; Spears T; D'Ottavio A; Chiswell K; Sommerhalter K; Soim A; Farr SL; Crume T; Book WM; Whitehead K -
Novel linkage of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons database and hospital electronic health records.
Cardiol Young Volume: 34 Page(s): 2570 - 2576
12/01/2024 Authors: Atkins CA; Nellis JR; Vekstein AM; D'Ottavio A; DeLaRosa JM; Chiswell K; Turek JW; Beckerman Z; Raskind Hood C; Book WM -
ASPEN survey of parenteral nutrition access issues: How the system fails the patient.
Nutr Clin Pract Volume: 39 Page(s): 1164 - 1181
10/01/2024 Authors: Mirtallo JM; Allen P; Book WM; Hennessy K; Bond B; Gore B -
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care Usage and Death by Neighborhood Poverty Among Individuals With Congenital Heart Defects, 4 US Surveillance Sites, 2011 to 2013.
J Am Heart Assoc Volume: 13 Page(s): e033937
06/04/2024 Authors: Raskind-Hood CL; Kancherla V; Ivey LC; Rodriguez FH; Sullivan AM; Lui GK; Botto L; Feldkamp M; Li JS; D'Ottavio A -
Anatomic and physiologic classification of adults with congenital heart disease to predict adverse outcomes: Use of administrative codes compared to clinical staging.
Am Heart J Volume: 271 Page(s): 12 - 19
05/01/2024 Authors: Ivey LC; Ahmad A; Chen J; Rodriguez Iii FH; Raskind-Hood C; Book WM -
High sensitivity troponin I as a biomarker for cardiac allograft vasculopathy: Evaluation of diagnostic potential and clinical utility.
Clin Transplant Volume: 38 Page(s): e15168
01/01/2024 Authors: Patel K; Yadalam A; DeStefano R; Desai S; Almuwaqqat Z; Ko Y-A; Alras Z; Martini MA; Ejaz K; Alvi Z -
A machine learning model for predicting congenital heart defects from administrative data.
Birth Defects Res Volume: 115 Page(s): 1693 - 1707
11/01/2023 Authors: Shi H; Book W; Raskind-Hood C; Downing KF; Farr SL; Bell MN; Sameni R; Rodriguez FH; Kamaleswaran R -
Positive Predictive Value of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification, and International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification, Codes for Identification of Congenital Heart Defects.
J Am Heart Assoc Volume: 12 Page(s): e030821
08/15/2023 Authors: Ivey LC; Rodriguez FH; Shi H; Chong C; Chen J; Raskind-Hood CL; Downing KF; Farr SL; Book WM