Sean M. Wu

Sean M. Wu

Cardiologist


Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics

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Additional Languages Spoken:
Mandarin

Biography


Sean M Wu, MD, PhD is a board certified cardiologist who specializes in treating men and women with cardiac diseases such as coronary artery disease, cardiac valve disorder, rhythm disorders, cardio-oncology/cancer drug toxicity, and cardiac preventive management.

Dr. Wu also conduct research in cardiac developmental biology/congenital heart disease, stem cell biology and translation of stem cells into new treatments for congenital heart disease, adult heart failure and rhythm disorders.

In addition to completion of residency program and board certification in internal medicine, Dr. Wu has also completed a 3-year ACGME-accredited fellowship in cardiovascular disease with board certification and additional clinical training in echocardiography at Massachusetts General Hospital and cardiac developmental biology research training at Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA.

Professional Summary


Education & Certifications
  • Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (2016)
  • Research Fellowship, Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Stem Cell Biology (2006)
  • Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital (2005) MA
  • Board Certification, Internal Medicine, ABIM (2003)
  • Residency: Duke University Medical Center (2001) NC
  • Medical Education: Duke University School of Medicine (1999) NC
  • PhD, Duke University School of Arts and Sciences, Pathology (1998)
  • BS, Stanford University, Mechanical Engineering (1992)
  • BS, Stanford University, Biological Science (1992)

Honors & Awards
  • 2018 Kenneth D. Bloch Memorial Lecturer in Vascular Biology, American Heart Association (2018)
  • Abstract of Distinction, Research Symposium - Massachusetts General Hospital (2005)
  • ACCF/Bristol Meyers Travel Award, American College of Cardiology (2002)
  • Award for Academic Excellence and Achievement, American Society of Clinical Pathologists (1996, 1997)
  • Cardiovascular Medicine Division Teaching Award, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine (2015)
  • Career Development Award in Cardiovascular Medicine, American College of Cardiology Foundation/Pfizer (2004-2007)
  • Consulting Editors of the Year, Circulation Research (2018)
  • David Lawrence Stein Award, American Heart Association-Western Affiliate (2014)
  • de Gunzburg Family Scholar, Massachusetts General Hospital (2006)
  • Distinguished Achievement Award, Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Council, American Heart Association (2022)
  • Elected Member, American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) (2016)
  • Elected Member, Association of American Physicians (AAP) (2024)
  • Elected Member, Association of University Cardiologists (AUC) (2023)
  • Endowed Faculty Scholar, Child Health Research Institute/ Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health (2013-2018)
  • Established Investigator Award, American Heart Association (2017-2021)
  • Experimental Pathologist-in-Training, American Society for Investigative Pathology (1998)
  • Fellow, American College of Cardiology (2010)
  • Henry Christian Award for Research Excellence, American Federation for Medical Research (1999)
  • Joan and Sanford I. Weill Scholar, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute (2020-)
  • K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Award, NIH/NHLBI (2005-2011)
  • Merck/ACC Young Investigator Award - 2nd Place, American College of Cardiology (2001)
  • NIH Director's New Innovator Award, National Institutes of Health, Office of the Director (2008-2013)
  • NIH Director's Pioneer Award, National Institutes of Health, Office of the Director (2014-2019)
  • NIH/NHLBI Scholarship, Keystone Symposium on Molecular Mechanism of Cardiac Disease and Regeneration (2005)
  • President's Award for Academic Excellence, Stanford University (1989)
  • Progenitor Cell Biology Consortium, Co-Principal Investigator, NIH/NHLBI (2009-2016)
  • Seed Grant Award (Co-Recipient with Dr. Beth Pruitt), Stanford Cardiovascular Institute (2013-2014)
  • Seed Grant Recipient, Harvard Stem Cell Institute (2008-2010)
  • SPARK Research Award, Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital (2010-2011)
  • Superior Editorial Consultant, Circulation Research (2017)
  • Tau Beta Pi, Stanford University School of Engineering (1992)
  • Terman Award, Stanford University School of Engineering (1992)
  • Young Investigator Competitive Award in Cardiovascular Medicine, GlaxoSmithKline Education and Research Foundation (2007-2009)

Memberships
  • Chair-Elect, AHA Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Council (2024 - Present)
  • Chair, Scientific Committee, Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation (2023 - Present)
  • Member, AHA-Council Operations Committee (2022 - Present)
  • Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Mt Sinai School of Medicine (2022 - Present)
  • President, Board of Directors, American Heart Association Bay Area Division (2022 - Present)
  • Immediate-Past Chair, AHA-BCVS Committee on Early Career Development (2022 - 2024)
  • Vice Chair, Scientific Committee, Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation (2022 - 2023)
  • President-Elect, Board of Directors, American Heart Association Bay Area Division (2021 - 2022)
  • Member, Scientific Committee, Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation (2020 - Present)
  • Chair, American Heart Association National Research Committee, Bioethics Subcommittee (2020 - 2022)
  • Chair, AHA-BCVS Committee on Early Career Development (2020 - 2022)
  • Vice Chair, AHA-BCVS Committee on Early Career Development (2018 - 2020)
  • Vice-Chair, American Heart Association National Research Committee, Bioethics Subcommittee (2017 - 2020)
  • Member, AHA - Committee on Scientific Session Programming (CSSP) (2016 - 2020)
  • Member, AHA - BCVS Committee on Scientific and Clinical Education Lifelong Learning Committee (2016 - 2020)
  • Member, American Heart Association - BCVS Committee on Early Career Development (2015 - 2018)
  • Member, American Heart Association National Research Committee, Stem Cell Research Subgroup (2013 - 2017)
  • Member, American Heart Association National Stem Cell Therapy Writing Group (2012 - 2014)
  • Member, Research Administration Advisory Committee, Massachusette General Hospital (2010 - 2012)

Administrative Appointments
  • Assistant Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital (2009 - 2012)
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (2009 - 2012)
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Stanford University, School of Medicine (2012 - 2015)
  • Associate Editor, BMC Cardiovascular Disease (2011 - 2014)
  • Associate Member, Stanford Diabetes Research Center (2017 - Present)
  • Associate Professor of Medicine (with tenure) and (by courtesy) Pediatrics, Stanford University (2016 - 2022)
  • Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Basic Sci & Enginr (BASE) Program, Moore Heart Center, LPCH (2018 - 2019)
  • Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Surgical & Basic Science Faculty, Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford SoM (2020 - Present)
  • Co-Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Basic Sci & Enginr (BASE) Program, Moore Heart Center, LPCH (2021 - Present)
  • Consulting Editor, Circulation Research (2015 - 2019)
  • Director, Mouse Microinjection Core, Massachusetts General Hospital (2007 - 2012)
  • Editor-in-Chief, Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine (2022 - Present)
  • Editorial Board, Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology (2007 - 2012)
  • Editorial Board, World Journal of Stem Cell (2009 - 2012)
  • Editorial Board, Frontiers in Pharmacology and Smooth Muscle Biology (2010 - 2013)
  • Editorial Board - General, Circulation Research (2014 - Present)
  • Editorial Consultant, Journal of American College of Cardiology: Basic to Translational Science (2015 - Present)
  • Guest Editor, Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Differentiation (2015 - 2016)
  • Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School (2006 - 2009)
  • Member, Editorial Board, Cardiology Discovery (2020 - Present)
  • Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease (2021 - Present)
  • Organizing Committee, NIH/NHLBI Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine Symposium (2011 - 2013)
  • Professor of Medicine and (by courtesy) Pediatrics, Stanford University (2022 - Present)
  • Section Chief, Basic and Translational Research, Cardiovascular Medicine Division, Department of Medicine (2021 - Present)
  • Section Editor, Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine (2013 - 2017)
  • Section Editor, Current Cardiology Reports (2016 - Present)
  • Senior Vice Chair (Interim) for Academic Affairs, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine (2022 - 2023)
  • Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine (2023 - Present)

Publications

Practice Locations


General Cardiology at Boswell Building Stanford, CA
Stanford, CA

300 Pasteur Drive , 2nd Floor, Room A260

Stanford , CA 94305

(650) 725-5909

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Patient Reviews

(14 reviews)

Dr. Lin is a credit to his profession.
This doctor takes great care of me. He, not only, extremely helpful to me with cardiology related issues, he also is extremely helpful with any other issue I raise. He helps me find other department at Stanford to help me. He is an excellent doctor and a friend.
He is a very good doctor. He has been taking a good care my health for few years. Thank you!
Very caring & answers questions clearly.
I have 100% confidence in Dr. Sean Wu. His knowledge and research on cardiology issues has been helpful with my heart conditions. Exceptional physicians.
Dr. Wu is an outstanding care provider. He spent a significant amount of time explaining to me precisely my conditions.
All exc.
Stanford is the best!! Staff are always very helpful & friendly. This doctor is the best. He took great care of me to help me recovering from a drastic car accident.
Dr Sean Wu is the best.
Good.
He is an excellent doctor. He always diligently taking care of me. I very appreciate watches over my health after a heart surgery. He is very professional; friendly, & very helpful I'm very lucky to have him. I want him be my doctor for ever!!
Very good experience with all the staff and of course I will recommend you.
I really liked my dr., and his nurse. I want to keep him as my cardiologist.
The time he spent with us and explaining things about my condition was truly appreciated which made me decide to have the cardiac cath done.

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