Biography
Dr. Fan joins the Program in Public Health as an assistant professor of teaching in the Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics. She recently earned her doctoral degree in epidemiology, following a Master’s in biomedical and translational science, both from UC Irvine. Her research focuses on risk factors for cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic conditions, optimizing heart disease prevention, and promoting healthy behaviors. Her outstanding teaching achievements include winning the Outstanding Teaching Award during her doctoral program. With a medical degree and clinical training in China, Dr. Fan brings a wealth of experience to our team.
Research Interests
Exploring risk factors associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease among patients with chronic conditions, optimizing lipid management for heart disease prevention, and advocating for healthy behaviors to enhance cardiovascular health.
Education
- Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, Public Health
- M.S., University of California, Irvine, Biomedical and Translational Sciences
- M.D., Tianjin Medical University, Clinical Medicine
Publications
1. Fan, W., & Wong, N. D. (2023). Epidemiology, Control, and Cardiovascular Outcomes of
Dyslipidemia in Diabetes. In Lipoproteins in Diabetes Mellitus (pp. 891-913).
2. Fan, W., & Wong, N. D. (2023). Diabetes mellitus and macrovascular disease: epidemiology and
cardiovascular risk assessment. In Cardiovascular Endocrinology and Metabolism (pp. 11-38). Academic
Press.
3. Arif, Y. A., Stefanko, A. M., Garcia, N., Beshai, D. A., Fan, W., & Wong, N. D. (2022). Estimated
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Disparities and Severe COVID-19 Outcomes (from the
National COVID Cohort Collaborative). The American Journal of Cardiology, 183, 16-23.
4. Hsu, A. R. C., Fan, W., Harrington, D., & Wong, N. D. (2022). Acute coronary syndromes in diabetes:
Biomarkers of endothelial injury improve risk stratification and help identify predictors of risk. Diabetes
& Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews, 16(4), 102476.
5. Derington, C. G., Bress, A. P., Herrick, J. S., Fan, W., Wong, N. D., Andrade, K. E., … & Weintraub,
W. S. (2022). The potential population health impact of treating REDUCE-IT eligible US adults with
Icosapent Ethyl. American journal of preventive cardiology, 10, 100345.
