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Wesley Covitz, M.D.

Wesley Covitz, M.D.

Professor, Pediatrics
Radiology

Clinical Specialties

Cardiology (pediatric), Telemedicine, Metabolic Syndrome, Marfan Syndrome, Lipid Disorders

Contact Information

New Patient Appointments: 336-716-WAKE
Returning Patient Appointments: 336-713-4500
Department: 336-713-4500

Email: wcovitz@wakehealth.edu

Education & Training

  • B.A., Harvard University , 1966
  • M.D., University of Cincinnati College of Medicine , 1970
  • Residency, Pediatrics, Boston Med Ctr, 1972
  • Fellowship, Childrens Hosp Med Ctr-Cincinnati, 1973
  • Fellowship, Childrens Hosp Med Ctr-Cincinnati, 1976

Memberships

  • Am Academy Of Pediatrics
  • North Carolina Medical Society
  • American College of Cardiology
  • Am Heart Association
  • Forsyth-Davie-Stokes Medical S

NPI Number

  • 1154305878
Wesley Covitz, M.D.

Wesley Covitz, M.D.

Professor, Pediatrics Radiology

Research Interests

cardiac function, congenital defects

Contact Information

Academic: 336-716-3232 | Department: 336-713-4500

Email: wcovitz@wakehealth.edu

Recent Publications

Prakash A, Lacro RV, Sleeper LA, Minich LL, Colan SD, McCrindle B, Covitz W, Golding F, Hlavacek AM, Levine JC, Cohen MS. Challenges in echocardiographic assessment of mitral regurgitation in children after repair of atrioventricular septal defect. Pediatr Cardiol. 2012;33(2):205-214.

Atz AM, Travison TG, McCrindle BW, Mahony L, Quartermain M, Williams RV, Breitbart RE, Lu M, Radojewski E, Covitz W, et al. Late status of Fontan patients with persistent surgical fenestration. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011;57(24):2437-2443.

Langley EW, Kirse DK [sic] [Kirse DJ], Barnes CE, Covitz W, Shetty AK. Retropharyngeal edema: an unusual manifestation of Kawasaki disease. J Emerg Med. 2010;39(2):181-185.

Atz AM, Travison TG, McCrindle BW, Mahony L, Quartermain M, Williams RV, Breitbart RE, Lu M, Radojewski E, Covitz W, et al. Impact of surgical fenestration in a cohort of Fontan patients [abstract]. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009;53(10 Suppl A):A361.

All Publications

For a listing of recent publications, refer to PubMed, a service provided by the National Library of Medicine.

For a list of earlier publications, visit the Carpenter Library Publication Search.

Professor, Pediatrics

Clinical Specialties

Cardiology (pediatric), Telemedicine, Metabolic Syndrome, Marfan Syndrome, Lipid Disorders

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