Clinical outcomes research on pregnancy and adult congenital heart disease, Fontan and access to advanced heart failure treatments, quality of life assessment in adult congenital heart disease patients
Dr. Wolfe's primary clinical focus is on the management and treatment of adult congenital heart disease (ACHD). She is very interested in single ventricle and Fontan physiology and improving long-term survival and access to advanced heart failure therapies for these patients in adulthood.
In addition to her clinical specialty of ACHD, Dr. Wolfe has done additional training in Women's Health and Cardio-Obstetrics throughout her Internal Medicine and Cardiology Fellowships. She has a special interest in the management of high risk cardiac pregnancies, including those with congenital heart disease as well as acquired cardiac conditions such as heart failure, arrhythmias, and hypertension.
She splits her clinical time between the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Magee-Women's Hospital, and UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Dr. Wolfe's educational interests are in mentoring medical students, residents, and fellows in career pathway and navigating their way through training.
- BS, Westminster College, 2010
- MD, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2014
- Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2017
- Fellowship, Cardiovascular Diseases, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital, 2020
- Fellowship, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital, 2022
Education & Training
Lindley, K.j., Merz, N.B., Asgar, A.W., Bellow, N.A., Chandra S., Davis, M.B., Gomberg-Maitland, MD, Gulati, M, Hollier, L.M., Krieger, E.V., Park, K., Silversides, C., Wolfe, N.K., Pepine, C.J., on behalf of the American College of Cardiology Cardiovascular Disease in Women Committee, and the Cardio-Obstetrics Working Group. Cardio-Obstetrics Part 2: Congenital and Heritable Disorders. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2021; 77 (14): 1778-1798.
Wolfe, N.K., Sabol, B.A., Kelly, J.C., Dombrowksi, M., Benhardt, A.C., Fleckenstein, J., Stout, M.J., Lindley, K.J. Management of Fontan circulation in pregnancy: a multidisciplinary approach to care. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology MFM. 2021; 3(1): 100257.
Wolfe, N.K., Wolfe, J.D., Rich, M. Pre-operative TTE: Overused or undervalued. Journal of the American Geriatric Society. 2020; 68 (8): 1688-89.
Wolfe, N.K., Mitchell, J.D., Brown, D.L. The Independent Reduction in Mortality Associated with Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction. European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes. 2020; 23
Wolfe, N.K., Wolfe, J.D., Rich, M. Perioperative Care of the Geriatric Patient for Noncardiac Surgery. Clinical Cardiology. 2020; 43 (2): 127-136.
Kassim, N.A., Althouse, A.D., Qin, D., Leef, G., Saba, S. Gender Differences in Management and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Journal of Cardiology. 2017; 69 (1)
- UPMC Department of Medicine 13th Annual Research Day Clinical Research Award, 2015
- Member, American College of Cardiology, 2017-Present
- Washington University School of Medicine 8th Annual Cardiovascular Research Day Clinical Research Award, 2019
- Member, Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network (ACTION), 2020- Present
- Article Recognized as Top 100 Articles in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), 2021
- Committee Member, Forum for Women in Medicine (FWIM), Washington University in St. Louis, 2021
