Xander Wehrens, M.D., Ph.D. is a Professor of Integrative Physiology and Medicine (in Cardiology), with secondary appointments in Neuroscience, Pediatrics (in Cardiology), and Space Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.
Since 2009, Dr. Wehrens has served as an Associate Director of the Medical Scientist Training Program at Baylor. Our MSTP program is supported by an NIH training grant and has trained over 300 physician-scientists to date.
Dr. Wehrens has trained over 100 undergraduate and graduate students, clinical and research fellows in his laboratory. Dr. Wehrens accepts trainees from the programs listed below.
Clinical Fellows and Junior Faculty
Graduate Students Enrolled in the Following Programs
- Chemical, Physical & Structural Biology
- Development, Disease Models & Therapeutics
- Genetics & Genomics
- Neuroscience
Postbaccalaureate Students
Undergraduate Students
Graduate School Teaching
Dr. Wehrens serves as course director of the following courses:
- Term 3 – Cardiovascular Diseases (GS-DD-6210)
- Term 4 – Advanced Topics in Cardiac Pathophysiology (GS-DD-6401)
- Term 5 – Advanced Topics in Vascular Pathophysiology (GS-DD-6402)