Gina S. Wei

Gina S. Wei, M.D., M.P.H., is the Acting Director of the Division of Cardiovascular Science (DCVS) at NHLBI. Since 2016, Dr. Wei has been the DCVS Associate Director of Prevention and Population. In that role, she has directed the division's Prevention and Population Sciences Program, which focuses on a wide range of research in epidemiology and prevention. Major scientific domains include population-based cohort studies; studies of genetic, behavioral, and environmental influences on disease risk and outcomes; and clinical trials focused on prevention and improvements to cardiovascular health, clinical care, and public health. Since 2021, Dr. Wei has also served as the Institute's senior scientific advisor on Women's Health. She fosters and oversees scientific initiatives to advance women's health and represents the NHLBI on multiple NIH- and Agency-wide women's health committees.

Dr. Wei has played important leadership roles in launching flagship initiatives in precision medicine, data science, population science, and women's health. Examples of these initiatives include NHLBI's Trans-Omics in Precision Medicine (TOPMed), BioData Catalyst, the Maternal Health Community Implementation Program, and the Multi-ethnic Observational Study of American Asian and Pacific Islander Communities (MOSAAIC), as well as the NIH All of Us Research Program and the Implementing a Maternal health & PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE) Initiative. For her exemplary scientific leadership and accomplishments, Dr. Wei has been recognized with numerous NHLBI and NIH awards, including multiple NHLBI Director's Awards, NIH Office of Director Honor Awards, and NIH Director's Awards.

Dr. Wei started her tenure at NHLBI as the Medical Officer of the Epidemiology branch in 2004 and became the Senior Scientific Advisor for Prevention and Population Sciences Program in 2014. Prior to moving to NIH, she worked at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Wei earned her M.D. at George Washington University School of Medicine, her M.P.H. at the Uniformed Services University of Health Care Sciences, and her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from the University of California at Los Angeles. She was a Fellow in General Internal Medicine and Chief Resident of Internal Medicine at the Washington Veterans Affairs Medical Center and a Resident in Internal Medicine in the Primary Care Track at the George Washington University School of Medicine.