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Biographical Sketch
Bennett Werner, MD is a staff cardiologist the Cleveland Clinic Wooster Family Health Center. Dr. Werner is board-certified in internal medicine with a sub-specialty in cardiology. His specialty interests include clinical cardiology, echocardiography and diagnostic heart catheterizations.
Dr. Werner earned his medical degree from The University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Maryland Hospital and a fellowship in cardiology at the University of Cincinnati Hospital.
Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Werner was in private practice for eighteen years and had teaching appointments at Wright State Medical School and Ohio State University. Dr. Werner is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Cardiac Angiography and Intervention.
Specialty Interests
General cardiology, congestive heart failure, preventive care, aortic stenosis, atrial fibrillation
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