Dr. Wei Fan earned her medical degree from the Northwest University for Nationalities College of Medicine in China. She went on to complete her residency and fellowship training in internal medicine at People's Liberation Army General Hospital. She worked at this hospital as an attending physician for many years before moving to the United States. In the US, she completed another residency in internal medicine at Hackensack University Medical Center, Mountainside Hospital. Currently, Dr. Fan is based in Rockville, MD, and practices at Potomac Advanced Medical Care. She is also affiliated with Shady Grove Adventist Hospital and Washington Adventist Hospital. Dr. Fan is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and is a member of several reputed organizations like the American College of Physicians, the American Medical Association, and the Association of Chinese American Physicians. Her ability to converse fluently in English and Chinese (Mandarin) allows her to cater to a wider patient base. A passionate primary care doctor, Dr. Fan is devoted to ensuring the longevity of her patients’ health and developing long-lasting relationships with them. She takes her time to understand symptoms and give correct diagnoses to ensure the continued health of all her patients.

Education & experience

Education

Medical School - Northwest University for Nationalities College of Medicine

Hackensack University Medical Center, Mountainside Hospital, Residency in Internal Medicine

People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Residency in Internal Medicine

People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Fellowship in Internal Medicine

Practice

Potomac Advanced Medical Care

Affiliation

Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

Washington Adventist Hospital

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine

Professional memberships

American College of Physicians

American Medical Association

The Association of Chinese American Physicians

Awards and publications

1. 2017 Top Doctor from an USA Ranking

2. Shah N, Allam N, Jafrin R, Fan W et al. Quality improvement project to increase recognition and documentation of obesity in outpatient setting at community teaching hospital ACP online abstract 2016

3. Fan, W. et al. Multiplex realtime SYBR Green I PCR assay for detection of tetracycline efflux genes of Gram-negative bacteria, Molecular & Cellular Probes, 21(4): 245-56, 2007.

4. Hurtle W, Lindler L, Fan W et al. Detection and identification of ciprofloxacin-resistant Yersinia pestis by denaturing highperformance liquid chromatography, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 41(7): 3273-83, 2003.

5. Lindler LE and Fan W. Development of the 5’ nuclease assay to detect ciprofloxacin resistant isolates of the biowarfare agent Yersinia pestis. Molecular & Cellular Probes, 17(1):41-7, 2003.

6. Lindler LE, Fan W, and Jahan N. Detection of ciprofloxacin-resistant Yersinia pestis by fluorogenic PCR using the LightCycler, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 39(10):3649-55, 2001.

7. Chen T, Fan W et al. A novel 2 bp deletion in cytochrome C oxidase subunit II, American Journal of Human Genetics 1999; 65(4):A267.

8. Liang MH, Wang JJ, Chen TJ, Fan W et al. Novel mtDNA mutations detected by TTGE, American Journal of Human Genetics 1999; 65(4):A458.

9. Fan W et al. Advances of Osteoporosis Study (China) 1995; (2): 110-116.

10. Liu J, Fan W et al., Chinese Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 1993 Feb; 28(2): 76-78.

11. Fan, W. et al. Primary Malignant melanoma of the esophagus. Clinic Cancer research in New Jersey. The oncology Society of New Jersey, May 2015

Background

Languages spoken

English

Chinese (Mandarin)

Gender

Female

NPI number

#1013273606

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