MARILYNN NAMEKAWA-WONG, RN, BSN Marilynn Namekawa-Wong, R.N., is the Electrophysiology Arrhythmia Nurse Coordinator. She looks forward to talking with you and your family about your arrhythmia concerns and assisting our electrophysiology team in providing you with personalized and specialized care.
Marilynn is a native San Franciscan. She lives with her beautiful daughter in this fine city, giving her, she says, "The opportunity of working at one of the best medical centers in the country!"

Ms. Wong received her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from the University of California, San Francisco. During nursing school, she worked at UCSF's neurology, ophthalmology and pediatric services, as well as at Stanford Hospital's pediatric oncology ward.

Her first professional nursing job was at UCSF where she spent 3 1/2 years on a medical/surgical floor. Marilynn saw one of the first open heart surgeries performed at UCSF. Ms Wong was at UCSF during times of rapid and momentous growth, including the opening of the first kidney transplant service in the country and the performance of the first bone marrow transplant. She was here when Dr. Kanu Chatterjee and Dr. William Parmley established UCSF's Cardiology Division, setting the standard in the treatment of heart disease throughout the world through their research, and witnessed the establishment of the Electrophysiology Service by Dr. Melvin Scheinman. Ms Wong spent 11 years in the Coronary Care Unit at UCSF, taking care of patients with acute myocardial infarctions, cardiomyopathies, and life-threatening arrhythmias. In 1990, Marilynn started to work in the Electrophysiology Service as our Clinical Research Nurse. She participated and coordinated the care of patients enrolling in trials such as ESVEM, MADIT, AVID, and various device and drug studies. In 1993, she became the first Electrophysiology Arrhythmia Nurse Coordinator for UCSF's Electrophysiology Service. For patient teaching, Marilynn Namekawa Wong wrote the brochure, entitled, "The UCSF ARRHYTHMIA PROGRAM - A Patient's Guide to Electrophysiology Study and Catheter Ablation."