Kern Wildenthal is an American academic and president of the Children's Medical Center Foundation in Dallas, Texas.
[3] Wildenthal then returned to UT Southwestern as an assistant professor of internal medicine and physiology.
[5] In 1971, he was promoted to associate professor with tenure[4] and, two years later, he was elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation for his research on cardiac function.
[5] During that time, he received international attention for discovering a novel way to treat paroxysmal atrial tachycardia in patients with runaway heartbeats.
[10] Wildenthal's current business activities include a position as the Senior Consultant for Southwestern Medical Foundation,[11] after serving from 2008 to 2012 as its CEO.
[6] In 2006, Wildenthal and his wife, Marnie, received the Virginia Chandler Dykes Leadership Award, presented by Texas Woman's University, for their commitment to improving the quality of life in Dallas.