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Gregory Dehmer, MD, Cardiology, Roanoke, VA

GregoryJ.DehmerMDMACC, MSCAI, FACP, FAHA

Cardiology Roanoke, VA

Interventional Cardiology

Medical Director, Quality and Outcomes Carilion Clinic and Cardiovascular Institute

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Summary

  • Gregory J. Dehmer, MD, MACC, MSCAI is a Professor of Medicine at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine where he is Medical Director of Quality and Outcomes for the Cardiovascular Institute.
    Dr. Dehmer earned his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1975. He completed his training in internal medicine and cardiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Following his training, he completed a 3-year obligation in the US Air Force as a cardiologist. He then
    returned to Dallas and joined the faculty at UT Southwestern as an Assistant
    Professor of Medicine and Director of the cardiac cath lab at the Dallas VA. In 1988, he moved to the University of North Carolina as an Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of the cardiac cath lab at UNC Hospitals. After 13 years at UNC and promotion to Full Professor, he moved back to Texas and became the director of the Cardiology Division at the Scott & White Clinic and Professor of
    Medicine at Texas A&M School of Medicine. In 2013 when Scott & White merged with the Baylor Health System in Dallas he was promoted to Vice President and Medical Director of Cardiovascular Services for the Central Texas Division of Baylor Scott & White Health. To be closer to family, he moved to his current position in 2018. Dr. Dehmer is a past president of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions and has served on the Board of Trustees of the American College of Cardiology. He has participated on the writing committees of several national guidelines and other documents. He has published more than 230 articles and book chapters, has served on the Editorial Boards of Circulation, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, and the American Journal of Cardiology. He is a Master Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (MACC) and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (MSCAI).

Education & Training

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1978 - 1981
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1978
  • University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health
    University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public HealthClass of 1975
  • Carroll College
    Carroll CollegeB.S., 1971

Certifications & Licensure

  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2018 - 2024
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1977 - 2024
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1988 - 2021
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 1976 - 2007
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Super Docs Texas Monthly Magazine, 2006-2018
  • Elevated to Master American College of Cardiology (MACC), 2015
  • Elevated to Master Interventionalist Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (MSCAI), 2014
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • AHA/ACC clinical performance and quality measures for coronary artery revascularization: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Join...  
    Dehmer GJ , Grines CL, Bakaeen FG, Beasley DL, Beckie TM, Boyd J, Cigarroa JE, Das S, Diekemper RL, Frampton J, Hess CN, Ijioma N, Lawton JS, Shah B, Sutton NR., J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023; 82: 1131 - 74
  • Use of appropriate use criteria is increasing, but what are their effects on medical care?  
    Dehmer GJ, Patel MR, Circulation, 1/1/2015
  • The National Cardiovascular Data Registry Voluntary Public Reporting Program: An Interim Report from the NCDR Public Reporting Advisory Group  
    Jennings J, Madden RA, et al., J Am Coll Cardiol, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Are minimally elevated troponins a marker for significant coronary artery disease?
    Barnett B, Berrio G, Gantt DS, Catheter Cardiovasc Intervent, 1/7/2015
  • The value of catheterization laboratory accreditation
    Weiner BH, Brindis RG, Chambers CE, Heisler ME, White CJ, Catheter Cardiovasc Intervent, 1/7/2015
  • What outcome characteristics identify ACE accredited catheterization laboratories?
    Weiner BH, Brindis RG, Chambers CE, Heisler ME, White CJ, Catheter Cardiovasc Intervent, 1/7/2015
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Lectures

  • AMI Science Update 
    Austin, TX - 1/24/2015
  • Appropriate Use Criteria Recommendations for Multivessel and Left Main Disease 
    San Francisco - 1/27/2013
  • Great Debates TCT 2013 Appropriate Use Criteria - Pro 
    San Francisco - 1/27/2013
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Other

  • Nuclear Cardiology-1980 
    Lewis SE, Buja LM, Bonte FJ, Parkey RW, Willerson JT, Current Concepts - Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company, Scope Series
    1/1/1980

Authored Content

  • A 'Shocking' Start to the SCAI MeetingMay 2021

Press Mentions

  • Guidance for PCI Without on-Site Surgical Backup Updated
    Guidance for PCI Without on-Site Surgical Backup UpdatedFebruary 9th, 2023
  • SCAI Publishes Expert Consensus Statement on PCI Without Surgery on Site
    SCAI Publishes Expert Consensus Statement on PCI Without Surgery on SiteJanuary 30th, 2023
  • 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines
    2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice GuidelinesApril 1st, 2022
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Professional Memberships