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Ray Hershberger, MD, Cardiology, Columbus, OH, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

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Cardiology • Columbus, OH

Heart Failure & Transplantation, Cardiovascular Disease Genetics

Professor of Internal Medicine and Director, Division of Human Genetics; Joint Appointment, Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart Failure/Heart Transplant

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Summary

  • I am a heart failure/heart transplant cardiologist with a research and clinical background in cardiovascular genetics. I now direct the Division of Human Genetics at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center where I continue my research efforts to discover and understand the genetics and genomics of human dilated cardiomyopathy, and facilitate genetics and genomics research and clinical practice across all specialties at the OSU Wexner Medical Center.

    • Consortium Awarded $12.4 Million to Study Genetic Heart Condition

    COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Dilated Cardiomyopathy Consortium, led by Dr. Ray Hershberger at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, has been awarded $12.4 mi

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    Dilated Cardiomyopathy Research Project

    We aim to advance our understandings of the genetics of Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) by gathering a much larger number of DCM families for study. The DCM Consor

Education & Training

  • University of Utah Health
    University of Utah HealthFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1985 - 1989
  • University of Kansas (Wichita)
    University of Kansas (Wichita)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1984
  • University of Kansas (Wichita)
    University of Kansas (Wichita)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1981
  • MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center
    MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1979
  • University of Nebraska College of Medicine
    University of Nebraska College of MedicineClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

  • OR State Medical License
    OR State Medical License 1990 - Present
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2012 - 2024
  • NE State Medical License
    NE State Medical License 1978 - 2024
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2007 - 2013
  • HI State Medical License
    HI State Medical License 1993 - 2008
  • UT State Medical License
    UT State Medical License 1986 - 1990
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
  • Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
  • Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Development of Clinical Domain Working Groups for the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen): Lessons Learned and Plans for the Future  
    Heidi L Rehm, Ray E Hershberger, Meredith A Weaver, Birgit H Funke, Rong Mao, Kenneth Offit, William J Craigen, Sharon E Plon, Jonathan S Berg, Nature
  • The Present and Future JACC Scientific Expert Panel Clinical Genetic Testing for Familial Hypercholesterolemia: JACC Scientific Expert Panel  
    Joshua W Knowles, Seth J Baum, MacRae F Linton, Nathan O Stitziel, Daniel J Rader, Samuel S Gidding, Ray E Hershberger, Zahid S Ahmad, Christie M Ballantyne, ScienceDirect
  • Genetic Evaluation of Cardiomyopathy: A Clinical Practice Resource of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG)  
    Kim L McBride, Stephanie M Ware, Ray E Hershberger, Michael M Givertz, Nature

Lectures

  • The Role of Genetics in Less Common Cardiomyopathy: Which Genes and When and How to Test? 
    2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019

Other

Authored Content

  • Genetic Evaluation of Cardiomyopathy - a Heart Failure Society of America Practice GuidelineMarch 2018

Press Mentions

  • Clinical Screening Helps Identify Family Members at Risk for Heart Muscle Disease
    Clinical Screening Helps Identify Family Members at Risk for Heart Muscle DiseaseMay 24th, 2023
  • Informational Booklet Improved Family Screening for Inherited Heart Muscle Disease
    Informational Booklet Improved Family Screening for Inherited Heart Muscle DiseaseMarch 20th, 2023
  • Familial Patterns of Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Becoming Clearer
    Familial Patterns of Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Becoming ClearerFebruary 10th, 2022
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Grant Support

  • Precision Medicine for Dilated Cardiomyopathy in European and African AncestryNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)2015–2020
  • Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Detection/Gene MappingNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2008–2011
  • Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Detection/Gene MappingNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2002–2006
  • Echocardiographic And Historical Screening For Familial Dilated CardiomyopathyNational Center For Research Resources2004–2005
  • Action - A CHF Trial Investigating Outcomes Of ExerciseNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2002–2004
  • Echocardiographic &Historical Screening For Familial Dilated CardiomyopathyNational Center For Research Resources1995–2001
  • Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy--Detection/Gene MappingNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1998–2000
  • MAP Kinase Signaling And Cardiac GrowthNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1997–2000
  • Molecular Pharmacology Of The Pacap ReceptorNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1992–1994

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Dr. Ray Hershberger, Dr. Ray Hershberger, MD, Dr. R Hershberger, Dr. Ray Elwin Hershberger