Ray Hershberger, MD

Professor

Internal Medicine

Ray Hershberger

Academic contact

460 W 12th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210-2210

Phone: 614-688-1305
Fax: 614-293-4286

Ray.Hershberger@osumc.edu

Academic information

  • Department: Internal Medicine
  • Division: Cardiovascular Medicine

Research interests

  • Cardiovascular Genetics
  • Dilated Cardiomyopathy Genetics

About

Biography

I am a professor of Internal Medicine in Cardiovascular Medicine and Human Genetics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, and my scholarly work centers on cardiovascular genetics. My primary research focus is on the discovery and characterization of the genetic basis of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), and the translation new insights into clinical cardiovascular practice.

My research has been supported almost continuously since 1998 by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. I have authored numerous scientific articles, reviews and guideline statements that have helped shape the field.

I founded the DCM Consortium in 2010, a multi-site investigative network composed of leading heart failure and cardiac transplant programs dedicated to advancing family-based genetic research in DCM.

Under my leadership, 25 sites of the DCM Consortium completed the DCM Precision Medicine Study. We enrolled more than 1,200 patients and 2,000 of their family members to evaluate the hypothesis that most DCM cases have a genetic origin. This landmark study has yielded multiple publications and important insights into the genetic architecture and clinical expression of DCM.

Building on this foundation, my colleagues and I are now planning a substantially larger investigation aimed at further defining the full scope of DCM genetics across diverse clinical settings. This next phase of research is expected to provide an even deeper understanding of genetic contributions to DCM and guide future strategies in diagnosis, risk assessment and precision management.

What is dilated cardiomyopathy and who does it affect? | Ohio State Medical Center
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Credentials

Education

Fellowship - Cardiovascular Disease
University of Utah Hospital & Clinics, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1989
Residency - Internal Medicine
Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS
7/1/1983 - 6/30/1984
Residency - Internal Medicine
Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS
7/1/1979 - 6/30/1981
Internship - Internal Medicine
MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, United States
7/1/1978 - 6/30/1979
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA
7/7/1975 - 5/21/1978
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Goshen College, Goshen, IN
3/1/1971 - 4/20/1975

Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine/Advanced Heart Failure-Transplant Cardio
    11/8/2010
  • American Board of Internal Medicine/Cardiovascular Disease
    11/8/1989
  • American Board of Internal Medicine
    9/16/1981

Research

Research interests

  • Cardiovascular Genetics
  • Dilated Cardiomyopathy Genetics

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