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Gregory Dehmer, MD, Cardiology, Salem, VA

GregoryJ.DehmerMDMACC, MSCAI, FACP, FAHA

Cardiology Salem, VA

Interventional Cardiology

Retired, December 2023

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  • Office

    625 Highfield Road
    Salem, VA 24153
    Phone+1 254-721-3657

Summary

  • Gregory J. Dehmer, MD is a former Professor of Medicine at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and the former Medical Director of Quality and Outcomes for the CV Institute at the Carilion Clinic and Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Dr. Dehmer earned his undergraduate degree from Carroll University (1971) and medical degree from the Univ. of Wisconsin in 1975. He completed his training in internal medicine and cardiology at the Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Following his training, he completed a 3-year obligation in the US Air Force as a cardiologist. Dr. Dehmer then returned to Dallas and joined the faculty at UT Southwestern as an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at the Dallas VA Medical Center. In 1988, he moved to the University of North Carolina as an Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, NC. 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 Virginia in 2018.
    Dr. Dehmer is a past president of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and has served on the Board of Trustees of the American College of Cardiology (ACC). He has participated on the writing committees of several national guidelines and other documents. These include the Clinical Competency Statement on Cardiovascular Interventional Procedures, Guidelines for Coronary Angiography, and Expert Consensus Document for Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories. He retired in 12/23.

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 - 2026
  • 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

  • What structure and process characteristics identify ACE accredited catheterization laboratories?
    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
  • The value of catheterization laboratory accreditation
    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
  • Expansion of Primary PCI Hospitals to Broaden the STEMI Net: Right Idea or Misguided Interpretation 
    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