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1 Gustave Levy Place Box 103
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New York, NY 10029Phone+1 412-304-8866Fax+1 212-824-8918
Summary
- Professor and System Director for Pulmonary Vascular Diseases at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is a Fellow of the AHA and ACC. He holds positions in the PVRI, ISHLT and served on President Barack Obama’s Committee on Organ Transplantation. He was knighted in 2015 for his philanthropic work. Dr. Benza is a Clinical Trialist and funded investigator for the NHLBI and the AHA.
Education & Training
- University of Alabama Medical CenterChief Residency, Cardiovascular Disease, 1996 - 1997
- University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1993 - 1996
- University of MichiganResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1992
- University of MichiganInternship, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1990
- University of Florida College of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1992 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 2020 - 2024
- PA State Medical License 2008 - 2021
- AL State Medical License 1993 - 2008
- MI State Medical License 1991 - 1995
- American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- College Medallion CHEST, 2024
- Association of University Cardiologists 2021
- Bob and Corrine Endowed Chair of Heart Failure The Ohio State University, 2020
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Clinical Trials
- REVEAL Registry™: Registry to Evaluate Early And Long-term PAH Disease Management Start of enrollment: 2006 Mar 01
- Safety and Efficacy Study of Ambrisentan in Subjects With Pulmonary Hypertension Start of enrollment: 2006 Aug 01
- Pharmacogenomics in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Start of enrollment: 2005 Jul 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1122 citationsPredicting Survival in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Insights From the Registry to Evaluate Early and Long-Term Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Disease Management (R...Raymond L. Benza, Dave P. Miller, Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, Robert P. Frantz, Aimee J. Foreman
Circulation. 2010-07-13 - 88 citationsPulmonary arterial hypertension: epidemiology and registries.Michael D McGoon, Raymond L Benza, Pilar Escribano-Subias, Xin Jiang, Dave P Miller
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2013-12-24 - 14 citationsRole of Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors in Heart Failure: Emerging Data and ConceptsManreet Kanwar, Richa Agarwal, Megan Barnes, James C. Coons, Amresh Raina
Current Heart Failure Reports. 2013-03-01
Journal Articles
- Clinical Research A Bayesian Model to Predict Survival After Left Ventricular Assist Device ImplantationStephen H Bailey, Srinivas Murali, Joseph G Rogers, Raymond Benza, Jeffrey J Teuteberg, Colleen K McIlvennan, Robert L Kormos, JoAnn Lindenfeld, ScienceDirect
Press Mentions
- OSU Wexner Launches 'Hospital-at-Home' Program for Patients with Heart FailureJanuary 28th, 2022
- WellSky® to Deliver in-Home Protocols for Patients with Heart FailureJanuary 27th, 2022
- United Therapeutics Details New Data Presented at CHEST Annual Meeting 2021October 21st, 2021
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Grant Support
- VITA: Vascular Interventions/Innovations and Therapeutic AdvancesNational Heart, Lung and Blood Institute2014–Present
- Salivary Gland-Based Gene Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial HypertensionNational Heart, Lung and Blood Institute2013–Present
- Pulmonary Hypertension Breakthrough InitiativeAmerican Heart Association2008–Present
- Pharmacogenomics In Pulmonary Arterial HypertensionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2008
- Pharmacogenomics In Pulmonary Arterial HypertensionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005–2007
- Genetic Determination Of Allograft VasculopathyNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1998–2002
Committees
- Member, Advisory Council Organ Transplantation, HRSA 2010 - Present
- member, United Network of Organ Sharing Thoracic Council 2009 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
- Fellow
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- Fellow
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- International Society of Heart and Lung TransplantationBoard of Directors
- Member
Industry Relationships
- Chief Medical officer, PHopeCompany focused on interventional therapies for pulmonary arterial hypertension2023 - Present
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