Dr. Abraham is on Doximity
As a Doximity member you'll join over two million verified healthcare professionals in a private, secure network.
- Gain access to free telehealth tools, such as our “call shielding” and one-way patient texting.
- Connect with colleagues in the same hospital or clinic.
- Read the latest clinical news, personalized to your specialty.
Office
452 W 10th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210Phone+1 614-293-7677Fax+1 614-293-1456
Summary
- William T. Abraham, MD is Professor of Internal Medicine and College of Medicine Distinguished Professor at The Ohio State University. Dr. Abraham earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, following which he completed residency in Internal Medicine and fellowships in Cardiovascular Diseases and Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology at the University of Colorado. At Ohio State, Dr. Abraham has held several leadership positions including Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research and Division Director for Cardiovascular Medicine. Dr. Abraham spends the majority of his clinical time managing heart failure patients. He has been recognized as one of the “Best Doctors in America” for twenty consecutive years and has been ranked among the top 10% of physicians nationally in patient satisfaction. Dr. Abraham has received grants from the National Institutes of Health, including more than $11 million in NIH funding over the past 5 years, and has served as national or international PI and on the Executive or Steering Committees of numerous clinical drug and device trials. He has participated in all regulatory phases of new drug and device development from pre-clinical evaluation to Pre-Market Approval and New Drug Application submission and approval. His work has resulted in approval/adoption of new therapies for heart failure, including beta-blockers, cardiac resynchronization therapy, ultrafiltration, implantable hemodynamic monitors, cardiac contractility modulation, transcatheter mitral valve repair, and baroreflex activation therapy. Dr. Abraham has authored more than 1,500 original papers, abstracts, book chapters, and review articles. He has been named to the Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers list and as one of The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds. He has received the Distinguished Scientist Award from the American College of Cardiology and the Pioneer Award from the Heart Failure Society of America.
Education & Training
- University of ColoradoFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1990 - 1993
- University of ColoradoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1990
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
- KY State Medical License 1998 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 1997 - 2025
- CO State Medical License 1988 - 2017
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Clinical Trials
- PROSPECT: Predictors of Response to Cardiac Re-Synchronization Therapy Start of enrollment: 2004 Mar 01
- Paracor Ventricular Support System (PVSS) for Patients With Heart Failure Start of enrollment: 2005 Jan 01
- Prospective Evaluation of Elastic Restraint to LESSen the Effects of Heart Failure (PEERLESS-HF) Trial Start of enrollment: 2006 Oct 01
- Join now to see all
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 77 citationsFive-Year Follow-up after Transcatheter Repair of Secondary Mitral Regurgitation.Gregg W Stone, William T Abraham, JoAnn Lindenfeld, Saibal Kar, Paul A Grayburn
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2023-06-01 - 536 citationsTranscatheter Mitral-Valve Repair in Patients with Heart Failure.Gregg W Stone, JoAnn Lindenfeld, William T Abraham, Saibal Kar, D Scott Lim
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2018-12-13 - 79 citationsImpact of tricuspid regurgitation on survival in patients with heart failure: a large electronic health record patient-level database analysisDavid Messika-Zeitoun, Patrick Verta, John Gregson, Stuart J. Pocock, Isabel J. Boero
European Journal of Heart Failure. 2020-05-05
Journal Articles
- Association of Effective Regurgitation Orifice Area to Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Volume Ratio with Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair OutcomesJoann Lindenfeld, William T Abraham, Paul A Grayburn, Federico M Asch, Neil J Weissman, Gregg W Stone, JAMA Cardiology
- The National Coverage Decision for MitraClip in Functional Mitral RegurgitationSatya Shreenivas, William T Abraham, JAMA Cardiology
- Clinical Research Interatrial Shunting for Heart Failure: Early and Late Results from the First-in-Human Experience with the V-wave SystemWilliam Abraham, MD, ScienceDirect
- Join now to see all
Lectures
- A First-in-Human, Multicenter Open-Label Prospective Study to Evaluate the Safety, Usability, and Performance of the V-Lap SystemCRF Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics - Annual Symposium 2019 - Miami, FL - 9/26/2019
- Overview Interventional Devices for Heart FailureCRF Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics - Annual Symposium 2019 - Miami, FL - 9/25/2019
- Hemodynamic Monitoring Devices in Treating HF: Which Patient and Why?2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
- Join now to see all
Authored Content
- Prognostic Models Derived in PARADIGM-HF and Validated in ATMOSPHERE and the Swedish Heart Failure Registry to Predict Mortality and Morbidity in Chronic Heart FailureApril 2020
Press Mentions
- The Hole Story: Interatrial Shunt Companies Are—Mostly—Pushing AheadJune 20th, 2024
- V-wave Completes Enrollment in the RELIEVE-HF Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial of Interatrial Shunting for Heart FailureOctober 28th, 2022
- Smartphone Speech Analysis Detects Worsening Heart Failure Prior to an EventOctober 4th, 2022
- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Ascending Multidose CI Pharm Study Vpa-985 PTS W/Chronic Congestive Heart FailureNational Center For Research Resources1998–2002
- Safety And Effectiveness Of IV Administration Of Trk820 In Hyponatremia/Chf PTSNational Center For Research Resources1998–1999
- Pharmacokinetics Of OPC-41061National Center For Research Resources1998–1999
- Safety And Tolerance Of Vpa-985 For Patients With Congestive Heart FailureNational Center For Research Resources1997–1999
- Natriuretic Peptides In Congestive Heart FailureNational Center For Research Resources1995–1996
- Increased Cardiac Output On ANP Resistance In Cardiac FailureNational Center For Research Resources1994–1995
- Hemodynamic And Hormonal Changes Of Early Normal Human PregnancyNational Center For Research Resources1991–1992
- Role Of Hormones In NA Retention Of Patients With Congestive Heart FailureNational Center For Research Resources1989
Professional Memberships
- Member
Viewing the full profile is available to verified healthcare professionals only.
Find your profile and take control of your online presence: