
Overview
Dr. Michael J. Blaha MD MPH is Professor of Cardiology and Epidemiology and presently serves as the Director of Clinical Research for the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Director of the Cardiometabolic Clinic, and Program Director for the Preventive Cardiology Fellowship. His clinical interests include primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, with emphasis on early intervention in patients with advanced subclinical atherosclerosis detected with cardiac computed tomography. Dr. Blaha represents the 4th generation of physicians in his family. After earning a BS in pre-medical studies and classical civilization at the University of Notre Dame in 2001, Dr. Blaha went to Vanderbilt University where in 2006 he received his MD as well as an MPH. in clinical epidemiology and biostatistics. Dr. Blaha then completed his Internal Medicine residency in the Osler Medical Housestaff Training Program at Johns Hopkins in 2009 before completing a fellowship in Cardiology at Johns Hopkins in 2012. In 2018, Dr. Blaha received the Dr. Fred Brancati award at Johns Hopkins for excellence in mentoring. He has mentored over 30 trainees, many of which have gone on to hold prominent academic appointments. In 2021, Dr. Blaha was named to the Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher List, representing the top 1% of world’s researchers, and was first named to the Baltimore Magazine Best Doctors List. In 2022, he received the Arthur S. Agatston Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Award. Clinically, he practices as a preventive cardiologist specializing in cardiometabolic disease and in the interpretation of cardiac CT. His clinic specializes in patients with cardiometabolic disease and advanced subclinical atherosclerosis, and the focused use of an array of lifestyle and pharmacotherapies to mitigate that risk.
Dr. Blaha is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, High Cholesterol, Metabolic Syndrome, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 898 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 19 articles in the study of Atrial Fibrillation.
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Locations
10755 Falls Road, Pavilion I STE 360, Pavilion I STE 360, Lutherville, MD 21093
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. David Douglass Spragg is a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiology) at Johns Hopkins. In addition, he is the inaugural Edward St. John Professor of Cardiology. His research focuses on treatments for atrial fibrillation (AF), and particularly on catheter ablation for AF. Dr. Spragg received his undergraduate degree in the Comparative Study of Religion from Harvard College. He earned his medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. After pursuing a Sarnoff Cardiovascular research fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dr. Spragg completed his internship and residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. He came to Johns Hopkins in 2001 for Cardiology and Cardiac EP fellowships. He served as chief fellow for the Cardiology program, and was recognized for his research during fellowship as the Michel Mirowski Cardiology Fellow. Dr. Spragg joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor in 2006, and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2014. He was promoted to the rank of Professor of Medicine in 2024. Besides his teaching and clinical appointments at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Dr. Spragg is the Director of the Johns Hopkins Atrial Fibrillation Research Program. He is a Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society. Dr. Spragg is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Cardiac Tamponade, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Gerald Naccarelli is a Cardiologist in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dr. Naccarelli is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Ectopic Heartbeat, Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, and Cardiac Ablation.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Degrees: BS: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1981 Electrical Engineering MS: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1983 Electrical Engineering PhD: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1987 Electrical Engineering MD: Harvard 1987 Medicine Professional Appointments: 1987-1988 Intern in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital 1988-1990 Resident in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital 1988-1990 Research Scientist, Harvard M.I.T. Division of H.S.T. 1990-1993 Fellow in Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University 1993-1998 Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University 1996- Co-Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital 1998-2005 Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University 2002-2005 Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University 2005- Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University 2005- Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Berger is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Areas of Expertise
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- AtherosclerosisDr. Blaha isElite. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Blaha isElite. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- High CholesterolDr. Blaha isElite. Learn about High Cholesterol.
- Distinguished
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Blaha isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Heart AttackDr. Blaha isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Attack.
- HypertensionDr. Blaha isDistinguished. Learn about Hypertension.
- Metabolic SyndromeDr. Blaha isDistinguished. Learn about Metabolic Syndrome.
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- Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Blaha isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Blaha isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Blaha isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Blaha isAdvanced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Blaha isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
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- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Blaha isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- AnginaDr. Blaha isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- Bidirectional TachycardiaDr. Blaha isExperienced. Learn about Bidirectional Tachycardia.
- Cardiac ArrestDr. Blaha isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Arrest.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Blaha isExperienced. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia

