
Overview
Roger Blumenthal is the Kenneth Jay Pollin Professor of Cardiology, professor of medicine and director of the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Baltimore, Maryland. His principal clinical and research interests involve: 1) strategies to improve cardiovascular risk assessment to identify those adults at elevated risk and those at very low risk of cardiovascular disease and 2) the optimal management of atherosclerotic vascular disease. He is an expert in the pathogenesis, treatment and prevention of atherosclerotic vascular disease. Dr. Blumenthal was the principal developer of the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. He is on the official national spokesperson panel for the American Heart Association and has co-written more than 600 articles dealing with many aspects of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis management. An experienced writer, Dr. Blumenthal is on the editorial board of Circulation, Cardiology Today, and The American College of Cardiology and Extended Learning Center. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention Council. He was co-editor-in-chief of the textbook Preventive Cardiology – A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease. He received his medical degree from Cornell Medical College, where he was awarded the Weiss Prize for Excellence in Clinical Medicine. He did his internal medicine and cardiology fellowship training at The Johns Hopkins Hospital before joining the Johns Hopkins cardiology faculty. Dr. Blumenthal was the 2019 recipient of the Landon School Anthony Kupka Distinguished Alumnus Award. He was co-chairperson of the 2019 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Guideline on prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Blumenthal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Bypass Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 572 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 13 articles in the study of Atrial Fibrillation.
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10755 Falls Road, Pavilion I STE 360, Pavilion I STE 360, Lutherville, MD 21093
601 North Caroline Street, Suite 7200, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
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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. Blumenthal isElite. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Blumenthal isElite. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
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- Heart AttackDr. Blumenthal isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Heart FailureDr. Blumenthal isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Failure.
- High CholesterolDr. Blumenthal isDistinguished. Learn about High Cholesterol.
- HypertensionDr. Blumenthal isDistinguished. Learn about Hypertension.
- Metabolic SyndromeDr. Blumenthal isDistinguished. Learn about Metabolic Syndrome.
- Peripheral Artery DiseaseDr. Blumenthal isDistinguished. Learn about Peripheral Artery Disease.
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- Abdominal Obesity Metabolic SyndromeDr. Blumenthal isAdvanced. Learn about Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome.
- AnginaDr. Blumenthal isAdvanced. Learn about Angina.
- ApoplexyDr. Blumenthal isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Blumenthal isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Arterial InsufficiencyDr. Blumenthal isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Insufficiency.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Blumenthal isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
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- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Blumenthal isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Blumenthal isExperienced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Blumenthal isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Blumenthal isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Brugada SyndromeDr. Blumenthal isExperienced. Learn about Brugada Syndrome.
- Cardiac ArrestDr. Blumenthal isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Arrest.

