Raymond L. Benza
Advanced in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)

Dr. Raymond L. Benza

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology
Sentara Medical Group
600 Gresham Dr, 
Norfolk, VA 
Clinical Trials:Currently Recruiting for 1 Trial
Accepting New Patients
Advanced in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Sentara Medical Group
600 Gresham Dr, 
Norfolk, VA 
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Overview

Raymond Benza is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. Benza is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF). His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Hypertension, Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Benza is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 192 peer reviewed articles and participating in 8 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles and participated in 3 clinical trials in the study of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).

Specialties
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in NY
Hospital Affiliations
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Sentara Careplex Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

SENTARA MEDICAL GROUP
600 Gresham Dr, Norfolk, VA 23507

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.

8 Clinical Trials

Pulmonary Hypertension Association Registry
Pulmonary Hypertension Association Registry
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: November 14, 2025
Hemodynamic-GUIDEd Management of Heart Failure
Hemodynamic-GUIDEd Management of Heart Failure
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: August 07, 2025
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Telemonitoring to Treat Group 2 Pulmonary Hypertension: A Personalized Approach
Telemonitoring to Treat Group 2 Pulmonary Hypertension: A Personalized Approach
Enrollment Status: Withdrawn
Publish Date: June 06, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Treprostinil Diolamine
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group, Phase 2 Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Once Weekly Subcutaneous (SC) Injections of a Sustained-Release Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) Analogue, Pemziviptadil (PB1046), in Adult Subjects With Symptomatic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group, Phase 2 Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Once Weekly Subcutaneous (SC) Injections of a Sustained-Release Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) Analogue, Pemziviptadil (PB1046), in Adult Subjects With Symptomatic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: August 23, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Pemziviptadil
Study Phase: Phase 2
Pharmacogenomics in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Multi-Center International Study to Determine Whether in PAH Patients Clinical Associations Exist Between the Efficacy and Toxicity of Endothelin Receptor Antagonists and Several Gene Polymorphisms in Several Key Disease-Specific and Therapy Specific Genes
Pharmacogenomics in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Multi-Center International Study to Determine Whether in PAH Patients Clinical Associations Exist Between the Efficacy and Toxicity of Endothelin Receptor Antagonists and Several Gene Polymorphisms in Several Key Disease-Specific and Therapy Specific Genes
Enrollment Status: Withdrawn
Publish Date: December 09, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Oral Treprostinil in Subjects With Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Oral Treprostinil in Subjects With Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: November 10, 2020
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 3
An Open-label Extension Study of Oral Treprostinil in Subjects With Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) Associated With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) - A Long-term Follow-up to Study TDE-HF-301
An Open-label Extension Study of Oral Treprostinil in Subjects With Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) Associated With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) - A Long-term Follow-up to Study TDE-HF-301
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: October 22, 2020
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 3
An Open-Label, Dose Titration Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, and Hemodynamic Response of PB1046, A Sustained-Release Analogue of Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide, In Adult Subjects With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
An Open-Label, Dose Titration Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, and Hemodynamic Response of PB1046, A Sustained-Release Analogue of Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide, In Adult Subjects With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 08, 2019
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
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191 Total Publications

TAPSE/sPAP Ratio to Improve Risk Assessment in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
TAPSE/sPAP Ratio to Improve Risk Assessment in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
Journal: Circulation. Heart failure
Published: September 17, 2025
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