Gary Gerstenblith
Advanced in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)

Dr. Gary Gerstenblith

Cardiology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
1800 Orleans Street, 
Baltimore, MD 

Advanced in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
1800 Orleans Street, 
Baltimore, MD 
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Dr. Gary Gerstenblith is professor of medicine and director of clinical trials in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Division of Cardiology. He also serves as attending physician in r the Cardiology care Unit. Dr. Gerstenblith earned his undergraduate degree from New York University and his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. After working at the National Institute on Aging and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and completing a fellowship at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Dr. Gerstenblith joined the faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Gerstenblith conducts clinical trials in patients with cardiovascular disease. His research interests include the impact of cardiovascular aging on cardiac structure and function, and the use of stem cells to repair damaged cardiac muscle. He has published nearly 250 articles and book chapters and has been a referee for numerous journals including Circulation, The New England Journal of Medicine and The Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Dr. Gerstenblith 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 Heart Attack, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Apoplexy, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 126 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 5 articles in the study of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).

Residency
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Medicine, 1973
Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Cardiology, 1977
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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The Johns Hopkins Hospital
1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-955-5000
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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
Call: 410-550-0100

Clinical Research

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1 Clinical Trials

Randomized Controlled Pivotal Trial of Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Using the CardiAMP Cell Therapy System in Patients With Ischemic Heart Failure (CardiAMP Heart Failure Trial)
Randomized Controlled Pivotal Trial of Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Using the CardiAMP Cell Therapy System in Patients With Ischemic Heart Failure (CardiAMP Heart Failure Trial)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 19, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Biological
Study Drug: Autologous Cell Therapy
Study Phase: Phase 3

126 Total Publications

Lp(a) in Argentina: Regional data reinforce a global risk factor.
Lp(a) in Argentina: Regional data reinforce a global risk factor.
Journal: Atherosclerosis
Published: October 29, 2025
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