Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Fellow in Cardiology, Medicine, Duke University 1998 - 2002
  • Chief Medical Resident, Medicine, University of Virginia 1997 - 1998
  • Medical Resident, Medicine, University of Virginia 1994 - 1997
  • M.D., University of Florida 1994
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2011 - 2018
  • Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2002 - 2010
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Myocardial Gene Transfer during Cardiac Surgery in Swine awarded by National Institutes of Health 2003 - 2008
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Puskas, John D., Michael E. Halkos, Joseph J. DeRose, Emilia Bagiella, Marissa A. Miller, Jessica Overbey, Johannes Bonatti, et al. “Hybrid Coronary Revascularization for the Treatment of Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease: A Multicenter Observational Study..” J Am Coll Cardiol 68, no. 4 (July 26, 2016): 356–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2016.05.032.
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    • Vora, Amit N., Thomas Gehrig, Thomas M. Bashore, and Todd L. Kiefer. “Treatment of mechanical aortic valve thrombosis with heparin and eptifibatide..” J Thromb Thrombolysis 38, no. 1 (July 2014): 73–77. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11239-014-1055-8.
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    • Kiefer, Todd L., John P. Vavalle, Adam Devore, Chetan B. Patel, Joseph Rogers, Carmelo Milano, Thomas R. Gehrig, and J Kevin Harrison. “Ascending aorta to main pulmonary artery fistula following orthotopic heart transplantation: successful percutaneous closure employing an Amplatzer Duct Occluder..” Jacc Cardiovasc Interv 7, no. 3 (March 2014): e25–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2013.07.015.
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    • Schlendorf, Kelly, Chetan B. Patel, Thomas Gehrig, Todd L. Kiefer, G Michael Felker, Adrian F. Hernandez, Laura J. Blue, Carmelo A. Milano, and Joseph G. Rogers. “Thrombolytic therapy for thrombosis of continuous flow ventricular assist devices..” J Card Fail 20, no. 2 (February 2014): 91–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2013.12.011.
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    • Zhu, Hui, Zhaohua Ding, Robert N. Piana, Thomas R. Gehrig, and Morton H. Friedman. “Cataloguing the geometry of the human coronary arteries: a potential tool for predicting risk of coronary artery disease..” Int J Cardiol 135, no. 1 (June 12, 2009): 43–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.03.087.
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    • Glower, Donald D., Thomas M. Bashore, J Kevin Harrison, Andrew Wang, Thomas Gehrig, and J Scott Rankin. “Pure annular dilation as a cause of mitral regurgitation: a clinically distinct entity of female heart disease..” J Heart Valve Dis 18, no. 3 (May 2009): 284–88.
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    • Liang, Yun, Hui Zhu, Thomas Gehrig, and Morton H. Friedman. “Measurement of the transverse strain tensor in the coronary arterial wall from clinical intravascular ultrasound images..” J Biomech 41, no. 14 (October 20, 2008): 2906–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.08.004.
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    • Liang, Y., H. Zhu, T. Gehrig, and M. H. Friedman. “Coronary artery wall strain estimation from clinical IVUS images.” Proceedings of the Asme Summer Bioengineering Conference 2007, Sbc 2007, December 1, 2007, 173–74.
    • Liang, Y., H. Zhu, T. Gehrig, and M. H. Friedman. “Estimation of coronary arterial wall strain in clinical IVUS images.” 2007 4th Ieee International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro  Proceedings, November 27, 2007, 884–87. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISBI.2007.356994.
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    • James, Andra H., Leo R. Brancazio, Thomas R. Gehrig, Andrew Wang, and Thomas L. Ortel. “Low-molecular-weight heparin for thromboprophylaxis in pregnant women with mechanical heart valves..” J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 19, no. 9 (September 2006): 543–49. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767050600886666.
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    • Petrofski, Jason A., Jonathan A. Hata, Matthew L. Williams, Cyrus J. Parsa, Richard B. Thompson, Steven I. Hanish, Thomas R. Gehrig, Walter J. Koch, and Carmelo A. Milano. “A Gbetagamma inhibitor reduces intimal hyperplasia in aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts..” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 130, no. 6 (December 2005): 1683–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.01.024.
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    • Hata, Jonathan A., Jason A. Petrofski, Jacob N. Schroder, Matthew L. Williams, Sarah H. Timberlake, Anne Pippen, Michael T. Corwin, et al. “Modulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling reduces intimal hyperplasia in aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts..” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 129, no. 6 (June 2005): 1405–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.11.048.
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    • Meine, Trip J., Manesh R. Patel, John Heitner, Terry A. Fortin, Robert A. Pagnanelli, Thomas R. Gehrig, Raymond Kim, and Salvador Borges-Neto. “Cardiac imaging impaired by a silicone breast implant..” Clin Nucl Med 30, no. 4 (April 2005): 262–64. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.rlu.0000156378.61359.bd.
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    • Petrofski, Jason A., Jonathan A. Hata, Thomas R. Gehrig, Steven I. Hanish, Matthew L. Williams, Richard B. Thompson, Cyrus J. Parsa, Walter J. Koch, and Carmelo A. Milano. “Gene delivery to aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts in a large animal model of intimal hyperplasia..” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 127, no. 1 (January 2004): 27–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.07.032.
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    • Bashore, Thomas M., and Thomas Gehrig. “Cholesterol emboli after invasive cardiac procedures..” J Am Coll Cardiol 42, no. 2 (July 16, 2003): 217–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(03)00587-4.
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    • Warner, John J., Thomas R. Gehrig, and Victor S. Behar. “The VB-1 catheter: an improved catheter for difficult-to-engage internal mammary artery grafts..” Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 59, no. 3 (July 2003): 361–65. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.10526.
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    • Zhu, Hui, John J. Warner, Thomas R. Gehrig, and Morton H. Friedman. “Comparison of coronary artery dynamics pre- and post-stenting..” J Biomech 36, no. 5 (May 2003): 689–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9290(02)00447-5.
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    • Zhu, H., J. J. Warner, T. R. Gehrig, and M. H. Friedman. “Effects of stenting on coronary artery dynamics.” Annual International Conference of the Ieee Engineering in Medicine and Biology  Proceedings 2 (December 1, 2002): 1285–86.
    • Bashore, T. M., and T. R. Gehrig. “Role of coronary angiography in acute coronary artery syndromes.” Current Problems in Cardiology 27, no. 10 (October 1, 2002): 405–45.
    • Gehrig, T. R., M. H. Sketch, and J. E. Tcheng. “No jacket required..” J Invasive Cardiol 13, no. 7 (July 2001): 516–18.
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    • Sidi, A., R. T. Gehrig, W. Rush, and R. F. Davis. “Left-sided stellate ganglion ablation or "rate-controlled" vagal nerve stimulation decreases regional myocardial metabolic impairment during acute ischemia in dogs..” J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 9, no. 1 (February 1995): 50–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1053-0770(05)80055-2.
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