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Bernard J. Gersh

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Medicine

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Bernard J. Gersh publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bernard J. Gersh sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 1,785 publications — 99th percentile

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Bernard J. Gersh D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bernard J. Gersh sits on this spectrum.

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99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2017 - Distinguished Scientist Award, American Heart Association
  • 2007 - Distinguished Service Award, American College of Cardiology (ACC)

Overview

Bernard J. Gersh is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States. Their research work primarily falls within the broad field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, as well as Surgery, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Economics and Econometrics, and Epidemiology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including:

  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management

Bernard J. Gersh has published in various prominent venues, notably in:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology (21 publications)
  • Circulation (18 publications)
  • The American Journal of Cardiology (14 publications)
  • European Heart Journal (12 publications)
  • American Heart Journal (8 publications)

Among the recent scientific papers associated with topics related to their research are:

  • Detection of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Using a Convolutional Neural Network-Enabled Electrocardiogram, 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Artificial intelligence in medical imaging: switching from radiographic pathological data to clinically meaningful endpoints, 2020, The Lancet Digital Health
  • Artificial intelligence-guided screening for atrial fibrillation using electrocardiogram during sinus rhythm: a prospective non-randomised interventional trial, 2022, The Lancet
  • Infective Endocarditis: A Contemporary Review, 2020, Mayo Clinic Proceedings
  • Complete versus incomplete coronary revascularization: definitions, assessment and outcomes, 2020, Nature Reviews Cardiology

Frequent collaborators of Bernard J. Gersh include:

  • Peter A. Noseworthy (53 publications)
  • Konstantinos C. Siontis (31 publications)
  • Paul A. Friedman (23 publications)
  • Karen S. Pieper (23 publications)
  • Xiaoxi Yao (21 publications)

The scientist has been recognized with several awards including the Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Heart Association in 2017 and the Distinguished Service Award from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Apixaban versus Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

    Christopher B. Granger;John H. Alexander;Renato D. Lopes;Elaine M. Hylek

  • 2019 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of chronic coronary syndromes.

    Juhani Knuuti;William Wijns;Antti Saraste;Davide Capodanno

  • 2013 ESC guidelines on the management of stable coronary artery disease: the Task Force on the management of stable coronary artery disease of the European Society of Cardiology.

    Gilles Montalescot;Udo Sechtem;Stephan Achenbach;Felicita Andreotti

  • Secular Trends in Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1980 to 2000, and Implications on the Projections for Future Prevalence

    Yoko Miyasaka;Marion E. Barnes;Bernard J. Gersh;Stephen S. Cha

  • 2011 ACCF/AHA guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.

    Bernard J. Gersh;Barry J. Maron;Robert O. Bonow;Joseph A. Dearani;Joseph A. Dearani

  • The Effect of Race and Sex on Physicians' Recommendations for Cardiac Catheterization

    Kevin A. Schulman;Jesse A. Berlin;William Harless;Jon F. Kerner

  • Bivalirudin during Primary PCI in Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Gregg W. Stone;Bernhard Witzenbichler;Giulio Guagliumi;Jan Z. Peruga

  • Strategies for Multivessel Revascularization in Patients with Diabetes

    Michael E. Farkouh;Michael Domanski;Lynn A. Sleeper;Flora S. Siami

  • Association of Aortic-Valve Sclerosis with Cardiovascular Mortality and Morbidity in the Elderly

    Catherine M. Otto;Bonnie K. Lind;Dalane W. Kitzman;Bernard J. Gersh

  • Obstructive sleep apnea: implications for cardiac and vascular disease.

    Abu S. M. Shamsuzzaman;Bernard J. Gersh;Virend K. Somers

  • 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines Developed in Collaboration With the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Society of Echocardiography, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Heart Failure Society of America, Heart Rhythm Society, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons

    Bernard J. Gersh;Barry J. Maron;Robert O. Bonow;Joseph A. Dearani

  • Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibition in stable coronary artery disease

    Eugene Braunwald;Michael J Domanski;Sarah E Fowler;Nancy L Geller

  • Effect of interleukin-1β inhibition with canakinumab on incident lung cancer in patients with atherosclerosis: exploratory results from a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Paul M Ridker;Jean G MacFadyen;Tom Thuren;Brendan M Everett

  • Primary pulmonary hypertension: natural history and the importance of thrombosis.

    V Fuster;P M Steele;W D Edwards;B J Gersh

  • Left atrial volume as a morphophysiologic expression of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and relation to cardiovascular risk burden

    Teresa S.M Tsang;Marion E Barnes;Bernard J Gersh;Kent R Bailey

  • Long-term outcome in patients undergoing surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot.

    Joseph G. Murphy;Bernard J. Gersh;Douglas D. Mair;Valentin Fuster

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation

    Ravi Kanagala;Narayana S. Murali;Paul A. Friedman;Naser M. Ammash

  • The natural history of lone atrial fibrillation. A population-based study over three decades.

    Stephen L. Kopecky;Bernard J. Gersh;Michael D. McGoon;Jack P. Whisnant

  • Sex Differences in the Management of Coronary Artery Disease

    R M Steingart;M Packer;P Hamm;M E Coglianese

  • The natural history of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

    Valentin Fuster;Bernard J. Gersh;Emilio R. Giuliani;Abdul J. Tajik

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan P. Piccini
Jonathan P. Piccini Duke University
David R. Holmes
David R. Holmes Mayo Clinic
Gregg C. Fonarow
Gregg C. Fonarow University of California, Los Angeles
Steve R. Ommen
Steve R. Ommen Mayo Clinic
Kenneth W. Mahaffey
Kenneth W. Mahaffey Stanford University
Elaine M. Hylek
Elaine M. Hylek Boston University
Eric D. Peterson
Eric D. Peterson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Kent R. Bailey
Kent R. Bailey Mayo Clinic
Gregg W. Stone
Gregg W. Stone Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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