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Glenn A. Hirsch, M.D., M.H.S., FACC

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Glenn A. Hirsch, M.D., M.S.H., FACC





Glenn A. Hirsch, M.D., M.H.S., FACC

  • Associate Professor of Medicine
  • Director, Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowships Program
University of Louisville Health Care Outpatient Center
401 East Chestnut Street, Ste. 310
Louisville, KY 40202

502-852-7959 - Academic Office
502-813-6500 - Patient Appointments



ULP Medical Cardiovascular Medicine

Clinical Expertise

General Cardiology; Cardiovascular Critical Care; Echocardiography; Cardiac MRI


Board Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease


Education and Training

  • Medical School: Loyola University Chicago - Stritch School of Medicine

  • Residency: University of Michigan Health System

  • Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University and National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

  • M.H.S.: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health


Recent Publications

  • Hays AG, Stuber M, Hirsch GA, Yu J, Schär M, Weiss RG, Gerstenblith G, Kelle S. Non-invasive detection of coronary endothelial response to sequential handgrip exercise in coronary artery disease patients and healthy adults. PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e58047. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058047. Epub 2013 Mar 11. PubMed PMID: 23536782; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3594224.

  • Martin LD, Mathews S, Ziegelstein RC, Martire C, Howell EE, Hellmann DB, Hirsch GA. Prevalence of asymptomatic left ventricular systolic dysfunction in at-risk medical inpatients. Am J Med. 2013 Jan;126(1):68-73. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.06.020. Epub 2012 Nov 20. PubMed PMID: 23177548.

  • Phillips KA, Hirsch GA, Epstein DH, Preston KL. Cardiac complications of unwitting co-injection of quinine/quinidine with heroin in an intravenous drug user. J Gen Intern Med. 2012 Dec;27(12):1722-5. doi: 10.1007/s11606-012-2089-2. Epub 2012 May 17. PubMed PMID: 22592353; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3509315. 

  • Hays AG, Kelle S, Hirsch GA, Soleimanifard S, Yu J, Agarwal HK, Gerstenblith G, Schär M, Stuber M, Weiss RG. Regional coronary endothelial function is closely related to local early coronary atherosclerosis in patients with mild coronary artery disease: pilot study. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2012 May 1;5(3):341-8. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.111.969691. Epub 2012 Apr 5. PubMed PMID: 22492483.

  • Hirsch GA, Bottomley PA, Gerstenblith G, Weiss RG. Allopurinol acutely increases adenosine triphospate energy delivery in failing human hearts. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Feb 28;59(9):802-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.10.895. PubMed PMID: 22361399. 

  • Wright SM, Gozu A, Burkhart K, Bhogal H, Hirsch GA. Clinicians' perceptions about how they are valued by the academic medical center. Am J Med. 2012 Feb;125(2):210-6. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.10.014. PubMed PMID: 22269624.

  • Mobula ML, Zakaria S, Hirsch GA. Intramyocardial hematoma from blunt trauma mimicking apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Tex Heart Inst J. 2012;39(5):768-9. PubMed PMID: 23109792; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3461656. 

  • Kelle S, Hays AG, Hirsch GA, Gerstenblith G, Miller JM, Steinberg AM, Schär M, Texter JH, Wellnhofer E, Weiss RG, Stuber M. Coronary artery distensibility assessed by 3.0 Tesla coronary magnetic resonance imaging in subjects with and without coronary artery disease. Am J Cardiol. 2011 Aug 15;108(4):491-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.03.078. Epub 2011 May 31. PubMed PMID: 21624552; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3159191.

  • McLean RC, Hirsch GA, Becker LC, Kasch-Semenza L, Gerstenblith G, Schulman SP. Polymorphisms of the beta adrenergic receptor predict left ventricular remodeling following acute myocardial infarction. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2011 Jun;25(3):251-8. doi: 10.1007/s10557-011-6307-7. PubMed PMID: 21626217. 

  • Chow GV, Hayashi J, Hirsch GA, Christmas C. Rallying the troops: a four-step guide to preparing a residency program for short-term weather emergencies. Teach Learn Med. 2011 Apr;23(2):167-71. doi: 10.1080/10401334.2011.561756. PubMed PMID: 21516605.

  • Juraschek SP, Kovell LC, Childers RE, Chow GV, Hirsch GA. Heart failure with transient left bundle branch block in the setting of left coronary fistula. Cardiol Res Pract. 2011 Feb 7;2011:786287. doi: 10.4061/2011/786287. PubMed PMID: 21331342; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3038794.

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