Ray Hu, MD, MTR
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Director of Structural Imaging, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2677607851
Education
BA
Amherst College, 2008.
MD
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 2015.
MTR
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 2015.
Permanent linkBA
Amherst College, 2008.
MD
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 2015.
MTR
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 2015.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Multimodality cardiovascular imaging (echocardiography, CT, MRI) with a focus on the evaluation and guidance of transcatheter based therapies for structural heart disease.Selected Publications
Varun Bhasin, Azin Vakilpour, Krishna Ravindra, Daniel Koropeckyj-Cox, Srinivas Denduluri, Paul Fiorilli, Aditya Parikh, Ray Hu, Marielle Scherrer-Crosbie: Utilization of Guideline Directed Medical Therapies and Transcatheter-Edge-to-Edge Repair in Patients with Significant Secondary Mitral Regurgitation. Cardiology June 2026.Amar Rai, MBBS BSc, Abhinav Kandala, BSc, Harroop Bola, MBBS BSc, James Schurr, MD PharmDd, Mandeep Singh, MD, Yousif Ahmad, MD, Alexander Fanaroff, MD MHS, Ray Hu, MD MTR, Nitin Malik, MD, David Frankel, MD, Timothy Markman, MD, Saman Nazarian, MD PHD, Jay Giri, MD MPH, Tayyab Shah, MD, Ashwin Nathan, MD MSHP: Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Versus Oral Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Meta-Analysis. Journal of the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions 2026.
David F. Painter, Varun Bhasin, Rohan Savoor, Ray Hu, Alvaro A. Ordonez, Kendall M. Lawrence, and Tessa S. Cook: Postinfarction Left Ventricular Inferior Wall Aneurysm With Contained Rupture and Tamponade Physiology. JACC: Case Reports 30(17), July 2025.
Matthew Barrett MD, Biniyam G. Demissei MD, MSc, PhD, Ray Hu, MD, Amanda M. Smith MA, Gary Freedman MD, John Plastaras, MD, Steven Feigenberg, MD, Eva Berlin, MD, Hari K Narayan MD, Jinbo Chen PhD, Bonnie Ky MD, MSCE: 3D Echocardiographic Phenotyping of Left Ventricular Mechanics and Function With Contemporary Radiation Therapy Advances in Radiation Oncology 10(7), April 2025.
Charlotte L. Frost MD, Mahesh Vidula MD, Ray Hu MD MS, Howard C. Herrmann MD, Alison M. Pouch PhD, Tiffany Chen MD: Dynamic Segmentation of Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography Using an Automated Neural Network for Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair. Journal of American Society of Echocardiography April 2025.
Varun Bhasin, MD, Azin Vakilpour, MD, Aditya Parikh, MD, Srinivas Denduluri, PhD, Ray Hu, MD, and Marielle Scherrer-Crosbie, MD, PhD: Utilization of Guideline Directed Medical Therapies and Transcatheter-Edge-to-Edge Repair in Patients with Significant Secondary Mitral Regurgitation. ACC Scientific Sessions Mar 2025.
Oriol Rodriguez-Queralto , Corentin Chaumont, Alireza Oraii, Michal Wasiak, Helena Lopez-Martinez, Ray Hu, Victor A Ferrari, Jeffrey A Stiffler, Francis E Marchlinski : Impact of right pulmonary vein anatomical variations on the phrenic nerve trajectory and pulmonary vein isolation strategy: Preprocedural imaging and 3D mapping insights. Heart Rhythm Feb 2025.
Ghonim M, Ghonim M, Ohley W, Alhamshari AS, Vidula MK, Hu R, Litt HI, Witschey WR, Bravo PE: Phenotyping individuals with suspected cardiac sarcoidosis with CMR and PET: Focus on outcomes. Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Scientific Annual Sessions January 2025.
Oriol Rodriguez-Queralto, MD, Michal Wasiak, MD, Corentin Chaumont, MD, Alireza Oraii, MD, Helena Lopez-Martinez, MD, Victor Ferrari, MD, Ray Hu, MD, MS, Godefroy Chery, MD, Jeffrey Stiffler, BA, and Francis Marchlinski, MD: Impact of Right Pulmonary Vein Anatomical Variations on Phrenic Nerve Trajectory in Pulmonary Vein Isolation. AHA Scientific Sessions Nov 2024.
Varun Bhasin, MD, Nicholas Wilcox, MD, Mahesh Vidula, MD, Saurabh Jha, MD, Paco Bravo, MD, and Jui Hu, MD: Arrhythmogenic Left Ventricular Cardiomyopathy in a Young Patient with Recurrent Syncope. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, London, United Kingdom 26(1), Mar 2024 Notes: Poster Presentation.