William A. Gray

William A. Gray, MD is the System Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, at Main Line Health and President of the Lankenau Heart Institute in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Gray graduated cum laude from Dickinson College in 1980, and Temple University School of Medicine in 1984. He completed an internship, residency, and chief residency at Brown University from 1984-88. Dr. Gray continued at Brown University until 1992, completing his clinical cardiology fellowship. Dr. Gray entered private practice in Albuquerque, NM in 1992 and continued there until 1999, during which time he was involved as a board member in the construction of a free standing Heart Hospital, served as the president of his private group, and began research in early non-surgical approaches to peripheral vascular disease, especially in patients with carotid artery disease at risk for stroke.

Dr. Gray was recruited by Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, WA to begin a program in Endovascular Care. While at Swedish, Dr. Gray began research into structural heart disease, specifically Atrial and Septal Defects, Left Atrial Appendage occlusion for patients with AF and Stroke, and Mitral Valve repair. Dr. Gray returned to academic research and joined Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital from 2005-2010, and was a member of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation in New York City, NY and course Co-Director of Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT). Dr. Gray is board certified in Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, and Vascular Medicine.