Long, Robert C., M.D.

Primary Practice Location:
University Hospital
2500 N. State St.
Jackson, MS 39216

Appointments: (888) 815-2005

Areas of Practice: Cardiology, Heart Failure Cardiology, Heart Transplant

Education

Board Certification:	Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Medical Education:	University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Post Graduate:	University of Mississippi
Internship Program:	University of Mississippi Medical Center
Residency Program:	University of Mississippi Medical Center
Fellowship Program:	University of Alabama Hospital
Fellowship Program:	University of Mississippi Medical Center

Current Positions

Assistant Professor , School of Medicine, Department of Medicine	2012 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Education

University of Alabama at Birmingham, MD, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology	2011
University of Mississippi, MD, Cardiovascular Disease	2011
University of Mississippi Medical Center, MD, Internal Medicine	2008
University of Mississippi Medical Center, MD, Internal Medicine	2006
University of Mississippi, MD, Medicine	2005
University of Mississippi, PharmD, Pharmacy	1999
University of Mississippi, BS, Pharmaceutical Sciences	1997

Specialty Certification Licensure

Licensure, Mississippi Pharmacy License, Mississippi State Board of Pharmacy	06/1999 - Present
Certification, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, American Board of Internal Medicine	10/2012 - Present
Certification, Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine	10/2008 - Present
Licensure, Alabama Medical License	2011 - Present
Certification, Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine	10/2011 - Present
Licensure, Mississippi Medical License
NPI, NPI

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Robert J. Snavely Memorial Award, University of Mississippi	2005
Amsouth Bank Scholarship, Amsouth Bank	2005
Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Kappa Phi	2005
Alpha Omega Alpha, Alpha Omega Alpha	2005

Professional Membership and Service

Heart Failure Society of America, Member	2011 - Present
International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Member	2011 - Present
American College of Cardiology, Member	2008 - Present

Committee Service

MEDICAL CENTER-FACULTY SENATE, Member	2020 - Present
THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AND CLINICS-PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS, Chair	2016 - Present
Antibiotic Stewardship Committee, Member	2016 - Present
MEDICAL CENTER-FACULTY SENATE, Member	2015 - Present
Cardiology Fellowship Clinical Competency Committee, Member	2014 - Present
THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AND CLINICS-PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS, Formulary Subcommittee Member	2013 - Present
THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AND CLINICS-PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS, Member	2013 - Present
Region 3 United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Heart Review Board, Member	2013 - Present
Hospital Readmissions Prevention Committee, Member	2012 - 2014
Lifesavers Committee MORA/UMMC Collaborative Committee, Member	2012 - Present

Community Service

Talks to local elementary school students, Speaker about benefits of healthy eating/exercise and avoiding tobacco products	03/2016 - 03/2016
MadCAAP (Madison Countians Allied Against Poverty), Organized Group Donation of Christmas Presents	12/2014 - 12/2015
Bellwether Church, Member	2012 - Present
MS Blood Services, Regular blood donor	2012 - Present

Other Service

Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology	03/2015 - Present
Southern Medical Journal	07/2013 - Present

Sponsored Program Funding

Extramural, ANTHEM-HFrEF: Autonomic Retulation Therapy to Enhance Myocardial Function and Reduce Progression of Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction, LivaNova	01/2018 - Present
Extramural, PANTHEON- A multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel group, double blind, dose-finding Phase II trial to study the efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic effects of the oral partial adenosine A1 receptor agonist neladenoson bialanate over 20 weeks in patients with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction., Bayer	07/2017 - Present
Extramural, VICTORIA: A randomized parallel-group, placebo-controlled, double-blind, event-driven, multi-center pivotal Phase III clinical outcome trial of efficacy and safety of the oral sGC stimulator vericiguat in subjects with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)- VerICiguaT Global Study in Subjects with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction, Merck	07/2016 - Present
Intramural, Bariatric Surgery and Cardiac Function in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction	06/2016 - Present
Extramural, Dilated Cardiomyopathy Research Project, The Ohio State University	04/2016 - Present
Extramural, BEAT-HF. Barostim neo- Baroreflex Activation Therapy for Heart Failure, CVRx, Inc	08/2015 - Present
Extramural, PARAGON-HF. A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel group, active-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of LCZ696 compared to valsartan, on morbidity and mortality in heart failure patients (NYHA Class II-IV) with preserved ejection fraction, Novartis	07/2015 - Present
Extramural, COUNTER HF. C-Pulse Heart Device pivOtal stUdy treatiNg paTients With modERate to Severe Heart Failure C-Pulse System: A Heart Assist Device Pivotal IDE Study, Sunshine Heart	03/2015 - Present
Extramural, An Open-Label Pilot Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of IDN-6556 in Cirrhotic Subjects with Portal Hypertension, Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc	12/2014 - Present
Extramural, SOCRATES-PRESERVED. A randomized parallel-group, placebo-controlled, double blind, multicenter dose finding phase II trial exploring the pharmacodynamics effects, safety and tolerability and pharmacokinetics of four dose regimens of the oral sGC stimulator vericiguat over 12 weeks in patients with worsening heart failure and preserved ejection fraction., Bayer	05/2014 - 09/2015
Extramural, SOCRATES-REDUCED. A randomized parallel-group, placebo-controlled, double blind, multicenter dose finding phase II trial exploring the pharmacodynamics effects, safety and tolerability and pharmacokinetics of four dose regimens of the oral sGC stimulator vericiguat over 12 weeks in patients with worsening heart failure and reduced ejection fraction., Bayer	05/2014 - 06/2015
Extramural, RLX030A. A multicenter, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled phase IIIb study to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of Serelaxin when added to standard therapy in acute heart failure patients, Novartis	03/2014 - Present
Extramural, A Phase 2b, Dose-Ranging, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of GS-6624, a Monoclonal Antibody Against Lysyl Oxidase-Like 2 (LOXL2), in Subjects with Compensated Cirrhosis Secondary to Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Gilead Sciences	02/2014 - Present
Extramural, Barostim HOPE4HF Study. Prospective, Randomized Study Describing the Safety and Efficacy of the Neo System in Approximately 60 Heart Failure Subjects with a Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Equal to or Less than 35 Percent, CVRx, Inc.	12/2013 - Present
Extramural, Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized,Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Ularitide (Urodilatin) Intravenous Infusion in Patients Suffering from Acute Decompensated Heart Failure [True-AHF], Cardiorentis	02/2013 - 12/2013
Extramural, A Comparison of Prasugrel and Clopidogrel in Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Subjects with Unstable Angina/Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (UA/NSTEMI) Who are Medically Managed - The TRILOGY ACS Study, Eli Lilly and Company	08/2008 - 05/2009
Extramural, A Phase III, Double-Blind, Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Effects of RO4607381 on Cardiovascular (CV) Risk in Stable CHD Patients with Documented Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), Hoffman-La Roche	06/2008 - 12/2008

Publications

Journal Article
Beard WL, Long RC, Geraci SA, Palliative care for the terminal heart failure patient. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 2014 Jan;55(1):4-10	2014
Minor DS, Meyer AM, Long RC, Butler KR Jr, β-Blockers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: inappropriate avoidance? Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.), 2013 Dec;15(12):925-30	2013
Nickens MA, Long RC, Geraci SA, Cardiovascular disease in pregnancy: (women's health series). Southern medical journal, 2013 Nov;106(11):624-30	2013
Long RC, Wofford MR, Harkins KG, Minor DS, Hepatocellular necrosis associated with labetalol. Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.), 2007 Apr;9(4):287-90	2007
Review Article
Hall ME, Yanes LL, Long RC, Koch CA Hormones of the Cardiovascular System www.thyroidmanager.org	2015

Presentations

State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Breakfast in Red: The Issue, American Heart Association, Jackson, MS	09/2016
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Advanced Heart Failure Therapies: Patient Selection for Heart Transplantation, Cardiology Noon Educational Conference, UMMC	07/2016
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Update on LVAD Therapy, Cardiology Noon Educational Conference, Jackson, MS	06/2016
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Transplantation, What a Primary Care Physician Needs to Know, Department of Medicine, Jackson, MS	02/2016
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Overview of Advanced Heart Failure Treatment, Mississippi Transplant Forum, Jackson, MS	10/2015
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, What’s New in Heart Failure, Mississippi Pharmacists Association Consultant Seminar, Jackson, MS	09/2015
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pulmonary Hypertension: Recognizing an Often Silent Killer, Department of Medicine, Jackson, MS	06/2015
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Percutaneous Aortic Valve Closure in an LVAD Patient, 2015 HeartWare Southeast Experts Forum, Raleigh, NC	03/2015
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Heart Failure Primer for the Home Health Nurse 201: Advanced Heart Failure Therapies, Sta-Home Health Agency, Jackson, MS	03/2015
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Heart Failure Therapies: What's on the Horizon, Cardiology Noon Educational Conference, UMMC	09/2014
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Primary Care for the Heart Transplant Patient: Pitfalls and Pearls, Mississippi Transplant Forum, Jackson, MS	08/2014
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, What you need to Know about an LVAD Patient in Your Office, Mississippi Transplant Forum, Jackson, MS	08/2014
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Heart Failure: What the Internist Needs to Know, Internal Medicine Resident Educational Conference, Jackson, MS	04/2014
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Who to refer for Advanced Heart Failure Evaluation, Cardiology Noon Educational Conference, Jackson, MS	03/2014
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pulmonary Hypertension for Primary Care Provider, Grenada Lake Medical Center, Grenada, MS	02/2014
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, When Family Involvement Impedes Healthcare, Schwartz Center Rounds, Jackson, MS	12/2013
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pulmonary Hypertension for the Family Medicine Specialist, Edna G. Kynett Seminar Series, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA	12/2013
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Cardiac Signs and Symptoms: Focus on Heart Failure, Introduction to Clinical Medicine Medical Student Lecture, Jackson, MS	11/2013
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Advanced Heart Failure Therapies: Patient Selection for Heart Transplantation, Cardiology Noon Educational Conference, Jackson, MS	08/2013
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Heart Failure Therapies- Through the Stages, Pioneer Health Services Physicians Educational Symposium, Destin, FL	07/2013
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Heart Transplantation- The Basics, Grenada Lake Medical Center, Grenada, MS	07/2013
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pulmonary Hypertension, Southern Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Spring Regional Conference, Jackson, MS	04/2013
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Heart Failure Therapies, Family Medicine Update, Jackson, MS	04/2013
Mississippi Public Broadcasting Think Radio’s Southern Remedy Panel, Focus on Heart Disease in Women, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Jackson, MS	04/2013
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, History of Heart Transplantation, UMMC Cardiology Noon Conference, Jackson, MS	01/2013
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Heart Failure- Management and Treatment, Mississippi Pharmacists Association, Jackson, MS	09/2012
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Advanced Heart Failure Therapies, Department of Medicine, Jackson, MS	05/2012
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pulmonary Hypertension for the Primary Care Provider, Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Symposium for the Primary Care Provider, Jackson, MS	03/2012
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Defibrillator Lead Malfunction after Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement, Mississippi Chapter of American College of Physicians 17th Annual Associates Competition, Jackson, MS	10/2010
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Necrotizing Pneumonia caused by Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying the Panton Valentine Leukocidin Gene, Mississippi Chapter of American College of Physicians 13th Annual Associates Competition, Jackson, MS	11/2006
Poster Presentation, Hepatocellular Necrosis Associated with Labetalol, American Society of Hypertension Twentieth Annual Scientific Meeting, San Franciso, CA	05/2005
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, A Class Review and Use in the Mississippi Medicaid Population, Mississippi Division of Medicaid, Regional Drug Utilization Review Board Meetings, Oxford, MS	08/1998
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, A Class Review and Use in the Mississippi Medicaid Population, Mississippi Division of Medicaid, Regional Drug Utilization Review Board, Jackson, MS	08/1998
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, A Class Review and Use in the Mississippi Medicaid Population, Mississippi Division of Medicaid, Regional Drug Utilization Review Board, Hattiesburg, MS	08/1998

Teaching Experience

Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Advanced Heart Failure: Multidisciplinary Therapy 2012	Spring 2012
Medicine, Course, Course Presenter, Family Medicine Update 2012	Spring 2012

Fellows supervised

Cardiovascular Diseases, Attending Physician, 13 fellows supervised, Cardiac catheterization lab and Advanced Heart Failure Rotations	07/2015 - 06/2016
Cardiovascular Diseases, Attending Physician, 13 fellows supervised, Cardiac catheterization lab and Advanced Heart Failure Rotations	07/2014 - 06/2015
Cardiovascular Diseases, Attending Physician, 1 fellows supervised	07/2014 - Present
Cardiovascular Diseases, Attending Physician, 14 fellows supervised, Cardiac catheterization lab and Advanced Heart Failure Rotations	07/2013 - 06/2014
Cardiovascular Diseases, Attending Physician, 1 fellows supervised	07/2013 - 06/2016
Cardiovascular Diseases, Attending Physician, 14 fellows supervised, Cardiac catheterization lab and Advanced Heart Failure Rotations	07/2012 - 06/2013
Cardiovascular Diseases, Attending Physician, 13 fellows supervised, Cardiac catheterization lab and Advanced Heart Failure Rotations	01/2012 - 06/2012

Long, Robert C., M.D.

Education

Current Positions

Education

Specialty Certification Licensure

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Professional Membership and Service

Committee Service

Community Service

Other Service

Sponsored Program Funding

Publications

Journal Article

Review Article

Presentations

Teaching Experience

Fellows supervised

Biography

Services & Procedures