Monica Mukherjee, MD, MPH
Cardiology
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Monica Mukherjee
Professional Titles
- Director, Echocardiography Lab, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- Associate Director, Johns Hopkins Echocardiography
Primary Academic Title
Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Physician
Background
Dr. Monica Mukherjee is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and serves as Associate Director of the Johns Hopkins Echocardiography Program, Medical Director of the Echocardiography Laboratory at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Program Director for Advanced Echocardiography and Multimodality Imaging, and Director of Echocardiographic Research. She is an internationally recognized expert in multimodality cardiovascular imaging with a research focus on right heart adaptation, pulmonary vascular disease, cardiopulmonary hemodynamics, and connective tissue disease–associated cardiovascular complications, particularly systemic sclerosis. Her work integrates advanced echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, invasive hemodynamics, and translational phenotyping to characterize mechanisms of right ventricular adaptation and dysfunction.
Dr. Mukherjee graduated summa cum laude from the University of Florida with dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Behavioral Neuroscience and Psychology. She earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, completed her Internal Medicine residency at Drexel University College of Medicine, and subsequently returned to George Washington for fellowship training in Cardiovascular Disease. She also earned a Master of Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiologic and Biostatistical Methods for Public Health and Clinical Research, where she was awarded the Johns Hopkins Dean’s Scholarship for academic excellence.
Dr. Mukherjee serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of the American Heart Association, Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, and the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, and is Associate Editor of Echo Research and Practice. She serves as Chair of the American Heart Association Cardiac Imaging and Intervention Committee, Chair of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) Research Oversight Committee, Co Chair of the ASE Guidelines and Standards Committee, and is a member of the ASE Board of Directors. She served as Writing Chair for the 2025 ASE Guidelines for Echocardiographic Assessment of the Right Heart and Pulmonary Hypertension.
Her research program is supported by the National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, U.S. Department of Defense, National Scleroderma Foundation, and CHEST Foundation. She has received multiple national and institutional awards, including the Johns Hopkins Clinician Scientist Award and recognition as one of the American Society of Echocardiography Top 25 Young Investigators.
Centers and Institutes
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Videos
- Red Chair Series: Ischemic Heart Disease in Women, an Interview with Dr. Monica Mukherjee. Uploaded by Johns Hopkins Medicine in conjunction with the Maryland Chapter of the American Heart Association, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. (February 20, 2024)
- Getting it Right: Understanding and Treating Right Ventricular Dysfunction, Johns Hopkins Medicine (November 11, 2025)
Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
- Baltimore Magazine’s 2024 Top Doctors, Johns Hopkins Medicine (10/31/24)
- Mukherjee Receives DOD Grant, Johns Hopkins Medicine (12/3/24)
- ASE Releases New Guideline: Right Heart in Adults & Pulmonary Hypertension, American Society of Echocardiography (3/6/25)
- ASE updates recommendations for assessing right heart function in patients with pulmonary hypertension, Cardiovascular Business (3/7/25)
- The Role of Echocardiography in Pulmonary Hypertension: Key Insights for Clinical Practice. American Society of Echocardiography (5/12/25)
- Mukherjee and Hassoun Write American Society of Echocardiography Guidelines, Johns Hopkins Medicine (5/13/25)
- Risk Assessment in SSc-PAH Improved Using Echocardiographic Parameters, Rare Diseases Advisor (8/7/25)
- Echocardiographic Assessment Shows Promise as Risk Predictor in PAH, American Journal of Managed Care (8/29/25)
- 52 From the DOM Named Top Doctors” Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine (10/24/25)
Research Interests
Diastolic Heart Failure, Hypertension and Strain, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Myocardial Fibrosis, Pulmonary Hypertension, Right heart dysfunction, Speckle Tracking Echocardiography
Lab Website
- The Mukherjee Research Lab harnesses multimodality imaging techniques to refine risk prediction of adverse clinical outcomes in connective tissue diseases such as systemic sclerosis.
PubMed - Publications
Selected Publications
*Mukherjee M, Mercurio V, Tedford RJ, Shah AA, Hsu S, Mullin CJ, Sato T, Damico R, Kolb TM, Mathai SC, Hassoun PM. Right Ventricular Longitudinal Strain is Diminished in Systemic Sclerosis Compared to Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Eur Respir J. 2017 Nov 22;50(5).
Mukherjee M, Chung SE, Ton VK, Hummers LK, Wigley FM, Abraham TP, Shah AA. Unique Abnormalities in Right Ventricular Longitudinal Strain in Systemic Sclerosis Patients. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging. 2016 Jun;9(6)
Mukherjee M, Sharma K, Madrazo JA, Tedford RJ, Russell SD, Hays AG. Right Sided Heart Dysfunction In Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction And Worsening Renal Function. American Heart Journal, 2017 July
Hung G and Mercurio V, Hsu S, Mathai SC, Shah AA, Mukherjee M. Progress in understanding, diagnosing and managing cardiac complications of Systemic Sclerosis. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2019 Dec 7;21(12):68. PMID: 31813082
Kovell LC and Ali MT, Hays AF, Metkus TS, Madrazo JA, Corretti MC, Mayer AS, Abraham TP, Shapiro EP, *Mukherjee M. Defining the Role of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Cardiovascular Disease: A Review. Am J Cardiol, 2018 Jul 19. pii: S0002-9149(18)31421-8.
Honors
- Fellow, American College of Cardiology (FACC)
- Fellow, American Society of Echocardiography (FASE)
- Top 25 Young Investigator Award, American Society of Echocardiography, 6/23/16
- William H. Beaumont Honors in Research, George Washington University School of Medicine, 1/2/06
- Harold Lamport Biomedical Research Award, George Washington University School of Medicine, 1/2/06
- Donald H. Glew Memorial Award, George Washington University School of Medicine, 1/2/06
- Summa Cum Laude, Bachelors of Science in Behavioral Neuroscience and Psychology, 1/5/01
Memberships
- Fellow, American College of Cardiology
- Fellow, American Society of Echocardiography
- Fellow, American Heart Association
- National Board of Echocardiography,
Diplomate
- Society of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Locations
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
- Get Directions
- phone: 410-955-5000
- fax: 410-955-5001
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
- Get Directions
- phone: 410-550-0100
- fax: 410-550-0101
Expertise
Education
- Graduate School: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, MPH, 2015
- Fellowship: The George Washington University School of Medicine, Cardiology, 2012
- Residency: Hahnemann University Hospital, Internal Medicine, 2009
- Medical Education: The George Washington University School of Medicine, MD, 2006
Board Certifications
- Cardiovascular Disease: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2012
Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)