Biographical summary
J. Christopher Ray is a general noninvasive cardiologist with clinical focus in Cardio-Oncology and preventative cardiology.
    - He is the Director of Cardio-Oncology at Mayo Clinic Florida, a specialized clinic specifically addressing the complexities of cardiovascular disease from cancer and cancer therapies.
- He is an expert in multimodality cardiovascular imaging including echocardiogram, nuclear cardiology, cardiac MRI, and cardiac CT.
- He participates in single center and multi-center prospective clinical trials evaluating therapeutic options in prevention of cardiovascular complications of cancer therapies.
- He has a particular passion for educating patients on cardiovascular risk providing practical guidance for patients.
Interests
- Cardio-Oncology
- Early Diagnosis of Cardiovascular disease in patients receiving cancer therapies
Mayo Clinic locations
                     
                            Jacksonville, Florida
            
 Education
- 2019Chief Fellow - Cardiovascular DiseaseMayo School of Graduate Medical Education 
- 2019Fellow - Cardiovascular DiseaseMayo School of Graduate Medical Education 
- 2016Internship/Residency - Internal MedicineMayo School of Graduate Medical Education 
- 2016ResidentInternal Medicine, Programs in Florida, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine 
- 2013MDUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine 
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2019Cardiovascular DiseasesAmerican Board of Internal Medicine 
- 2016Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine 
Awards and honors
- 2025Teacher of the Year-CardiologyMayo Fellows' Association 
- 2022Top teacher Cardiovascular MedicineInternal MedicineResidency Program 
- 2019G. Shahin Award for Original Investigation Duval County Medical Society 
- 2019Clinical Learning Environment Review award for Health Care DisparitiesMayo Clinic 
- 2019Health Care Disparities AwardMayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education 
- 2017Young Investigator AwardAmerican College of Cardiology, Florida Chapter 
- 2017Outstanding Quality Improvement Project AwardQuality Academy 
- 2016Florida Chapter Young Investigator of the YearFlorida Chapter of the American College of Cardiology 
- 2016 Mayo Brothers Distinguished Fellowship AwardInternal Medicine Residency 
- 2016Top researcher awardInternal Medicine Residency Program 
- 2016Top presentation in Resident Research Oral CompetitionAmerican College of Physicians Florida Chapter 
- 2015Resident Researcher of the YearAmerican College of Physicians Florida Chapter 
- 2015National Young AchieverAmerican College of Physicians 
- 2014Top Resident Clinical Vignette PresentaionAmerican College of Physicians Florida Chapter 
Professional memberships
- 2023 - presentMemberProtocol Review and Monitoring Committee, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center 
- 2016 - 2017Vice Chair- Residents/Fellows SectionFlorida Medical Association 
- 2016 - presentScientific ReviewerJournal of the American College of Cardiology  
- 2015 - 2017Member- Council on LegistationFlorida Medical Association 
- 2015 - 2017Board Member for the Council on LegislationFlorida Medical Association 
- 2015 - 2016Vice Chair of the Resident Fellows SectionFlorida Medical Association 
- 2014 - presentScientific ReviewerJournal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology