Phoebe Ashley, MD, MS, FACC

Professor

Cardiology

Dr. Ashley is a general cardiologist with an interest in Women’s Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Risk Reduction, Medical Education and Health Literacy.

Dr. Ashley is interested in the general cardiovascular care of women and men and particularly interested in the care of women who experience adverse pregnancy outcomes which are known to predict a woman’s future cardiovascular risk. She strives to work with her obstetrical colleagues to identify women at risk, to help them modify their risk factors and in turn change the trajectory of their cardiovascular health.

Dr. Ashley is a passionate educator. She enjoys teaching at the bedside and in the community. She is enthusiastic about educating future physicians at various stages of learning as well as patients, family members, and the community. In the hospital, she enjoys helping learners improve their physical diagnostic and clinical reasoning skills while instilling the art of medicine. In the community, she engages individuals in discussion around cardiovascular health, health promotion, and self health advocacy.

Education
Fellowship, 2001 - Cardiovascular Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Residency and Chief Residency, 1998 - Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
MD, 1994 - Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
MS, 1990 - Biology with an emphasis in anatomy, California State University
BS, 1987 - Biology, University of California
Honors and Awards
  • 2024 Top Doctor, Castle Connolly Top Doctors, 2024
  • Outstanding Faculty in a Specialty or ICU Setting, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2021
  • 2020 Top Doctor, VA Top Docs, 2020
  • Excellence as a Clinican-Educator Teaching Award for Cardiovascular Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2019
  • Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2019
  • Richmond Top Doctor, Richmond Magazine, 2018-2022
  • Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2018
  • Irby-James Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2018
  • Excellence in Teaching Award General Cardiology Attending, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2017
  • Faculty Excellence as a Clinician Educator Teaching Award for Cardiovascular Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2017
  • Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2017
  • Mark Wood, MD Award for Humanism in Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2017
  • American College of Physicians Excellence in Teaching Award, American College of Physicians, 2016
  • Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2016
  • Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2016
  • Mark Wood, MD Award for Humanism in Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2016
  • Louis Osternig Clinical Education Award, University of Oregon, 2006
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, Medical College of Wisconsin, 1997
Publications
  1. Deborah A. Koehn, MD and Phoebe A. Ashley, MD. Contemporary OB/GYN Statin Use in Midlife Women 2022. PMID: