About Richard C. Hershberger, MD, FACS, RVT, RPVI

Richard C. Hershberger, MD, FACS, RVT, RPVI, is one of the board-certified vascular surgeons practicing at Sarasota Vascular Specialists located in Sarasota, Florida. 

Dr. Hershberger trained in General Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas. He then completed a two-year fellowship in vascular surgery and endovascular therapy in the Chicago area at Loyola University Medical Center. Dr. Hershberger stayed on faculty at Loyola as an Assistant Professor, participating in clinical research and training the next generation of vascular surgeons. He has published book chapters discussing the management of traumatic arterial injury and neurologic complications of aortic surgery. In addition, he has published numerous articles related to the surgical management of the vascular patient.

Dr. Hershberger subsequently moved to Sarasota with his wife, Jennifer Blumetti, MD (Colo-rectal Surgeon), and two children. He has been on numerous medical missions; Dr. Hershberger has cleared an airstrip for a remote hospital in Papua New Guinea, built bathrooms for an orphanage in Nepal, and volunteered at a Salvation Army Hospital in rural Zimbabwe.

His hobbies include classic cars and spending time with his family.