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Edward G. Soltesz, MD

Staff Surgeon, Donna and Ken Lewis Endowed Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Surgical Director Kaufman Center for Heart Failure and Recovery, Director, Cardiac Surgery Affiliate Programs
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Edward Soltesz, MD, MPH, is the Donna and Ken Lewis Endowed Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic and the Surgical Director of the Kaufman Center for Heart Failure and Recovery. He is also the Associate Program Director and the Course Director for the American Austrian Foundation/Open Medical Institute Cardiac Surgery Medical Seminar. Additionally, as the Director of Cardiac Surgery Affiliate Programs at Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Soltesz oversees quality and outcomes of more than 15 affiliated programs and 45 surgeons. Dr. Soltesz specializes in adult cardiac surgery, minimally invasive and high-risk valve repair and replacement, endovascular aortic surgery, and complex re-operative surgery. A native of Cleveland, Dr. Soltesz graduated as valedictorian of St. Ignatius High School and received a full academic scholarship to the College of the Holy Cross. There, he obtained degrees in both Classics and Chemistry, was awarded the British Marshall Scholarship, and graduated summa cum laude as the class valedictorian. He went on to receive his medical degree from Harvard Medical School where he was awarded the Harvard National Scholarship. Dr. Soltesz stayed at Harvard to complete his residences in general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Soltesz also earned a Master of Public Health from Harvard University School of Public Health and then returned to Cleveland to complete an additional fellowship in complex aortic and endovascular surgery at Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Soltesz’s research program focuses on large-scale assessment of cardiac surgical outcomes from a public health perspective, quality improvement and safety, clinical outcomes of valve surgery, and heart failure. He is widely published and has papers in The New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, and Annals of Thoracic Surgery. He has lectured and served as a visiting professor both nationally and internationally

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