
Hani Kamal Najm MD
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Chairman, Pediatric & Adult Congenital Heart Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
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9500 Euclid Ave # M41-02Cleveland, OH 44195
Phone+1 216-444-5819
Fax+1 216-445-3692
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Summary
- After 17 years of developing the premier Pediatric Heart Center at King Abdulaziz Medical Center in Riyadh Saudi Arabia, I joined the Cleveland Clinic on January 1, 2016 as the chair of pediatric and adult congenital heart surgery. I have personally performed more than 10 thousands surgical cases on newborns, children, and adults with the most complex heart disease.
I have served as chair of cardiac surgery for and deputy chairman cardiac sciences department during my tenure in King Abdulaziz cardiac center. I served as president of Saudi Heart Association, Editor – in – Chief, Journal of Saudi Heart Association, Editorial Board Member Saudi Medical Journal and Associate Professor of King Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. I holds numerous memberships in national and international professional organizations.
I always aspire to innovate and improve congenital heart surgery. I have personally innovated new operations and have a patent on a growing valve. I have delivered more than 500 lectures around the world and locally.
Education & Training
- Hospital for Sick ChildrenFellowship, 1998
- The Toronto HospitalResidency, 1996
- King Saud University College of MedicineClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
- OH State Medical License Current
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
- Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of CanadaCardiothoracic Surgery
- Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of CanadaGeneral Surgery
- Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of GlasgowClinican Investigator Program
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Great Arab Minds Award in Medicine Great Arab Minds, 2024
- King AbdulAziz Award of the first order Royal court of Saudi government, 2012
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Neoaortic Dilation and Polyvalvar Dysfunction: The Coexistence of Marfan Syndrome with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.Sruti Rao, Rukmini Komarlu, Hani K Najm, Brittany Hansen, Rene E Rodriguez
World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 2025-05-01 - Biventricular Fontan conversion in criss-cross, superior-inferior ventricles using arterial switch and extra-anatomical left ventricle to aorta prosthesis.Hani K Najm, Brittany A Potz, John P Costello, Tara Karamlou, Nicholas Szugye
JTCVS Techniques. 2025-04-01 - Surgical resection is an effective adjunct to the management of an advanced metastatic osteosarcoma.Hani K Najm, Samuel M Hoenig, John P Costello
Cardiology in the Young. 2025-04-01
Authored Content
- Ventricular Switch: A New Paradigm Could Be the Answer for ‘Unseptatable’ HeartsMay 2022
Press Mentions
- ACC Welcomes New President, Installs New Officers and TrusteesApril 4th, 2025
- Young Woman Undergoes First-of-Its-Kind Surgery for Rare Congenital Heart DefectsFebruary 19th, 2025
- Novel Biventricular Fontan Conversion for Single-Ventricle Congenital Heart DiseaseFebruary 18th, 2025
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- Arabic
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