
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
- Surgical Insights into the Functional Anatomy of the Neo-aortic Root.Lama Dakik, Hani K Najm, Georgios Belitsis, Debkalpa Goswami, Robert H Anderson
World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 2026-05-01 - Pre-operative cardiac computed tomographic conduction axis prediction to avoid damage in congenital left ventricular outflow tract and aortic valvar surgery.Justin T Tretter, Lama Dakik, Iqbal El-Assaad, Munir Ahmad, Hani K Najm
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2026-03-02 - Najm transconal unroofing and left anterior descending exteriorization with intraventricular course.Kaoutar Farahi, Praise Chovwen, Munir Ahmed, John P Costello, Nicholas Szugye
JTCVS Techniques. 2026-02-01
Authored Content
- Ventricular Switch: A New Paradigm Could Be the Answer for ‘Unseptatable’ HeartsMay 2022
Press Mentions
Interventional Cardiologist Roxana Mehran Elected ACC PresidentMarch 31st, 2026
Saudi Native Dr. Hani K. Najm Named Next Vice President of the American College of CardiologyOctober 26th, 2025
Novel Technique for Repairing Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return During Heart TransplantAugust 18th, 2025
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Other Languages
- Arabic
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