Edward G Soltesz MD

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

Staff Cardiac Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic

9500 Euclid AveCleveland, OH 44195
Phone+1 800-223-2273

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Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2005 - 2007
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2005
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1998

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Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2006 - 2028
PA State Medical License 2009 - 2016
MA State Medical License 2001 - 2010
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Randomized Study of Organ Care System Cardiac for Preservation of Donated Hearts for Eventual Transplantation
COMPLETED
NA
The ARIES HeartMate 3 Pump IDE Study Start of enrollment: 2020 Jul 14
COMPLETED
NA
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator, Sub-Investigator

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Ostial occlusion of all epicardial coronary arteries: Living off bypass grafts.
Ahmed K Awad, Laura Young, Mahmoud Alshneikat, Rami Alaraj, Richard Ramsingh
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2026-10-01
Erratum to 2025 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Expert Consensus Document: Surgical management of acute myocardial infarction and associated complicat...
David J Kaczorowski, Koji Takeda, Pavan Atluri, Marisa Cevasco, Rebecca Cogswell
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2026-09-01
1 citations
Extended Zone Right Internal Thoracic Artery Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
Rami Alaraj, Marijan J Koprivanac, Mahmoud Alshneikat, Ahmed K Awad, Shinya G Unai
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2026-09-01

Press Mentions

AtriCure Announces the First Patient Treated in the BoxX-NoAF Clinical TrialOctober 28th, 2025
Current Landscape for Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (Podcast)October 21st, 2025
Expertise in Mechanical Circulatory Support Device UseOctober 9th, 2025