Gosta B Pettersson MD PhD

Vice Chairman, Cardiovascular Surgery, Section Head, Congenital Heart Surgery, Cleveland Clinic

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

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Education & Training

Univ of Gothenburg- Fac MedClass of 1971

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Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 1999 - 2028
FL State Medical License 2020 - 2022
Swedish National Board of Health and WelfareThoracic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
Master Clinician Cleveland Clinic

Clinical Trials

Randomized On-X Anticoagulation Trial Start of enrollment: 2006 Jun 06
COMPLETED
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Cardiopulmonary effects of vasopressin versus norepinephrine in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: A single-center, cluster-randomized crossover trial.
Mariya Geube, Abey Abraham, Marta Kelava, Sergio E Bustamante, Andrej Alfirevic
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2026-06-01
Cardiac reoperations in patients with prior thoracic radiation: A single-center analysis of outcomes and key lessons.
Daniel Ragheb, Ahmed K Awad, Milind Desai, Shinya Unai, Gosta B Pettersson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2026-05-03
The Hidden Burden of Native Aortic Valve Endocarditis: Reevaluating Diagnostic and Pathologic Challenges.
Ahmed K Awad, James C Witten, Penny Houghtaling, Bo Xu, Tom K Wang
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2026-04-01

Press Mentions

Get up to Speed on Best Practices in Team-Based Care of Aortic DiseaseJune 4th, 2025
Mending a Broken Heart: Mom, Baby Survive Aortic AneurysmFebruary 21st, 2020
American Heart Association Reports Alarming Number of Heart Infections Tied to Opioid EpidemicOctober 16th, 2019