NicholasGSmediraMD
Thoracic Surgery • Cleveland, OHCardiovascular Surgery
Professor, Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
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Office
9500 Euclid Ave J 42
Cleveland, OH 44195Phone+1 216-445-7052- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1992 - 1994- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 1984 - 1991
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1985 - Present
OH State Medical License 1994 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2014 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2002 - 2011
NY State Medical License 2002 - 2009
PA State Medical License 2002 - 2006- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
- Northern Ohio Live Castle Connolly, 2007-2009
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Clinical Trials
- Safety and Hemostatic Efficacy of Fibrin Sealant Vapor Heated, Solvent/Detergent Treated (FS VH S/D) Compared With Currently Licensed TISSEEL VH Fibrin Sealant in Subjects Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Start of enrollment: 2002 Sep 01
- Confirmation Trial of the Acorn CorCap Cardiac Support Device (CSD) at the Same Time as Mitral Valve Repair Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
- Study of NU172 as Anticoagulation in Patients Undergoing Off-pump CABG Surgery Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Predicting hypertension control using machine learning.Thomas Mroz, Michael Griffin, Giavanna Russo-Alvarez, George Thomas, Thad Meese, Richard Cartabuke, Luke Laffin, Nicholas Smedira, Michael Shost, Ghaith Habboub> ;Plos One. 2024 Jan 1
- What determines outcomes in multivalve reoperations? Effect of patient and surgical complexity.Insler, J., Tipton, A., Bakaeen, F., Bakhos, J., Houghtaling, P., Blackstone, E., Roselli, E., Soltesz, E., Tong, M., Unai, S., McCurry, K., Vargo, P., Hodges, K., Sme...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023 Dec 9
- Increasing surgeon experience and cumulative institutional experience drive decreasing hospital mortality after reoperative cardiac surgery.Eugene H Blackstone, Gösta B Pettersson, Amol Pande, Marc Gillinov, Faisal G Bakaeen, Kenneth R McCurry, Eric E Roselli, Nicholas G Smedira, Edward G Soltesz, Michael ...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023 Sep 29
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Journal Articles
- Original Investigation Late Gadolinium Enhancement in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Preserved Systolic FunctionScott D Flamm, Oussama Wazni, Harry M Lever, Maran Thamilarasan, Milind Y Desai, Nicholas G Smedira, Zoran B Popovic, ScienceDirect
- Original Investigation Continuously Updated Estimation of Heart Transplant Waitlist MortalityEileen M Hsich, Lucy Thuita, Nicholas G Smedira, Randall C Starling, Marijan Koprivanac, Eugene H Blackstone, Katherine J Hoercher, ScienceDirect
Authored Content
- Prediction of Sudden Death Risk in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Potential for Refinement of Current CriteriaApril 2018
Press Mentions
100 Years of Group Care at Cleveland ClinicAugust 22nd, 2021
10 of 2018’S Most Notable Cardiovascular StudiesDecember 31st, 2018- Sudden Death Risk in Obstructive HCM: Time to Refine the Criteria?July 6th, 2018
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Hospital Affiliations
Cleveland ClinicCleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Clinic Fairview HospitalCleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest HospitalCleveland, Ohio
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