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Rami Akhrass, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Willoughby, OH, Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital

RamiAkhrassMDCleveland, OH

Thoracic Surgery Willoughby, OH

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Regional Director,Cardiothoracic Surgery Cleveland Clinic

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Education & Training

  • Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1995 - 1997
  • Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1995
  • University of Hawaii
    University of HawaiiInternship, Transitional Year, 1989 - 1990
  • Damascus University Faculty of Medicine
    Damascus University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1992 - Present
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1993 - 2025
  • HI State Medical License
    HI State Medical License 1989 - 1991
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
  • Distinguised Service Award Syrian American Medical Society, 2009
  • Distinguised Service Award Tuzla University, 2009
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Preservation of the anterior epicardial fat pad paradoxically decrease atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery  
    JE Cummings MD, IS Gill MD, Rami Akhrass MD, M Dery MD, LA Biblo MD, KH Quan MD, PACE, 1/1/2002
  • Durability of Combined Aortic and Mitral Valve Repair  
    A. Marc Gillinov MD, Eugene H. Blackstone MD, Jennifer A. White MD, Rami Akhrass MD, Micheal Howard MD, Delos M. Cosgrove MD, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2002
  • Two Internal Thoracic Grafts Are Better Than One  
    Bruce W. Lylle MD, John H. Arnold MD, Floyd D. Loop MD, Rami Akhrass MD, and Delos M. Cosgrove MD, J Thorac Cardiovascular Surg, 1/1/1999
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Lectures

  • SAMS-Past, Present and Future 
    Orlando, FL - 1/1/2012
  • Innovations in Cardiac Surgery 
    Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2011
  • Innovations in Cardiothoracic Surgery 
    Tuzla, Bosnia, 2009; Damascus, Syria, 2009; Lattakia, Syria, 2009 - 1/1/2009
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Arabic

Hospital Affiliations