
Yakov L Elgudin MD
Cardiovascular Surgery
Assistant Professor, Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
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11100 Euclid AveCleveland, OH 44106
Phone+1 216-844-5770
Fax+1 216-844-1202
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Summary
- I am a Board Certified Cardiothoracic Surgeon specializing in high risk adult cardiac surgery- multi vessel arterial coronary revascularization , mitral valve repair, aortic root surgery including valve sparing aortic root reconstruction, aortic aneurysm repair, complex multivalve and redo operations as well as surgical management of advanced heart failure with mechanical circulatory support devices.
Education & Training
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2003 - 2004
Saint Joseph HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1997 - 2002
Kemerovo Med AcadClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
OH State Medical License 2002 - 2027
CA State Medical License 2003 - 2026
CO State Medical License 2000 - 2003
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Cardiopulmonary bypass as adjunct for repair of iliac vein confluence injury.Joel R Hlavaty, Jane M Chung, Karem C Harth, Yakov L Elgudin, Jae S Cho
Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques. 2025-12-01 - 1 citationsClinical benefit and cost effectiveness of adding life-time low-dose colchicine as secondary prevention following coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.Sai Rahul Ponnana, Gauranga Mahalwar, Joris Holtrop, Steven H J Hageman, Tong Zhang
American Heart Journal Plus. 2025-09-01 - 1 citationsDiaphragm dysfunction from phrenic nerve injuries during LVAD or heart transplant: Positive role of diaphragm pacing.Christina S Boutros, MaryJo Elmo, Nicholas Carl, Yasir Abu-Omar, Rakesh Arora
JHLT Open. 2025-08-01
Press Mentions
University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute Performs First TRIOMPHE Study Case in Northeast OhioOctober 25th, 2022
Cleveland VA Heart Team Performs 100th TAVR ProcedureSeptember 2nd, 2022
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Other Languages
- Russian
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