Heart Failure

Health Care Team

The George M. and Linda H. Kaufman Center for Heart Failure was created in 1997 with the support of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and the Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine and Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. This Center offers a comprehensive, integrative approach to the research, diagnosis and treatment of heart failure and cardiomyopathy.

The Kaufman Heart Failure Team

This outstanding mix of well-trained, dedicated, hard-working individuals believe in the goal of prevention and improved care of those with heart failure.

They are charged with studying:

The basic pathophysiology of heart failure
The clinical characteristics of heart failure
The best treatment modalities of heart failure

The Kaufman Center brings together a team of experts from multiple disciplines, including medicine, surgery, electrophysiology, cardiovascular imaging, and basic and clinical research.

Our physicians utilize the combined resources of the Heart Center to accurately diagnose the cause of each patient’s heart failure, which enables the execution of optimized treatments.

Central to our mission is the theme "excellence through teamwork."

	James B. Young, M.D., Chairman of the Division of Medicine, Director of the Kaufman Center, and The George M. and Linda H. Kaufman Chair
Nicholas G. Smedira, M.D. Surgical Director of the Kaufman Center, and Director of the Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Assistance Program
Randall C. Starling, M.D., M.P.H. Medical Director of the Kaufman Center, Section Head, Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplant Medicine, has been instrumental in bringing the Cardiac Transplant Program to national prominence

Katherine J. Hoercher, Director of Research and Operations, Director of Heart Failure Disease Management: 216/444-8060

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine

Bott-Silverman, Corinne, M.D.
Hobbs, Robert, M.D.
Hsich, Eileen , M.D.
James, Karen, M.D.
Moravec, Christine, Ph.D.
Rincon, Gustavo, M.D.
Starling, Randall, M.D.
Tang, Wilson, M.D.
Taylor, David, M.D.
Yamani, Mohamad, M.D.
Young, James, M.D.

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Banbury, Michael, M.D.
Navia, Jose, M.D.
Smedira, Nicholas, M.D.

For more information on these physicians, go to
Our Staff Directory

The Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Diseases

Cardiologists
Latson, Larry, M.D.
Murphy, Daniel J, M.D.
Preminger, Tamar, M.D.
Prieto, Lourdes R., M.D.
Rhodes, John, M.D.
Sterba, Richard, M.D.
Younoszai, Adeli, M.D.

Surgeons
Mee, Roger, MD, CH.B., F.R.A.C.S.
Duncan, Brian W., M.D.

For more information on these physicians, go to the Department of Pediatrics - Click on Find a Physician - Pediatric and Congenital Heart

Physician Staff of the Kaufman Center for Heart Failure have dual appointments in either the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine or the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery as well as in the Multi-organ Transplant Center. This integration of programs allows for more efficient utilization of services and optimizes our ability to access research resources.

What is Heart Failure?	Heart Failure Disease Management
Heart Failure & Women	Publications Written by Heart Center Physicians
Innovative Treatments for Heart Failure	Education
Future Treatment & Research	Click Here If You Have Questions
Kaufman Center Health Care Team	Kaufman Center Home Page


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