Lars Svensson

Chief of the Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute at Cleveland Clinic

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AATS President-Elect and Board of Directors. Chief of the Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute at Cleveland Clinic and served on the Cleveland Clinic Health System Operations Council. Internationally known cardiovascular and thoracic Surgeon. Chair of Delos M. Cosgrove, MD Heart Disease Research at Cleveland Clinic. Professor of Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University.

Previously served on the AATS Council and Chaired the AATS Guidelines Committee. Chaired multispecialty guidelines writing committees for endovascular treatment with stents for the thoracic aorta, aortic valve surgery, and for the treatment of thoracic aortic disease.

Former Associate Editor of the Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Currently serving on several editorial boards, including the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Journal of Cardiac Surgery, and the Annals of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. Author of a number of books and published over 600 manuscripts.

In 2005, named King James IV Professor of Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

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  • Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland Clinic

    22 years 9 months

    • Cleveland Clinic Graphic

      Chief of the Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute at Cleveland Clinic

      Cleveland Clinic

      - Present 9 years 7 months

      Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon; Chair of Delos M. Cosgrove, MD Heart Disease Research; Professor of Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and Case Western Reserve University.

    • Cleveland Clinic Graphic

      Staff Surgeon, Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery

      Cleveland Clinic

      - 13 years 2 months

      Director of the Aorta Center; Director of the Marfan Syndrome and Connective Tissue Disorder Clinic; Director of Quality and Process Improvement, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery; Director of Affiliate Cardiothoracic Surgery Programs; Co-Director, Transcatheter Valve Program; Professor of Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and Case Western Reserve University.

  • Lahey Hospital & Medical Center Graphic

    Attending Surgeon, Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery

    Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

    - 8 years 10 months

    Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

    Director of the Center for Aortic Surgery and Marfan Syndrome Clinic.

  • Attending Surgeon, Department of Surgery

    Veterans Administration Hospital

    - 1 year 6 months

    Houston, Texas, United States

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    Baylor College of Medicine

    4 years

  • Cleveland Clinic Graphic

    Fellow, Cardiovascular Surgery

    Cleveland Clinic

    - 1 year

    Cleveland, Ohio, United States

  • Resident, General Surgery

    Johannesburg Hospital

    - 5 years

    South Africa

  • Lieutenant Officer

    One Military Hospital, Officers Training, Orthopedic Surgery, Flight Surgeon

    - 1 year

    South Africa

  • Karolinska University Hospital Graphic

    Fellow, Cardiac Surgery

    Karolinska University Hospital

    - 1 month

    Sweden

  • Junior Resident & Senior House Officer

    Johannesburg Hospital

    - 1 year 6 months

    South Africa

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