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
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 2024 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2014 - 2026
OH State Medical License 1994 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2024 - 2025
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
- 143 citationsMyosin Inhibition in Patients With Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Referred for Septal Reduction Therapy.Milind Y Desai, Jeffrey B Geske, Kathy Wolski, Srihari S Naidu, Nicholas G Smedira
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2022-07-12 - 31 citationsMechanical circulatory support after heart transplantation.Tomislav Mihaljevic, Craig M. Jarrett, Gonzalo V. Gonzalez-Stawinski, Nicholas G. Smedira, Edward R. Nowicki
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2011-06-01 - 120 citationsMesenchymal Precursor Cells as Adjunctive Therapy in Recipients of Contemporary Left Ventricular Assist DevicesDeborah D. Ascheim, Annetine C. Gelijns, Daniel R. Goldstein, Lemuel A. Moyé, Nicholas G. Smedira
Circulation. 2014-06-03
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- Cardiomyopathy: The Thick and the ThinOctober 10th, 2017
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