Edward Soltesz MD, MPH

Edward Soltesz, MD, MPH, is a cardiovascular surgeon in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery specializing in minimally invasive cardiac surgery, valve repair and replacement, endovascular aortic surgery, minimally invasive hybrid Maze procedures, and complex re-operative aortic and heart surgery, heart transplantation and assist devices. Dr. Soltesz is the Program Director for residency and fellowship training programs. Additionally, as the Director of Cardiac Surgery Affiliate Program Quality and Process Improvement, Dr. Soltesz oversees more than 22 affiliated programs and 45 surgeons. A native of Cleveland, Dr. Soltesz graduated as valedictorian of St. Ignatius High School and received a full academic scholarship to the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. There, he obtained degrees in both Classics and Chemistry, was awarded the British Marshall Scholarship, and graduated summa cum laude as the class valedictorian. He then went on to receive his medical degree from Harvard Medical School where he received the Harvard National Scholarship.

Dr. Soltesz stayed at Harvard to complete his residences in general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He was awarded the Mannick Research Award for his NIH-funded research. During this time at Harvard, Dr. Soltesz also earned a Master of Public Health from Harvard University School of Public Health. Dr. Soltesz then returned to Cleveland to complete an additional fellowship in complex aortic and endovascular surgery at Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Soltesz is widely published and has papers in the New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, and Annals of Thoracic Surgery. He is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and serves as a guest reviewer for many other journals. He has lectured and served as a visiting professor both nationally and internationally.