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Named Chairs

What's a Chair?

Established through a philanthropic commitment, Named Chairs provide income for chair holders to expand the scope of their work to advance innovative research, enhance educational programs and promote collaboration between clinical areas.

Cleveland Clinic's Named Chairs are highy coveted positions and awarded only to the most talented, experienced and accomplished physicians and researchers. Named chairs also are a vital tool for attracting, retaining and rewarding the very best medical professionals, helping to ensure Cleveland Clinic's future as a healthcare leader.

There are two types of Named Chairs:

  • Endowed Chair- provides permanent income to chair holder.
  • Term Chair- provides income for a designated amount of time.

Named Chairs at Cleveland Clinic: A-Z

The Clifford and Jane Anthony Chair for Digestive Disease Research and Education^
Chair Donors: Clifford* and Jane Anthony
Chair Holder: Claudio Fiocchi, MD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Area: Digestive Disease Institute
Established: 2004

The Mal and Lea Bank Chair^
Chair Donors: Mal and Lea Bank
Chair Holder: Robert Silverman, PhD, Department of Cancer Biology
Area: Taussig Cancer Institute
Established: 2007

The Jean Wall Bennett Chair for Emphysema Research
Chair Donors: Joseph Bennett
Chair Holder: James K. Stoller, MD, M.S., Head, Section of Respiratory Therapy, Department of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Area: Department of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Established: 2007

The Jan Bleeksma Chair in Vascular Cell Biology and Atherosclerosis
Chair Donors: Jan Bleeksma*
Chair Holder: Roy L. Silverstein, MD, Chairman, Department of Cell Biology
Area: Lerner Research Institute
Established: 1990

The Eddie J. Brandon Endowed Chair for Diabetes Research
Chair Donors: Edward and Phyllis Brandon
Area: Lerner Research Institute
Established: 2005

The John and Rosemary Brown Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine
Chair Donors: John and Rosemary Brown
Chair Holder: Brian P. Griffin, MD, Director, Cardiovascular Training Program
Area: Heart and Vascular Institute
Established: 2007

The Melvin H. Burkhardt Chair in Neuro-Oncology Clinical Research
Chair Donors: Melvin H. Burkhardt*
Chair Holder: Robert J. Weil, MD, Associate Director, Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center
Area: Neurological Institute
Established: 2003

The Rose Ella Burkhardt Chair in Neurosurgery
Chair Donors: Rose Ella* and Melvin Burkhardt,* Karen Colina Wilson, and John and Nancy Colina
Chair Holder: Gene H. Barnett, MD, Director, Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center
Area: Neurological Institute
Established: 1993

The Jerome and Lee Burkons Research Chair in Oncology
Chair Donors: Jerome* and Lee Burkons
Area: Taussig Cancer Institute
Established: 1996

The Steven and Nancy Calabrese Institute Chair for Excellence in Pediatric Care, Research and Education
Chair Donors: Steven and Nancy Calabrese
Chair Holder: Robert Wyllie, MD, Chairman, Division of Pediatrics
Area: Children’s Hospital
Established: 2007

The Theodore F. Classen, DO, Chair in Osteopathic Research and Education
Chair Donors: The Brentwood Foundation
Chair Holder: Leonard Calabrese, DO, Vice Chairman, Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases
Area: Osteopathic medicine at South Pointe Hospital
Established: 2008

The Michael J. Cudahy Endowed Chair for Clinical Engineering
Chair Donors: Michael J. Cudahy
Chair Holder: John H. Petre, PhD, Director, Clinical Space and Equipment Integration
Area: Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Comprehensive Pain Management
Established: 1992

The Betsy B. de Windt Endowed Chair in Cancer Biology
Chair Donors: E. Mandell de Windt, friends and associates
Chair Holder: Janet Houghton, PhD, Chairman, Department of Cancer Biology
Area: Lerner Research Institute
Established: 1993

The Lewis and Patricia Dickey Chair in Cardiovascular Research
Chair Donors: Lewis and Patricia Dickey
Chair Holder: Steven Nissen, MD, M.A.C.C., Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Area: Heart and Vascular Institute
Established: 2007

There are no chair holders beginning with "E"

The R.J. Fasenmyer Chair in Clinical Immunology
Chair Donors: Richard J. Fasenmyer Foundation and the RJF International Corporation
Chair Holder: Leonard H. Calabrese, D.O., Vice Chairman, Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases
Area: Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases
Established: 1999

The Victor W. Fazio, MD, Chair in Colorectal Surgery
Chair Donors: Gail and James McCready
Chair Holder: James M. Church, MD, Vice Chairman, Department of Colorectal Surgery
Area: Digestive Disease Institute
Established: 2001

The John J. and Sharon D. Ferchill Distinguished Chair
Chair Donors: John and Sharon Ferchill
Area: Cleveland Clinic Innovations
Established: 2006

The Patricia and Louis Fodor Endowed Chair for Endocrinology Research and Education
Chair Donors: Patricia and Louis Fodor
Area: Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Established: 2007

The Charles and Charlotte Fowler Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Research
Chair Donors: Charles and Charlotte Fowler
Chair Holder: A. Michael Lincoff, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Area: Heart and Vascular Institute
Established: 2007

The Kenneth Gee and Paula Shaw, PhD, Chair in Heart Research^
Chair Donors: Kenneth Gee and Paula Shaw, PhD
Chair Holder: Eugene Blackstone, MD, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Area: Heart and Vascular Institute
Established: 2006

The Ray W. Gifford, Jr., MD, Endowed Chair in Hypertension
Chair Holder: Marc A. Pohl, MD, Head, Section of Clinical Hypertension and Nephrology
Area: Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute
Established: 1993

The Andrea L. and Joseph F. Hahn, MD, Endowed Chair
Chair Donors: Frances and David Dickenson, II
Area: Neurological Institute
Established: 2007

The Sondra and Stephen Hardis Chair in Oncology Research
Chair Donors: Sondra and Stephen Hardis
Chair Holder: Tarek Mekhail, MD, Solid Tumor Oncology
Area: Taussig Cancer Institute
Established: 2003

The Sondra J. and Stephen R. Hardis Endowed Chair in Cancer Genomic Medicine
Chair Donors: Sondra and Stephen Hardis
Chair Holder: Charis Eng, MD, PhD, Chairman, Genomic Medicine Institute
Area: Lerner Research Institute
Established: 2007

The Arthur S. and Arlene M. Holden Endowed Chair
Chair Donors: Arthur and Arlene Holden
Chair Holder: Richard Lang, MD, MPH, Chairman, Department of General Internal Medicine
Area: Highest priorities of Cleveland Clinic
Established: 2006

The Harry R. Horvitz Endowed Chair in Palliative Medicine
Chair Donors: Lois U. Horvitz and the Lois U. Horvitz Foundation
Chair Holder: T. Declan Walsh, MD, M.Sc., Chairman, Division of Post Acute Medicine
Area: Taussig Cancer Institute
Established: 1997

The Hazel Prior Hostetler Endowed Chair
Chair Donors: The Hazel P. Hostetler Foundation and the Mellen Foundation
Chair Holder: Richard A. Rudick, MD, Director, The Edward J. and Louise E. Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research
Area: Neurological Institute
Established: 1991

There are no chair holders beginning with "I"

The Fuad Jubran, MD, Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine
Chair Donors: Abdallah and Maha Yabourdi
Chair Holder: Fuad Jubran, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Area: Heart and Vascular Institute
Established: 2007

The Gus P. Karos Endowed Chair in Clinical Cardiovascular Medicine
Chair Donors: Gus P. Karos
Chair Holder: Curtis M. Rimmerman, MD, MBA, Medical Director, Cleveland Clinic Westlake, Lakewood and Avon Pointe
Area: Heart and Vascular Institute
Established: 2001

The George M. and Linda H. Kaufman Endowed Chair
Chair Donors: Linda Kaufman and the Kaufman Americana Foundation
Chair Holder: James B. Young, MD, Chairman, Division of Medicine
Area: Heart and Vascular Institute
Established: 2003

The Virginia Lois Kennedy Endowed Chair in Biomedical Engineering and Applied Therapeutics
Chair Donors: Virginia Lois Kennedy*
Chair Holder: Peter R. Cavanagh, PhD, D.Sc., Chairman, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Area: Lerner Research Institute
Established: 1992

The Krause-Lieberman Chair in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
Chair Donors: Alan and Karen Krause and the Krause Family Foundation
Area: Digestive Disease Institute
Established: 2003

The John and Margaret Krupa Chair in Geriatric Medicine
Chair Donors: John* and Margaret Krupa through the Krupa Charitable Foundation
Chair Holder: Jerry O. Ciocon, MD, Chairman, Department of Geriatric Medicine
Area: Cleveland Clinic in Florida
Established: 2000

The John and Margaret Krupa Chair in Neurology
Chair Donors: John* and Margaret Krupa
Chair Holder: Virgilio D. Salanga, MD, Chairman, Department of Neurology
Area: Cleveland Clinic in Florida
Established: 2001

The Robert and Kathryn Lamborn Endowed Chair for Neuro-Oncology
Chair Donors: Robert and Kathryn Lamborn
Area: Neurological Institute
Established: 2002

The Richard S. Lang, MD, Distinguished Chair in Preventive Medicine
Chair Donors: Samuel and Maria Miller and Albert and Audrey Ratner
Area: Division of Internal Medicine
Established: 2007

The Daniel and Karen Lee Endowed Chair in Thoracic Surgery
Chair Donors: Daniel and Karen Lee, Daniel and Karen Lee Family Foundation
Chair Holder: Thomas W. Rice, MD, Section Head, General Thoracic Surgery
Area: Heart and Vascular Institute
Established: 2004

The Donna and Ken Lewis Endowed Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chair Donors: Donna and Ken Lewis
Chair Holder: Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Area: Heart and Vascular Institute
Established: 2008

The Thomas Lord Endowed Chair in Molecular Biology
Chair Donors: Thomas Lord Charitable Trust
Area: Lerner Research Institute
Established: 1991

The William P. and Amanda C. Madar Endowed Chair and Professorship
Chair Donors: Amanda and William Madar, Jr.
Area: Neurological Institute
Established: 2006

The Maynard Madden Arthritis Chair and Professorship in Medicine
Chair Donors: Maynard Madden*
Chair Holder: Joseph P. Iannotti, MD, PhD, Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Area: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Established: 2003

The Thomas F. Meaney, MD, Research Scholars Endowed Chair
Chair Donors: Eastman Kodak Co.
Chair Holder: Michael T. Modic, MD, Chairman, Neurological Institute
Area: Neurological Institute
Established: 1989

The Mikati Foundation Endowed Chair in Liver Disease and Liver Transplantation
Chair Donors: The Mikati Foundation
Chair Holder: Nizar Zein, MD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Area: Digestive Disease Institute
Established: 2007

The Charles and Loraine Moore Chair in Cardiovascular Imaging
Chair Donors: Loraine* and Charles* Moore
Chair Holder: James D. Thomas, MD, Section Head, Cardiovascular Imaging
Area: Heart and Vascular Institute
Established: 2000

The Andrew C. Novick, MD, Distinguished Chair in Urology
Chair Donors: Carl and Babs Glickman, Sam and Maria Miller, Irving and Gloria Fine, Dr. William and Eugenia Kiser, and Ronald Weinberg
Chair Holder: Andrew C. Novick, MD, Chairman, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute
Area: Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute
Established: 2005

The Scott and Ann O’Donnell Endowed Chair in Geriatric Research
Chair Donors: Scott and Ann O’Donnell
Chair Holder:
Area: Medicine Institute
Established: 2008

The F.J. O'Neill Endowed Chair in Bioethics
Chair Donors: Mrs. F.J. O’Neill*
Chair Holder: Eric Kodish, MD, Chairman, Department of Bioethics
Area: Department of Bioethics
Established: 1993

The Judith Dion Pyle Endowed Chair in Heart Valve Research
Chair Donors: Judith Dion Pyle
Chair Holder: A. Marc Gillinov, MD, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Area: Heart and Vascular Institute
Established: 2007

There are no chair holders beginning with "Q"

The Kenneth Rainin Endowed Chair in IBD Research
Chair Donors: The Kenneth Rainin Administrative Trust
Areas: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Established: 2007

The Rich Family Chief Executive Chair
Chair Donors: The Rich Family Foundation and The Dreamcatcher Foundation
Chair Holder: Delos M. Cosgrove, MD, President and CEO, Cleveland Clinic
Area: Highest priorities of Cleveland Clinic
Established: 2007

The Robert, Eleanore and Kathy Risman Chair and Professorship in Medicine
Chair Donors: Robert and Eleanore Risman
Chair Holder: Vinod Sahgal, MD, Chairman, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Areas: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Established: 2002

The Ronald and Helen Ross Chair in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
Chair Donors: Helen and Ronald Ross, MD, F.A.C.R.
Chair Holder: Constantine Mavroudis, MD, Department Chair, Pediatric Surgery
Area: Children's Hospital
Established: 2005

The Polly and W. Neil Rossborough Term Chair in Heart Transplantation Research^
Chair Donors: Polly and W. Neil Rossborough
Chair Holder: Nicholas Smedira, MD, Transplantation Center
Area: Heart and Vascular Institute
Established: 2007

The M. Frank and Margaret Domiter Rudy Institute Chair in Translational Cancer Research
Chair Donors: Frank and Margaret Rudy
Chair Holder: Derek Raghavan, MD, PhD, Chairman, Taussig Cancer Center
Area: Taussig Cancer Institute
Established: 2005

The Ralph and Luci Schey Endowed Chair in Cognitive Function
Chair Donors: Ralph and Luci Schey
Chair Holder: Stephen Rao, PhD, Director of the Ralph and Luci Schey Foundation Center for Advanced Cognitive Function
Area: Neurological Institute
Established:2008

The Ralph and Luci Schey Endowed Chair in Neurology Research
Chair Donors: Ralph and Luci Schey
Area: Neurological Institute
Established: 1995

The Harold C. Schott Chair in Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases
Chair Donors: H.C.S. Foundation
Chair Holder: Gary S. Hoffman, MD, Chairman, Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases
Area: Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases
Established: 1999

The Jane and Lee Seidman Chair in Functional Neurosurgery
Chair Donors: Jane and Lee Seidman
Chair Holder: Ali R. Rezai, MD, Chairman, Center for Neurological Restoration
Area: Neurological Institute
Established: 2005

The Shafran Family Charitable Trust Endowed Chair
Chair Donors: The Shafran Family Charitable Trust and Samuel and Maria Miller
Chair Holder: Tracy Hull, MD, Colorectal Surgery
Area: Digestive Disease Institute
Established: 2006

The Sherwin-Page Chair
Chair Donors: Sherwin Family and the Forest City Charitable Foundation
Chair Holder: Paul E. DiCorleto, PhD, Chairman, Lerner Research Institute
Area: Lerner Research Institute
Established: 1980

The Karen and Richard Shusterman Family Endowed Chair
Chair Donors: Karen and Richard Shusterman
Chair Holder: William Bingaman, MD, Section Head, Epilepsy Center
Area: Neurological Institute
Established: 2007

The Willard D. Steck, MD, Chair of Clinical Dermatology
Chair Donors: Willard D. Steck, MD*
Area: Department of Clinical Dermatology
Established: 2002

The Ed and Joey Story Endowed Chair in Colorectal Surgery
Chair Donors: Edward T. and Josephine V. Story
Chair Holder: Feza Remzi, MD, Colorectal Surgery
Area: Digestive Disease Institute
Established: 2007

The Len Stuart Distinguished Chair in Vascular Surgery
Chair Donors: Len Stuart
Chair Holder: Daniel Clair, MD, Chairman of Vascular Surgery
Area: Heart and Vascular Institute
Established: 2007

The Thomas C. and Sandra S. Sullivan Family Endowed Chair
Chair Donors: Thomas and Sandra Sullivan and RPM International, Inc.
Chair Holder: Scott Strong, MD, Department of Colorectal Surgery
Area: Digestive Disease Institute
Established: 2005

The Robert C. Tarazi, MD, Endowed Chair in Heart and Hypertension Research
Chair Donors: Dorothy Davis*
Chair Holder: Edward F. Plow, PhD, Chairman, Department of Molecular Cardiology
Area: Lerner Research Institute
Established: 1987

The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower and Family Endowed Chair in Cardiothoracic Research
Chair Donors: Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower
Chair Holder: Gosta Pettersson, MD, PhD, Vice Chairman, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Area: Heart and Vascular Institute
Established: 2007

The Rupert B. Turnbull, MD, Chair in Colorectal Surgery
Chair Donors: Betty M. Ambrose*
Chair Holder: Victor W. Fazio, MD, Chairman, Department of Colorectal Surgery
Area: Digestive Disease Institute
Established: 1994

There are no chair holders beginning with "U"

The Donald G. Vidt Endowed Chair for Preventive Medicine
Chair Donors: Winifred H. Gray
Area: Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Established: 2002

The Wamberg Family Endowed Chair in Stroke Research
Chair Donors: The Wamberg Family 
Area: Neurological Institute
Established: 2007

The Carl E. Wasmuth, MD, Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology
Chair Donors: Michael J. Cudahy
Chair Holder: Paul A. Murray, PhD, Interim Chairman, Center for Anesthesiology Research
Area: Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Comprehensive Pain Management
Established: 1991

The Karen Colina Wilson Endowed Chair in Pediatric Brain Tumor Research
Chair Donors: Karen Colina Wilson
Chair Holder: Tanya Tekautz, MD, Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center
Area: Neurological Institute
Established: 2004

The Barry Winovich Endowed Chair for ALS Research
Chair Donors: The Bright Side of the Road Foundation
Chair Holder: Erik Pioro, MD, PhD, Neurological Institute
Area: Lerner Research Institute
Established: 2007

There are no chair holders beginning with "X"

There are no chair holders beginning with "Y"

The Lula Zapis Endowed Chair to Support Breast Cancer Research
Chair Donors: Xenophon Zapis and the Zapis Family Foundation
Chair Holders: G. Thomas Budd, MD, Solid Tumor Oncology; Joseph P. Crowe, Jr., MD, Director of Breast Services
Area: Women’s Health and Breast Pavilion
Established: 2006

The James Zito Endowed Chair for Cancer Research
Chair Donors: James Zito*
Chair Holder:
Area: Taussig Cancer Institute
Established: 2000

Key: ^Term Chair, *Deceased