Leonard Golding, M.D.

Leonard A. R. Golding, MB, BS, FRACS, FRCS(C), FACC, is a Staff physician in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Cleveland Clinic's main campus. He has held this position since 1977. Dr. Golding is also on Staff in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Cleveland Clinic. Prior to 1997, he was an associate staff physician in Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Cleveland Clinic.

 

In 1963, Dr. Golding received his medical degree at Sydney University Medical School, Sydney, Australia. He is a US citizen and is licensed to practice medicine in Ohio. He performed his residency at St.Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia. From 1972 to 1973, he was a resident at Presbyterian University Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa., where he became chief resident of cardiac surgery. In 1974, he became a fellow, Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery at Cleveland Clinic.

 

Dr. Golding is an international speaker and published author. His research has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals and he has contributed chapters to medical textbooks in his field. 

Dr. Golding is a member of the American Association for Advancement of Science, American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering, American Medical Association, American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, Royal Australian College of Surgeons, Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and International Society for Rotary Pumps, among others.

 

He is the project director for CorAide, an Arrow International program to complete the development of the CorAide clinical system for temporary and permanent cardiac assist. In addition, he holds patents for numerous cardiac devices.

 

 

 

 

 

Cardiac surgery, clinical mechanical cardiac support, artificial heart devices.

• Inventor of the CorAide blood pump
• Initiated clinical use of intraaortic balloon pump
• Initiated mechanical cardiac support program
• Both resulted in lifesaving for post-op cardiac patients

• Past President, International Society Rotary Blood Pumps
• Hastings Lecture 1995
• Founding Member AIMBE

• Society Thoracic Surgeons
• American College Cardiology
• Royal Australian College Surgeons
• American Institute for Medical and Biologic Engineers
• International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps

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Royalty Payments.  Dr. Golding has the right to receive royalty payments for inventions or discoveries related to the companies shown below:

• Transworld Medical Devices

Inventor Share.  Dr. Golding may receive future financial benefits from the Cleveland Clinic for inventions or discoveries related to the companies shown below:

• Cleveland Heart

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