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Appointed: 1999

Craig Asher, M.D.

Craig Asher, M.D.

Department: Cardiovascular Medicine
Location: Weston
Mail Code FLA
2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard
Weston, FL 33331

Biographical Sketch

Craig Asher, MD, is a cardiologist at Cleveland Clinic Weston. He is board-certified in internal medicine and cardiology, and he is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. His specialty interests include valvular heart disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and pericardial and aortic diseases.

Dr. Asher completed his undergraduate work at the University of Pennsylvania and received his medical degree from Tufts Medical School in Boston, Mass., followed by clinical training at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals in Atlanta, Ga., and the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. He was appointed to Cleveland Clinic in 1999, the year he received the Cleveland Clinic Cardiology Staff Teaching Award. He moved to the Cleveland Clinic Florida in 2004 to head the Cardiology Fellowship Program. Dr. Asher received the Cleveland Clinic Florida Cardiology Teaching award for the batch years of 2004-2007.

He has co-authored more than 100 abstracts, manuscripts and book chapters. He serves on the advisory board of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association and has been an invited speaker and participant at national meetings on the topic of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He continues to be active in research and education in many areas of cardiology.

Professional Highlights

  • Cardiology Fellowship Director, 2004-Present

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic
Cardiac Imaging
Cleveland, OH USA
1997
Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic
Cardiology
Cleveland, OH USA
1996
Residency - Emory University Hospital
Internal Medicine
Decatur, GA USA
1992
Internship - Emory University Hospital
Internal Medicine
Decatur, GA USA
1990
Medical School - Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA USA
1989

Certifications

  • Internal Medicine
  • Internal Medicine- Cardiovascular Disease

Specialty Interests

cardiovascular imaging, hypertropic cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease, diseases of the aorta, restrictive cardiomyopathy, pericardial diseases, adult congenital heart disease.

Awards & Honors

  • Cleveland Clinic Florida Cardiology Staff Teaching Award, 2004-2007
  • Cleveland Clinic Cardiology (Cleveland) Staff Teaching Award,1999

Memberships

  • American College of Cardiology
  • American Heart Association
  • American Society of Echocardiography
  • American Society of Nuclear Cardiology

Treatment & Services

  • Radiofrequency Ablation

Specialty in Diseases and Conditions

Industry Relationships

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Languages Spoken

  • English