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Appointed: 1999

Roy Greenberg, M.D.

(216) 445-5306

Roy Greenberg, M.D.

Department: Vascular Surgery
Location: Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code F30
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
WorkPhone:(216) 445-5306

Roy Greenberg, M.D.

Department: Biomedical Engineering
Location: Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code F30
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
WorkPhone:(216) 445-5306

Roy Greenberg, M.D.

Department: Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Location: Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code F30
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
WorkPhone:(216) 445-5306

Roy Greenberg, M.D.

Department: Diagnostic Radiology
Location: Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code F30
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
WorkPhone:(216) 445-5306

Biographical Sketch

Roy Greenberg, MD, is a Vascular Surgeon in the Departments of Vascular Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering at Cleveland Clinic. He is also the Director of Endovascular Research and the Cleveland Clinic Peripheral Vascular Core Laboratory. His practice is located at the Cleveland Clinic main campus. Dr. Greenberg is board-certified in vascular and general surgery. His specialty interests include carotid artery surgery, thoraco-abdominal aortic repair/reconstruction, thoracic aortic aneurysm repair, abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, aortic aneurysm stent repair, endovascular stent repair and endovascular stent research.

Dr. Greenberg received his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine after completing his undergraduate degree at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. He completed his surgical internship and residency at The University of Rochester, where he became Chief Resident in Surgery and Instructor in Surgery. During this time, he won the British Journal of Surgery Outstanding Resident Award. His clinical training continued at the University of Rochester with a fellowship in interventional radiology followed by a fellowship in vascular surgery. Dr. Greenberg joined Cleveland Clinic in 1999.

Dr. Greenberg has been inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He received the American College of Surgeons Student Award and the CIBA-GEIGY Medical Student Award during medical school, as well as the residency teaching award during training.

He has authored or co-authored numerous articles in peer –reviewed medical journals. He is on the editorial board of seven journals including the Journal of Endovascular Therapy, the Annals of Vascular Surgery and Cardiovascular Surgery. He serves as a reviewer for Circulation, Lancet, the Journal of Vascular Surgery and the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, among others.

The focus of Dr. Greenberg’s research has been the development and assessment of endovascular devices for the treatment of aortic pathology. He is especially interested in aortic or aortoiliac aneurysms, dissections and occlusive disease. He has more than 35 patents on devices that have emerged from his research endeavors. His clinical trials include his work as national principal investigator for the U.S. FDA Phase II Zenith Endograft Trial for abdominal aortic endografting. He is also principal or co-investigator of other clinical studies focused on endografting of the thoracic and thoracoabdominal aorta, and the ascending aorta.

Dr. Greenberg has published more than 75 articles in peer-reviewed medical journals, several books on his specialty interests as well as more than 20 chapters in medical textbooks. His vascular surgeries have been telecast live internationally and nationally including to medical conferences and symposia. He has traveled internationally as an invited lecturer speaking on his specialty interests to hundreds of international and national medical conferences.

Dr. Greenberg is a Distinguished Fellow of the Society of Vascular Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American College of Cardiology and a Fellow of the American Association for Thoracic Surgeons. He is a member of the Peripheral Vascular Society, the Society of Interventional Radiology, the International Society of Endovascular Specialists, the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society and the Ohio Chapter of the American College of Surgeons

Professional Highlights

  • Honorary member, Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - University of Rochester-Strong Memorial Hospital
Vascular Surgery
Rochester, NY USA
1999
Fellowship - University Hospital, Malmo
Interventional Radiology
Malmo Sweden
1998
Fellowship - University of Rochester-Strong Memorial Hospital
Interventional Radiology
Rochester, NY USA
1997
Residency - University of Rochester-Strong Memorial Hospital
General Surgery
Rochester, NY USA
1997
Internship - University of Rochester-Strong Memorial Hospital
General Surgery
Rochester, NY USA
1993
Medical School - University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, OH USA
1992
Undergraduate - Cornell University
Ithaca, NY USA
1987

Certifications

  • Surgery
  • Surgery- General Vascular Surgery

Specialty Interests

carotid artery surgery, thoraco-abdominal aortic repair/reconstruction, thoracic aortic aneurysm repair, abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, peripheral artery/vein repair/bypass surgery, aortic aneurysm stent repair, endovascular stent repair, endovascular stent research

Awards & Honors

Derose-Kribs Lecture in 2006

Innovations & Patents

Dr. Greenberg has more than 35 patents on devices that have emerged from his research endeavors regarding the assessment of endovascular devices for the treatment of aortic pathology.

Memberships

  • Distinguished Fellow, Society of Vascular Surgery
  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
  • Society of Interventional Radiology
  • International Society of Endovascular Specialists
  • Fellow of the American College of Cardiology

Treatment & Services

  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
  • Angioplasty/Stenting for Mesenteric Artery Stenosis
  • Angioplasty/Stenting for Renal Artery Stenosis
  • Angioplasty/Stenting of Vertebral Artery
  • Aorta Surgery
  • Aortic Aneurysm Stent Repair
  • Carotid Angiography
  • Carotid Endarterectomy
  • Carotid Stenting
  • Complex Aorta Surgery
  • Embolization of Arteriovenous Malformations
  • Embolization of Carotid Body Tumors
  • Endovascular Aorta Treatment - Thoracic
  • Endovascular Stent Repair
  • Endovascular Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Aortic Surgery
  • Repair Of Aortic Aneurysms And Dissections
  • Resection of Carotid Body Tumors
  • Resection of Congenital Vascular Lesions
  • Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair
  • Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Repair/Reconstruction
  • Vertebral Artery Surgery

Specialty in Diseases and Conditions

Industry Relationships

Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists may collaborate with the pharmaceutical or medical device industries to help develop medical breakthroughs or provide medical education about recent trends. The collaborations are reviewed as part of the Cleveland Clinic’s procedures. The Cleveland Clinic publicly discloses payments to its physicians and scientists for speaking and consulting of $5,000 or more per year, and any equity, royalties, and fiduciary relationships in companies with which they collaborate. In publicly disclosing this information, the Cleveland Clinic tries to provide information as accurately as possible about its doctors’ connections with industry and those of their immediate family members. As of 10/6/2008, Dr. Greenberg has reported the financial relationships with the companies listed below. Patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by the Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about the Cleveland Clinic’s policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.

Consulting. Dr. Greenberg receives fees of $5,000 or more per year as a paid consultant or speaker for the following companies:

Boston Scientific Corporation

Cook Incorporated

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

Autonomic Technologies

Cardionomic, Inc.

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

Cook Incorporated

Equity. Dr. Greenberg owns stock or stock options in the following companies for activities as a founder, inventor, or consultant:

Biocure

EKOS

Languages Spoken

  • English