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Department Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Primary Location Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Type of Doctor Both Adults and Children & Adolescents
Languages Arabic, English
Surgeon Yes
Locations
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Primary Location

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Appointment:
216.444.5819
Desk:
216.444.5819
Fax:
216.636.9032

Additional Locations

Specialties & Treatments

Treatment & Services

  • Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Adult Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Aorta Graft
  • Aorta Surgery
  • Aortic Valve Repair
  • Aortic Valve Replacement
  • Aortic Valve Surgery
  • Arrhythmia Surgery
  • Arterial Switch Operation (ASO)
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Closure
  • Blalock-Taussig Shunt
  • Cardiac Implantable Devices
  • Cardiac Shunts
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Cardiology
  • Cardiovascular Disease Surgical Treatments
  • Cardiovascular Surgery Department
  • Cardiovascular Surgery Section
  • Clinical Research in Congenital Heart Disease
  • Complex Aorta Surgery
  • Congenital Cardiac Surgery
  • Congenital Heart Surgery in Adults
  • David Procedure
  • David Reimplantation Operation
  • Department of Pediatric Cardiology and CT Surgery
  • Genetic Testing
  • Glenn Procedure
  • Heart Surgery
  • Heart Surgery for Marfan Syndrome
  • Heart Surgery Reoperation
  • Heart Transplant
  • Heart Valve Repair
  • Heart Valve Replacement
  • Heart Valve Surgery
  • Infective Endocarditis Surgery
  • Inpatient Care
  • Maze Procedure
  • Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair
  • Mitral Valve Replacement
  • Mitral Valve Surgery
  • Modified David's Reimplantation Procedure
  • Pacemaker Implant
  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Pediatric Heart Surgery
  • Pericardiectomy
  • Pericardium Surgery
  • Pulmonary Autotransplant
  • Pulmonary Valve Repair
  • Pulmonary Valve Surgery
  • Pulmonary Vein Ablation Procedure
  • Pulmonic Valve Regurgitation
  • Pulmonic Valve Repair
  • Pulmonic Valve Replacement
  • Pulmonic Valve Surgery
  • Radial Artery and Saphenous Vein Harvesting
  • Removal of Atrial Myxoma
  • Removal of Cardiac Tumors
  • Reoperation Surgery
  • Reoperation Valve Surgery
  • Reoperative Heart Surgery
  • Repair of Complex Congenital Heart Disease
  • Ross Procedure
  • Second Opinion
  • Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
  • Surgical Procedures for Atrial Fibrillation
  • Surgical Treatment of Adult Acquired Heart Disease
  • Surgical Treatment of Valve Endocarditis
  • Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Thoracic Surgery Section
  • Transposition of Great Arteries Repair
  • Tricuspid Valve Repair
  • Tricuspid Valve Replacement
  • Tricuspid Valve Surgery
  • Valve Surgery
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Specialty in Diseases & Conditions

  • Acquired Adult Cardiac Disease
  • Acquired Valve Disease
  • Adult Congenital Heart Disease
  • Aortic Dissection
  • Aortic Valve Disease
  • Atrial Septal Defects
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Coarctation of the Aorta
  • Congenital Disorders of the Heart
  • Congenital Heart Defects
  • Congenital Heart Disease
  • Congenital Valve Disease
  • Congestive Cardiomyopathy
  • Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
  • Coronary Fistula
  • Double Inlet Left Ventricle
  • Double Outlet Right Ventricle
  • Heart Failure
  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
  • Interrupted Aortic Arch
  • Pulmonary Atresia
  • Pulmonary Valve Regurgitation
  • Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
  • Pulmonic Stenosis
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (TAPVC)
  • Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)
  • Transposition of the Great Vessels
  • Tricuspid Valve Disease
  • Tricuspid Valve Disorder
  • Truncus Arteriosus
  • Ventricular Septal Defects
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Biography

About Hani Najm, MD

Hani Najm, MD, is the Chair of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery and Executive Co-Director of the Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Center at Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Najm is board-certified in surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Specialty Interests: Neonatal heart surgery, left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, arterial switch procedure, atrioventricular septal defect repair, adult congenital heart surgery, complex heart valve surgery, repeat valve and reconstructive heart surgery

Number of Procedures Performed and Success Rates: Dr. Najm has performed more than 5,000 open heart operations for adults and children, with a special interest in complex congenital and adult surgery that involves more than one valve, as well as repair of transposition of great arteries.

Dr. Najm enjoys complex cases and strives to lower mortality rates. He has achieved an overall mortality rate of less than 1% in recent years, including many difficult cases. He has used a unique repair technique for repair of a complete atrioventricular septal defect in more than 200 patients, and 15-year follow-up results are outstanding.

Cleveland Clinic is nationally and internationally renowned for the world’s best cardiovascular care. Success rates for specific procedures are available at: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/about-heart-vascular-institute/treatment-outcomes.aspx

Education and Training: Dr. Najm earned his medical degree from King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He completed a rotating internship in Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology and a general surgery residency at King Khalid University. He also served a General Surgery residency at Ottawa Civic Hospital, Canada, and a Cardiothoracic Surgery residency at The Toronto Hospital and Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Canada. He completed fellowships in Pediatric and Adult Cardiac Surgery at Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto.

He was appointed to the Cleveland Clinic staff in 2016 after serving as a consulting staff member in 2014. He has served at King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center in Saudi Arabia, including appointments as Deputy Chairman since 2008, Head of Cardiac Surgery since 2001, and Consultant for Adult and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery since 1999.

Research, Publications and Speaking: Dr. Najm serves in leadership roles for many professional heart and surgery societies throughout Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He has a Master’s of Science in research Training and has been an educator and speaker at hundreds of professional meetings worldwide.

His dedication to research and the importance of multi-center patient databases is exemplified in his work to establish the Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society database and a database for patients treated in the congenital center he established in Saudi Arabia. The center was included in the multi-center “TOF Life” study, for which Dr. Najm was the Site Leader and Principal Investigator.

About Dr. Najm: I believe my greatest strength as a heart surgeon is my ability to offer the whole spectrum of heart surgery from the first day of life all through adulthood, including procedures that range from simple to the most complex, all with the best outcomes.

Leisure activities: In his leisure time, Dr. Najm enjoys Taekwondo. He is a 5th Dan black belt, earning 3 gold medals as the Saudi Arabia Champion.

Education & Professional Highlights

Education & Professional Highlights

Appointed
2014

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - Hospital for Sick Children
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Toronto, Ontario,
1998

Residency - The Toronto Hospital
General Surgery
Toronto, Ontario,
1996

Medical Education - King Saud University Medical School

1985

Certifications

  • General Surgery
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery

Specialty Interests

Neonatal heart surgery, left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, arterial switch procedure, atrioventricular septal defect repair, adult congenital heart surgery, complex heart valve surgery, repeat valve and reconstructive heart surgery

Awards & Honors

  • 2008 1st degree medal of King Abdulaziz Al Saud (the highest level of honor in Saudi Arabia)
  • 1998 Best research in the Disenhouse Meeting, Hospital for Sick Children research day
  • 1998 Best presentation in the Third Annual Saudi Medical Meeting 
  • 1997 Best presentation in the Second Annual Saudi Medical Meeting
  • 1997 Best presentation in the Annual Sick Children Hospital research competition for the department of surgery
  • 1995–1998 Elected Chief of the Saudi postgraduate trainees, University of Toronto.
  • 1994 Senior Resident award for research
  • 1993 Outstanding resident teacher, University of Ottawa
  • 1992 Senior resident prize for research
  • 1985 Graduated second in class, medical school, King Saud University

Research & Publications

Research & Publications

See publications for Hani Najm, MD.

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Industry Relationships

Industry Relationships

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To assure professional and commercial integrity in such matters, Cleveland Clinic maintains a program that reviews these collaborations and, when appropriate, puts measures in place to minimize bias that may result from ties to industry. Cleveland Clinic publicly discloses the names of companies when (i) its physicians/scientists receive $5,000 or more per year (or, in rare cases, equity or stock options) for speaking and consulting, (ii) its physicians/scientists serve as a fiduciary, (iii) its physicians/scientists receive or have the right to receive royalties or (iv) its physicians/ scientists hold any equity interest for the physician's/scientist's role as inventor, discoverer, developer, founder or consultant.* In publicly disclosing this information, Cleveland Clinic tries to provide information as accurately as possible about its physicians' and scientists' connections with industry.

As of 4/15/2024, Dr. Najm has reported the financial relationships with the companies listed below. In general, patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about Cleveland Clinic's policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.

Public Health Service-Reportable Financial Conflicts of Interest. Cleveland Clinic scientists and physicians engage in basic, translational and clinical research activities, working to solve health problems, enhance patient care and improve quality of life for patients. Interactions with industry are essential to bringing the researchers' discoveries to the public, but can present the potential for conflicts of interest related to their research activities. Click here to view a listing of instances where Cleveland Clinic has identified a Public Health Service (PHS)-Reportable Financial Conflict of Interest and has put measures in place to ensure that, to the extent possible, the design, conduct and reporting of the research is free from bias.

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Patient Satisfaction Reviews

30 Patient Satisfaction Reviews

The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.

Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

The comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cleveland Clinic.

Overall Star Ratings
4.8 out of 5
Explains 4.8
Listens 4.6
Courtesy, Respect & Concern 4.9
Patient Rating of Doctor 5

2 Patient Comments

Reviewed on Jan 11, 2024

Dr Najm saved our little girl's life by fixing her heart, he was absolutely amazing

Reviewed on Oct 23, 2023

Dr. Najm is compassionate and caring.

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