Deborah Kwon, MD
Primary Location
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
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Additional Locations
Diagnostic Radiology
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
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Diagnostic Radiology
Euclid Hospital
18901 Lakeshore Blvd
Euclid, OH 44119
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- 216.444.6808
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Diagnostic Radiology
Marymount Hospital
12300 McCracken Road
Garfield Heights, OH 44125
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Diagnostic Radiology
South Pointe Hospital
20000 Harvard Road
Warrensville Heights, OH 44122
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Treatment & Services
- Cardiovascular Imaging
- Cardiovascular Imaging Section
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Cardiovascular Medicine Department
- Computed Tomography (CT Scan)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Noninvasive Diagnostic Testing
- Nuclear Medicine SPECT Brain Scan
- Pericardial Diseases Center
- Stress Testing
Specialty in Diseases & Conditions
- Angina
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Heart Valve Disease
- Heart Valve Infections
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Marfan Syndrome
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Pulmonary Valve Disease
- Pulmonic Stenosis
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Thoracic Aorta Disease
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
- Tricuspid Regurgitation
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Tricuspid Valve Disease
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View All PlansAbout Deborah Kwon, MD
Deborah Kwon, MD, is Director of Cardiac MRI and a staff cardiologist in the Section of Cardiovascular Imaging in the Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine of the Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. Her clinical interests include cardiac MRI and CT, ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, heart valve disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, pericardial disease and women and heart disease.
She is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. She holds dual appointments in the departments of cardiovascular medicine and radiology.
Dr. Kwon is an expert in multimodality cardiovascular imaging, having achieved the highest level of proficiency in all imaging modalities, including cardiac MRI, cardiac CT, echocardiography. She is also the Director of Cardiac MRI Research and serves as the Core Lab director for NIH as well as industry sponsored trials.
Specialty Interests: Heart Valve Disease, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Women’s Cardiovascular Disease , Ischemic Heart Disease, Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, Pericardial Disease, Cardiovascular Imaging, Computed Tomography (CT) Scan, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Echocardiogram
Number of Procedures Performed: Each year, Dr. Kwon reads approximately 2000 echocardiogram (echo) studies, including transthoracic echo, transesophageal echo (TEE), dobutamine stress echo, and exercise stress echo. She also reads approximately 1,000 cardiac CTs, and 500 cardiac MRIs.
Success Rates: Cleveland Clinic has been ranked the #1 hospital for cardiology and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report since 1994. Success rates for specific procedures are available at: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/about-heart-vascular-institute/treatment-outcomes.aspx
Education and Training: Dr. Kwon earned her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich. She completed her residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, followed by fellowships in cardiology and cardiovascular imaging at Cleveland Clinic. She was appointed to the staff in 2010.
Research, Publications and Speaking: Since 2002 Dr. Kwon has published numerous papers and book chapters and book in publications such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), Heart, American Journal of Cardiology and Internation Journal of Cardiology.. She also has presented at the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology meetings every year since 2006.
A dedicated researcher, Dr. Kwon has earned numerous prestigious awards for her work dating back to her residency and fellowships, including first place in the 2008 Cleveland Clinic Cardiology Fellowship Research Competition. In 2009 she placed first in the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Moderated Poster Competition and in 2010 won the Journal of the American College of Cardiology’s prestigious Young Author Achievement Award for Cardiovascular Imaging. She was also awarded the 2010 ACCF/GE Healthcare Cardiovascular Career Development Award for her research in the effect of gender and scar burden in severe ischemic cardiomyopathy.
She serves as a reviewer for multiple journals, including JAMA; Circulation; Journal of the American College of Cardiology; JACC Imaging; Circulation Imaging; Heart, American Journal of Cardiology; American Heart Journal, and the International Journal of Cardiology. Dr. Kwon has also served as a guest editor for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
She has lectured nationally and internationally on various topics related to her specialty interests.
About Dr. Kwon: I believe that the physician and patient relationship is one of the most intimate relationships, and it is sometimes overwhelming to think of how much trust patient places in their physicians. Therefore, I feel that is my greatest responsibility to do everything I can to accurately diagnose and provide the best treatment strategy to help patients improve their health and quality of life. I think that the field of cardiovascular imaging is one of the most exciting fields, as we have the ability to use the latest technology to identify and understand the reason for the patient’s cardiac disease. We can then use this knowledge to optimize their treatment. Seeing a patient’s health and quality of life improve is truly one of the most rewarding and humbling experiences.
Leisure activities: Outside of work, Dr. Kwon enjoys spending time with her family, reading, running, and serving at her church.
Education & Professional Highlights
Appointed
2010
Education & Fellowships
Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic
Cardiovascular Disease
Cleveland,
OH USA
2009
Residency - Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania
Internal Medicine
Philadelphia,
PA USA
2005
Medical Education - University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor,
MI USA
2002
Undergraduate - University of Michigan
Ann Arbor,
MI USA
1998
Certifications
- Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
Specialty Interests
Heart Valve Disease, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Cardiovascular Imaging, Computed Tomography (CT) Scan, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Echocardiogram, Nuclear Imaging - Heart
Research & Publications
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111 Patient Satisfaction Reviews
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Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
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| Overall | Star Ratings | |
|---|---|---|
| Explains | 4.9 | |
| Listens | 5 | |
| Courtesy, Respect & Concern | 4.9 | |
| Patient Rating of Doctor | 4.9 |
31 Patient Comments
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Reviewed on May 10, 2023
Dr. Kwon is a superior cardiologist who I always look forward to seeing. Her knowledge of the many heart scans and tests is probably unmatched.
Reviewed on May 10, 2023
She exhibits an overall sense of calm and experience and is that very welcome when discussing heart issues
Reviewed on May 10, 2023
Dr. Kwon was wonderful. Informative, kind, compassionate, and very accommodating.
Reviewed on May 10, 2023
Doctor took time to discuss my case in total. Very thorough. Explained all details.
Reviewed on Apr 14, 2023
Dr. Kwon was very generous in making herself available at short notice to help me address the pain I was in.
Reviewed on Apr 14, 2023
Dr. Kwon was caring, kind, patient and thorough in our visit.
Reviewed on Apr 5, 2023
Excellent doctor. We liked her very much.
Reviewed on Mar 15, 2023
In my opinion Dr Kwon represents the gold standard of a physician. She is both professional and personally concerned about her patients.
Reviewed on Mar 15, 2023
She was excellent in all ways and very caring.
Reviewed on Mar 8, 2023
Dr.Kwon's assistant Lubnia was very helpful in helping me to get the appointment time and date I needed. Thank you !
Reviewed on Mar 1, 2023
Dr. Kwon and the cardiology staff have always been awesome. I feel completely confident in their care.
Reviewed on Feb 22, 2023
My family physician scheduled my appointment
Reviewed on Jan 4, 2023
Dr Kwon is an excellent cardiologist with amazing people skills. I highly recommend her.
Reviewed on Jan 4, 2023
Dr.Kwon is a fantastic doctor ! I feel she gives excellent care to my medical needs and very kind and personable ! I have recommended her to many friends and family members
Reviewed on Dec 28, 2022
Overall a fairly easy experience for a high quality and in demand provider.
Reviewed on Dec 28, 2022
Dr Kwon is a credit to this establishment, and one of the main reasons I continue to seek care here.
Reviewed on Dec 7, 2022
It is always a good experience talking with Dr. Kwon.
Reviewed on Dec 7, 2022
She was awesome! Yes! I will recommend her to the world!
Reviewed on Dec 7, 2022
Dr. Kwon is the Best!! Very knowledgeable, detailed, thorough, caring and very pleasant!
Reviewed on Oct 19, 2022
My appointment with Dr. Kwon was one of many appoitments I had on that day at the Cleveland Clinic. Given the number of appointments, the entire day went very smoothly including my appointment with Dr. Kwon. Dr. Kwon was thorough, attentive, courteous, easy to understand, and a pleasure to work with.
Reviewed on Oct 5, 2022
Physician experience was excellent.
Reviewed on Sep 28, 2022
Dr Kwon came highly recommended and I can understand why. This was my first visit and she took the time to get to know my history, conditions and then develop a plan based on this information.
Reviewed on Sep 14, 2022
I am completely pleased with Dr. Kwan
Reviewed on Sep 14, 2022
Dr. Kwon is so bright and caring!!! I am so privileged to have her as my cardiologist. She is so very competent!
Reviewed on Aug 17, 2022
Dr Kwon listened intently and was very relaxed and keyed in on my problems and was very reassuring of a solution
Reviewed on Jul 20, 2022
Dr. Kwon is brilliant, knowledgeable, and compassionate. I am grateful for her care and seeing me as a whole person and not just a cardiac patient
Reviewed on Jul 13, 2022
Dr Kwon epitomizes the quality health care that makes the Cleveland Clinic a world class facility.
Reviewed on Jun 29, 2022
Dr. Kwon is just awesome !!
Reviewed on Jun 22, 2022
The doctor was very patient and explained everything very well I will definitely recommend her to anyone
Reviewed on May 25, 2022
Dr Kwon is the best! Super doctor.
Reviewed on May 25, 2022
I love that test that Need to be done is completed in same day as appointment and your results are given at your dr visit.