Ashish Sarraju, MD

Ashish Sarraju, MD, is a cardiologist in the Section of Preventive Cardiology in the Tomsich Family Department of Cardiovascular Medicine of The Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. He sees patients at Main Campus.

Specialty Interests: Preventive cardiology, cardiovascular risk assessment and modification, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, genetic risk for coronary artery disease, family history of high cholesterol, family history of heart disease, familial hypercholesterolemia, primary prevention

Experience: Dr. Sarraju specializes in helping patients at risk for a heart attack or stroke prevent them from having an incident and helping patients who have had a heart attack or stroke prevent future incidents. He is experienced in developing individualized plans to help patients manage their cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia or a family history of heart disease or high cholesterol including genetic disorders that may confer high risk for cardiovascular disease.

Dr. Sarraju is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, echocardiography and cardiovascular computed tomography (CT).

Success Rates: Cleveland Clinic's Tomsich Family Department of Cardiovascular Medicine has physicians in every cardiovascular specialty working to offer the latest medications and interventional heart disease procedures. The end result — better heart care outcomes for our patients. Cleveland Clinic is nationally and internationally renowned for the world’s best cardiovascular care, drawing patients from across the country and around the world. To learn about patient outcomes for specific conditions and procedures at Cleveland Clinic, go to http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/about-heart-vascular-institute/treatment-outcomes.aspx

Education: Dr. Sarraju earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and microbiology from Boston University, graduating summa cum laude. He received his doctorate in medicine from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago and completed his internship and internal medicine residency at Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., where he was selected to serve as chief medical resident following the completion of his residency. He continued his training at Stanford with a fellowship in cardiovascular medicine and was selected as chief fellow in the last year of this three-year program. Following his fellowship, he worked at Stanford as a cardiologist and Clinical Scholar in cardiovascular medicine, and was an American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellow.

Dr. Sarraju joined the Cleveland Clinic medical staff in 2022 following his postdoctoral fellowship.

Research, Publications and Speaking: Dr. Sarraju has performed research on identifying gaps and disparities in preventive cardiology and developing novel approaches to understand and treat cardiovascular disease and risk factors, including digital health and artificial intelligence. As a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford Dr. Sarraju was part of the American Heart Association Health Technologies and Innovation Strategically Focused Research Network project to develop and test a digital health app for semi-automatic blood pressure management. He has coauthored research papers published in leading peer-reviewed medical journals, primarily on clinical trials related to preventive cardiology and managing specific heart disease risk factors.

Dr. Sarraju has served as an adhoc reviewer for several medical journals, including American Heart Journal, Journal of the American Heart Association, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and JAMA Cardiology.

Dr. Sarraju has published widely in peer-reviewed journals particularly relating to preventive cardiology and the treatment of cardiovascular risk factors such as hyperlipidemia.

He has been an invited speaker at Stanford medical symposiums and has participated in numerous research abstract and poster presentations at national medical meetings.

About Dr. Sarraju: Heart disease remains the #1 killer in the United States. For me, it is a privilege to be able to help patients understand how to reduce their risk for heart disease, through measures such as following a balanced, healthy lifestyle and controlling risk factors such as high cholesterol and blood pressure. I believe in shared decision-making and individualized treatment, where I understand and incorporate the patient’s values and preferences before making recommendations. We are committed to building strong relationships with patients and maintaining excellence.

Leisure Activities: In his leisure time, Dr. Sarraju enjoys hiking, travel and spending time with his family.