Leslie Cho, MD
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Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
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Treatment & Services
- Advanced Ischemic Heart Disease Center
- Angiography
- Angioplasty
- Atherectomy
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prevention
- Clinical Trials
- Coronary Artery Atherectomy
- Coronary Balloon Angioplasty (PTCA)
- Coronary Intervention
- C-Reactive Protein Testing
- General Cardiology
- Intervention Section
- Lower Extremity Angioplasty
- Pericardiocentesis
- Preventive Cardiology
- Preventive Cardiology and Rehabilitation Section
- Preventive Cardiology Section
- Renal Angioplasty
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Women's Cardiovascular Center
Specialty in Diseases & Conditions
- Abnormal Heart Beats - Women
- Angina
- Bifurcation Blockage
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Cardiovascular Disease in Women
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Disease in Women
- High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
- High Cholesterol
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Restenosis
- Total Coronary Occlusions
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View All PlansAbout Leslie Cho, MD
Leslie Cho, MD, is Director of the Cleveland Clinic’s Women’s Cardiovascular Center. She is also Section Head, Preventive Cardiology and Rehabilitation and Chief Quality Officer in the Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic. She is a professor of Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine Case Western Reserve Medical School. Dr. Cho is board-certified in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular medicine, and internal medicine.
Specialty Interests: Coronary artery disease (CAD), microvessel disease, coronary artery dissection, cardiovascular prevention, peripheral arterial disease, hyperlipidemia, statin intolerance and their attendant therapies and treatments. Dr. Cho specializes in heart disease in women as well as hyperlipidemia and prevention.
Education and Training: Dr. Cho received her undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary studies from the University of California, Los Angeles, graduating cum laude. She received her medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, and took her residency in internal medicine at the University of Washington Medical Center where she received the John Humphrey Award as Most Outstanding Internal Medicine Resident. Her clinical training continued when she accepted a fellowship in cardiology, followed by a fellowship in interventional cardiology and peripheral disease, both from Cleveland Clinic.
Prior to her appointment to Cleveland Clinic in 2005 as Director of the Women’s Cardiovascular Center, Dr. Cho was Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section on Interventional Cardiology in the Division of Cardiology at Loyola University Medical Center, where she also served as both Director of Carotid Intervention and Director of Interventional Cardiology Research.
Research, Publications and Speaking: Dr. Cho’s clinical research interests are women and heart disease and the role of new treatments for hyperlipidemia and novel risk factor. Her research has garnered her many grants to study various therapeutic treatments for heart disease and she is on the steering committee for International trials of hypercholesterolemia.
She is author or co-author of numerous peer-reviewed articles and abstracts in leading medical journals, and she has authored 3 medical textbooks and contributed numerous chapters to medical textbooks related to her specialty interests.
Dr. Cho is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), fellow of the Society of Angiography and Cardiac Intervention, Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology and currently serves on AHA exercise and rehabilitation committee, as well as the National Quality Forum Cardiovascular Steering Committee and is a special consultant to the FDA. She has served on the Peripheral Disease Committee of ACC . She is a member of the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Heart Association.
Education & Professional Highlights
Appointed
2005
Education & Fellowships
Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic
Interventional Cardiology
Cleveland,
OH
2002
Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic
Cardiovascular Medicine
Cleveland,
OH
2000
Residency - University of Washington Medical Center
Internal Medicine
Seattle,
WA
1997
Internship - University of Washington Medical Center
Internal Medicine
Seattle,
WA
1995
Medical Education - University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago,
IL
1994
Undergraduate - University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles,
CA
1990
Additional Training
- Peripheral Vascular Intervention
- Cerebral Vascular Intervention
Professional Highlights
- Board Member, American Heart Association
Certifications
- Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology
Specialty Interests
Coronary artery disease (CAD), microvessel disease, coronary artery dissection, cardiovascular prevention, peripheral arterial disease, hyperlipidemia, statin intolerance and their attendant therapies and treatments, heart disease in women, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease prevention
Awards & Honors
- National Peripheral Disease Committee, American College of Cardiology, 2005-2008
Memberships
- Women in Cardiology, American College of Cardiology
- American College of Cardiology
Research & Publications
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205 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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| Explains | 4.8 | |
| Courtesy, Respect & Concern | 4.8 | |
| Patient Rating of Doctor | 4.8 |
42 Patient Comments
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Reviewed on Apr 17, 2025
Dr Cho was very thorough and made sure my other doctors were appropriately providing medicines without interactions. I am very grateful for her ongoing support!
Reviewed on Apr 9, 2025
Dr Cho is a very thoughtful and though physician. I appreciate her concern.
Reviewed on Apr 7, 2025
Dr. Cho was thorough and caring. She explained everything and listened to me. She is an excellent doctor and I would highly recommend her.
Reviewed on Apr 7, 2025
Dr Cho is a top notch physician very thankful for her and her staff
Reviewed on Mar 27, 2025
Dr. Cho is exceptional. So pleased to have her as my physician. She is wonderful.
Reviewed on Mar 27, 2025
Dr. Cho is #1
Reviewed on Mar 26, 2025
Very impressed with the doctor.
Reviewed on Mar 24, 2025
She was very informative and provided recommendations for improving my health issues.
Reviewed on Mar 17, 2025
She was completely amazing, professional, kind, caring and comforting and so intelligent
Reviewed on Feb 19, 2025
Dr Cho is the best
Reviewed on Jan 27, 2025
Dr. Cho is very profession and genuinely cares about my treatment
Reviewed on Jan 20, 2025
Dr. Cho is fantastic. She is clear and direct, but also caring and thoughtful. She is prompt and efficient without making me feel rushed.
Reviewed on Jan 20, 2025
It's hard to get appointments with Dr. Cho because she's so busy. But it's worth the wait.
Reviewed on Jan 20, 2025
This was my first time meeting Dr. Cho. She is fabulous. I appreciated her honesty with my medical situation, her pointed questions that made me really consider what I wanted for my health and treatment. She is totally no nonsense, very bright and caring. I would most definitely recommend her to my family and friends.
Reviewed on Jan 17, 2025
Dr Cho has been involved with my health care for at least a decade, Ames exceptional as usual.
Reviewed on Dec 30, 2024
Dr Cho is an excellent doctor. Everything she did was/is Exceptional, Very Good!
Reviewed on Dec 12, 2024
Dr Cho is awesome - very easy to communicate with her
Reviewed on Dec 4, 2024
Dr. Cho was very thorough, professional and matter of fact In approach. She asked detailed questions and explained issues in clear understandable terms. This first visit gave me confidence in her to guide and care for me. Grateful she is my new Dr.
Reviewed on Nov 25, 2024
She was to the point and very thorough.
Reviewed on Nov 18, 2024
Dr. Cho provided one of the best medical consults I have ever experienced and she is happy to answer any questions. Highly recommend!
Reviewed on Nov 13, 2024
Dr. Cho is the best!!!!
Reviewed on Nov 11, 2024
Just a very professional and knowledgeable doctorvery happy with our visits.
Reviewed on Nov 11, 2024
Dr Cho is very friendly and easy to talk to. She listens to everything I have to say. I feel she truly saved my life. The only thing that is difficult is having multiple doctors and trying to coordinate my appointments for the same day since I live out of the state. The only other issue was the very long wait for my first appointment with Dr. Cho.
Reviewed on Nov 11, 2024
Dr. Cho is wonderful!
Reviewed on Sep 18, 2024
Dr. Cho did a great job being an expert in her field and giving me a diagnosis I have waiting years for after visiting many other doctors and specialists. Dr. Cho referred me to a specialist for my condition at Cleveland Clinic which is reassuring. She answered my questions and explained my condition well.
Reviewed on Sep 16, 2024
Dr. Cho is an excellent physician, and I am blessed to have found her.
Reviewed on Sep 16, 2024
I feel Dr. Cho is an excellent cardiologist, and am so pleased to have been evaluated by her on September 16, 2024, and respect her evaluation with high regards, as I am a retired Neurologist 83 years old!
Reviewed on Sep 16, 2024
I most certainly will recommend going to the Cleveland Clinic, and recommend Dr. Cho to all my family and friends !
Reviewed on Sep 4, 2024
Confident in the provider. Excellent all around. Communication was clear, informed and direct!
Reviewed on Aug 26, 2024
This was my first visit with a Cardiologist.I had requested a female Cardiologist. Dr Cho was listened well to my and my husband's questions and concerns. She educated us on the disease process and her plan for my care. I'm am satisfied with the outcome of the visit and grateful to have her be my Cardiologist.
Reviewed on Aug 26, 2024
Dr.Cho is such a special Doctor, so caring and makes sure to address any questions I have. It's so worth the 6 hour drive from Blacksburg Va. She's an Amazing lady!!!
Reviewed on Aug 5, 2024
Wonder full Doctor
Reviewed on Aug 5, 2024
Dr. Cho was ver thorough in her examination and questioning me regarding my symptoms. She is the best!!
Reviewed on Jul 29, 2024
I feel extremely blessed to have Dr. Cho as my doctor!!
Reviewed on Jul 29, 2024
I already recommended Dr and practice. Felt like I was in good hands very comfortable and I was listened to. Lots of good information was shared from the Dr.
Reviewed on Jul 10, 2024
I truly lucked out that Dr. Cho had a cancellation! She is Amazing...knowledgeable and thorough!Thankful!
Reviewed on Jul 10, 2024
If I could rate Higher I would
Reviewed on Jun 17, 2024
I feel truly fortunate to have Dr, Cho as my doctor. She really is an exceptional physician!
Reviewed on Jun 5, 2024
Dr. Cho is extraordinary.
Reviewed on May 6, 2024
Dr. Cho is wonderful! She took the time I needed to answer my questions and find a pathway forward. The only difficulty I had was getting an appointment. I had to wait almost 5 months to see Dr. Cho. I was very sick and it felt like forever, waiting. The schedule isn't Dr. Cho's fault.
Reviewed on May 1, 2024
Best doctor I have ever had. She knows me well and gets right to the issues that matter.
Reviewed on Apr 29, 2024
Dr. Cho may have been having a bad day. She was brusque upon entry and didn't warm up, keeping her eyes on the laptop, cutting off my comments and I never did get to discuss my recent hospitalization In detail because she could not access the Information online. She dismissed my concerns with a blanket blame to cholesterol and forced a prescription on me that I have no intention of filling. Her abrupt "follow me" was a surprise and I was open-mouthed to find us at the check-in desk where she said that I needed to schedule my next appointment and then she was gone. I will not be returning.