Soon Park, MD
Primary Location
Southwest General Medical Group
7255 Old Oak Blvd
Suite: B-311
Middleburg Heights, OH 44130
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Biography
- Co-Director, Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals
- Clinical Professor, CWRU School of Medicine
Soon J. Park, MD, joined University Hospitals in October 2013 as the chief of the Division of Cardiac Surgery, co-director of University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, and Professor of Surgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Dr. Park is a renowned leader in heart surgery, thoracic surgery and mechanical cardiac assistance. His areas of expertise include cardiothoracic procedures such as open heart surgery, heart valve surgery, heart bypass, heart and lung transplant surgery, and ventricular assist device (VAD) procedures. Dr. Park has served on the Board of Directors for the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation for three years and he is currently a member of the editorial boards of The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Journal of Cardiac Surgery, and Clinical Transplantation. Dr. Park has published over 150 peer reviewed articles or book chapters. His research interests include cardiac xenotransplantation, myocardial recovery, and innovative surgical therapy for heart failure.
Dr. Park earned joint Bachelor’s/Master’s degrees in Chemistry in 1983 and Doctor of Medicine in 1987 from the University of Chicago. He completed his General Surgery Residency at the University of Washington in 1992 and Thoracic Surgery Residency at the University of Minnesota in 1996. Subsequently, he served as Surgical Director for Heart, Lung and Cardiac Assist Device Programs at the University of Minnesota. He rose to Associate Professor of Surgery with tenure and was named St. Jude Medical Chair in Biomedical Engineering. He then served as Chairman of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at California Pacific Medical Center and Marin General Hospital in California from 2003 to 2006. He was recruited as the Director of the Ventricular Assist Device Program at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, where he rose to the rank of Professor of Surgery.
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Languages Spoken
English
Office Locations
Southwest General Medical Group
7255 Old Oak Blvd
Suite: B-311
Middleburg Heights, OH 44130
440-816-2638
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Certifications & Memberships
- Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery - American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Education
Fellowship | Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery - University Of Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals (1993 - 1996)
Residency | General Surgery
General Surgery - University Of Washington Medical Center (1987 - 1992)
Medical Education
University Of Chicago Pritzker School Of Medicine (1987)
Undergraduate
University Of Chicago (1983)
Industry Relationships
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As of December 31, 2016, Soon Park did not disclose any Outside Relationships with Industry.