Pablo Ruda Vega, MD
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Specialty: Cardiac Surgery
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Primary Location: 3999 Richmond Rd (7 mi.)
Other Locations - Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Office Locations
UH Cleveland Medical Center Mather (0 mi.)
11100 Euclid Ave
Mather Ste 1800
Cleveland, OH 44106
216-844-4004
UH Cleveland Minoff Health Center (7 mi.)
3909 Orange Pl
Ste 3300
Beachwood, OH 44122
216-844-4004
UH Parma Medical Arts Building 2 (11 mi.)
6707 Powers Blvd
Medical Arts Cntr 2 Ste 205
Parma, OH 44129
440-743-8115
UH Lake West Physician Pavilion (12 mi.)
36060 Euclid Ave
Ste 204
Willoughby, OH 44094
440-918-6814
UH Elyria Gates Medical Center (27 mi.)
125 E Broad St
Ste 101
Elyria, OH 44035
440-328-3410
Biography: Pablo Ruda Vega, MD
Expertise
Titles
- Director, Cardiac Surgery, UH Lake West Medical Center
- Director, Cardiac Surgery Network, UH Cleveland Medical Center
- Director, Cardiac Surgery, UH Ahuja Medical Center
- Clinical Associate Professor, CWRU School of Medicine
Education
Fellowship | Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac Surgery - Cleveland Clinic (2001 - 2003)
Residency | Cardiovascular Surgery
Cardiovascular Surgery - Hospital Italiano De Buenos Aires (1997 - 2001)
Residency | General Surgery
General Surgery - Hospital Italiano De Buenos Aires (1993 - 1997)
Medical Education
Universidad De Buenos Aires, Facultad De Ciencias Medicas (1993)
About
Pablo Ruda Vega, MD, is Director of the Cardiac Surgery Network and Co-Director of the Coronary Center at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute. He also serves as Director of Cardiac Surgery at University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center (Willoughby, Ohio) and University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center (Beachwood, Ohio).
Dr. Ruda Vega offers patients the full spectrum of coronary surgeries, from multi-arterial grafting to minimally invasive robotic surgery. His passion for using leading-edge technology to improve patient outcomes resulted in the launch of the first robotic coronary surgery program in Ohio at UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, with Dr. Kelsey Gray. In less than a year, this robotic surgery program grew to be one of the largest such programs in the country. Collaborating with Intuitive Surgical to teach robotic coronary surgery to other surgeons around the world, Dr. Ruda Vega has helped position UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute as a major teaching center for advanced robotic surgical techniques.
After earning his medical degree from the University of Buenos Aires, Dr. Ruda Vega completed residencies in general surgery and cardiovascular surgery at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires in Argentina. He then came to the United States to complete a residency and a fellowship in adult cardiac surgery at the Cleveland Clinic.
After his training, Dr. Ruda Vega returned to Argentina, where he worked as a staff surgeon, eventually earning the role of Chairman of Cardiac Surgery for the San Jose and San Cayetano clinics in Buenos Aires. UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute recruited Dr. Ruda Vega in 2021.
In addition to his large surgical practice, Dr. Ruda Vega excels as an educator, serving as lecturer, instructor or lead administrator for multiple professional conferences. He has also authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, abstracts and book chapters on various topics related to cardiac surgery advances and techniques.
Patient Experience Reviews
Dr. Ruda Vega is an exceptional surgeon and an exceptional human being. I would highly recommend him, in fact I already have.
Good experience with my doctor. Good bedside manners. Very pleasant.
I was very impressed with this physician. His office staff was exemplary.
Excellent care. Wonderful attitude.
The doctor and nurse were very good. They explained things very well. They took time with me and answered whatever questions I had.
It was fine it wasn't perfect but it was fine. You don't expect everything to be right on the ball either but it was OK if there was any more complaints I would've said something but other than that everything was fine.
Top notch people and care
Other Ratings & Reviews
Industry Relationships
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As of December 31, 2016, Pablo Ruda Vega did not disclose any Outside Relationships with Industry.