President, Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals
Director, Interventional Cardiovascular Center, University Hospitals
Co-Director, Vascular Center, Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals
Professor, CWRU School of Medicine
Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD, was appointed president of University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute in October 2020. As a nationally recognized resource for top rated care, the Institute has over 2,000 employees across 11 hospitals, 12 ambulatory health centers and multiple joint ventures, encompassing the divisions of cardiovascular medicine, vascular surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
In addition to his leadership role, Dr. Shishehbor is an internationally known interventional cardiologist with expertise in vascular medicine and minimally invasive procedures to treat coronary, carotid and abdominal aortic aneurysms, peripheral artery disease (PVD) and venous disease. He is an expert in minimally invasive approaches to reconstruct lower extremity arteries in order to treat critical limb ischemia (CLI) and prevent amputation. Prior to joining UH, Dr. Shishehbor directed the Endovascular Program at the Cleveland Clinic from 2009 to May 2017 and trained over 40 interventional fellows and 400 physicians nationally on advanced techniques for limb salvage.
He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular medicine, interventional cardiology, vascular medicine, and endovascular/carotid intervention. Dr. Shishehbor is highly involved in family life with his wife and his two children. He was born in Iran, and his wife is from Colombia. He speaks Persian (Farsi) and conversational Spanish. He enjoys cooking, soccer and Persian poetry.