Featured Experts
Brian J. Bolwell, MD, is an international leader in bone marrow transplantation and managing cancers that affect the blood. A 24-year Cleveland Clinic veteran, Dr. Bolwell serves as Chairman of the Taussig Cancer Institute, one of the country’s largest and most respected cancer programs.
Renowned Cleveland Clinic gynecologic surgeon Linda Bradley, MD, embraces the modern Hippocratic oath: “Let food be thy medicine.” She is Vice Chair of the Ob/Gyn & Women’s Health Institute and Founder of Celebrate Sisterhood with Cleveland Clinic, a health program for women of color. Using nutrition and cooking as disease prevention tools, she is known to patients as their “foodie gynecologist.”
Scott Burg, DO, is a staff rheumatologist in the Department of Rheumatologic and Immunologic Disease. His specialty interests include osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, osteoporosis and golf-related injuries. When he’s not practicing medicine, he plays golf and is a certified TPI instructor for golf injuries.
Daniel Clair, MD, has been a vascular surgeon practicing at Cleveland Clinic and has served as Chairman of the Department of Vascular Surgery since 2006. Dr. Clair has lectured nationally and internationally on his research in minimally invasive vascular therapies. In 2007, he was named one of America’s Top Doctors.
Karen Cooper, DO, Director of the Healthy Expectations Program in the Women's Health Institute, is board-certified in family medicine and specializes in medical weight management. She is an avid exerciser, a wellness advocate, and a sought-after media expert on the topic of obesity.
Delos M. Cosgrove, MD, is President and CEO of Cleveland Clinic. As CEO, Dr. Cosgrove presides over a $6.2 billion healthcare system comprised of a main campus near downtown Cleveland, more than 75 Northern Ohio outpatient locations, including 16 full-service Family Health Centers, Cleveland Clinic Florida, the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas, Cleveland Clinic Canada, and, currently under construction, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
Meagan Costedio, MD, is a surgeon in the Department of Colorectal Surgery. Her specialty interests include minimally invasive colon surgery (including robotics and single port), colon and rectal cancer, diverticulitis, and inflammatory bowel disease. When she’s not in the OR, she likes to be in her kayak on Lake Erie.
Michael Cowher, MD, is a breast surgeon at Cleveland Clinic’s Breast Center. He thinks he has the best job in the world: caring for women and men regarding breast disease. He is the husband of a beautiful wife and the father of two awesome little girls.
Charis Eng, MD, PhD is a global leader in cancer genetics and cancer genomic medicine. She is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences and one of only four formally trained clinical cancer geneticists in the country. Dr. Eng is founding chairwoman of the Genomic Medicine Institute and founding director of its Center for Personalized Genetic Healthcare.
Thomas Frazier II, PhD, studies ways to better understand autism symptoms and diagnosis. Dr. Frazier is conducting the first-ever prospective study of a genetic risk tool that may help to improve early diagnosis of autism. He is Director of the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital Center for Pediatric Behavioral Health and Center for Autism.
Frederick Frost, MD, is Department Chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Executive Director of Cleveland Clinic Rehabilitation and Sports Therapy. He is a board-certified specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation and spinal cord injury medicine.
John F. Greskovich, Jr., MD, is a board-certified radiation oncologist with an interest in advanced radiation techniques (IMRT, IGRT, ART, SBRT). He completed his residency/fellowship at Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Greskovich has directed clinical and research programs in head & neck, lung and esophagus cancers and enjoys speaking at cancer support groups and The Gathering Place.
Stephen Grobmyer, MD, is Section Head of Surgical Oncology and the Director of Breast Services at Cleveland Clinic. His research is focused on using novel technologies to improve the quality of cancer care and reduce the effects of cancer treatment on patients while improving patient outcomes.
Brooke Gurland, MD, is a surgeon with the Department of Colorectal Surgery at Cleveland Clinic. Her specialty interests include functional bowel disorders, incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. Dr. Gurland is board-certified in general and colorectal surgery, and trained in laparoscopic, robotic and pelvic surgery.
Marwan Hamaty, MD, MBA, is a staff endocrinologist at Cleveland Clinic’s Endocrinology & Metabolism Institute. Dr. Hamaty is mainly interested in clinical practice and clinical research in diabetes and related conditions, in addition to prior work in basic research. His research work has appeared in several publications.
With her own successes at marathon running and weight loss, registered dietitian Laura Jeffers knows what it takes to achieve goals. She is passionate about nutrition and works closely with the Eat Right at School Program to improve school menus. She enjoys counseling patients with metabolism disorders, celiac disease and fructose intolerance, and for weight loss.
Matt Kalaycio, MD, FACP, a U.S. News Top Doctor, is Director of the Bone Marrow Transplant Program at Cleveland Clinic. He is a Professor at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Kalaycio's clinical interests are in leukemia and stem cell transplantation.
Kristin Kirkpatrick is a registered dietitian and wellness manager for the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute. Kristin is a regular contributor to the "Dr. Oz Show" and provides expert opinions for several major magazines, media and web outlets. She has been helping individuals reach their personal goals for more than 12 years.
Eric A. Klein, MD, is an international leader in the biology and management of prostate cancer. A 23-year Cleveland Clinic veteran, Dr. Klein serves as Chairman of the Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute, including the nation's No. 1 urology and nephrology programs according to U.S.News & World Report. Dr. Klein also currently serves as editor-in-chief of Urology.
Bret Lashner, MD, is a gastroenterologist, Director of the Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and a Professor of Medicine at Cleveland Clinic. He is an Associate Editor of The American Journal of Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, and he co-chairs the Cleveland Clinic Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative Grants Advisory Committee.
David Longworth, MD, is Chairman of Cleveland Clinic’s Medicine Institute, Medical Director of Health Hub from Cleveland Clinic and a respected expert in infectious diseases. Under CEO Toby Cosgrove, MD, Dr. Longworth is the team lead for developing and implementing Cleveland Clinic’s healthcare reform strategy.
Deb Lonzer, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician and the Chair of the Department of Community Pediatrics for Cleveland Clinic Children’s. She is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at CWRU School of Medicine. Dr. Lonzer is listed in “Best Doctors in America” and has won awards for her teaching and her research.
Michael McNamara, MD, is Associate Staff at Cleveland Clinic’s main campus in Solid Tumor Oncology. Dr. McNamara specializes in esophageal and gastrointestinal cancers.
Steven Nissen, MD, is Chairman of the Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic. As a result of his pioneering research about ultrasound imaging of coronary atherosclerosis and studies of drug safety, Dr. Nissen was named one of TIME Magazine’s “100 most influential people in the world” in 2007. He is co-author of Heart 411: The Only Guide to Heart Health You’ll Ever Need.
Emma Raizman, MD, is a pediatrician at Cleveland Clinic Children's who enjoys working with families and children, from newborns to adolescents. She believes in promoting healthy eating and lifestyles, helping families decrease stress and enjoy life and helps kids with acute and chronic issues.
Brian I. Rini, MD, is Staff at the Department of Solid Tumor Oncology, and is a Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. At Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Rini’s primary research has been in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and prostate cancer.
Elisa Ross, MD, is an obstetrician and gynecologist in Cleveland Clinic’s Women’s Health Institute. She loves her job caring for and educating women and is a frequent medical commentator in local and national media and is named one of Cleveland’s Best Doctors annually. She’s also the mother of two awesome young women.
Joseph F. Sabik III, MD, is Chairman of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Training Program at Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Sabik lectures frequently at national and international conferences on the latest innovations in heart disease management and cardiac surgery.
Paul Saluan, MD, is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon who is also trained in sports medicine. With such broad experience, he can help kids recover from many kinds of injury. He leads the pediatric and adolescent sports health program at Cleveland Clinic and specializes in arthroscopic surgery and pediatric orthopedic surgery.
Joseph Scarcella, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, has been in practice for more than 20 years in southwest Cleveland hospitals. His specialty interests include total and partial knee replacement with minimally invasive techniques, arthroscopic repair of shoulder problems, and arthroscopic knee surgery.
Mikkael Sekeres, MD, MS, has more than a decade of medical experience in medical oncology and hematology. He is the Director of the Leukemia Program at Cleveland Clinic’s Taussig Cancer Institute, Chair of the Oncologic Drugs Advisor Committee of the FDA and Co-Chair of the Medical Advisory Board of the Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes International Foundation.
Howard Smith, MD, is Staff Rheumatologist at Cleveland Clinic and Adjunct Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. He received his medical degree at Boston University and rheumatology training at the Arthritis Branch of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Smith is board-certified in rheumatology and internal medicine.
Jamie Starkey is Lead Acupuncturist at the Cleveland Clinic's Center for Integrative Medicine. She has been featured in various media outlets as an expert on acupuncture’s positive impact. In her clinical practice, Jamie offers acupuncture with a focus on women’s health, oncology, sports-related injuries, acute/chronic pain management and stress-related disorders.
Roxanne B. Sukol, MD, sees patients in the Department of Executive Health and Preventive Medicine at Cleveland Clinic’s Wellness Institute. She is also the Medical Director of the Wellness Enterprise. Special interests in health literacy and nutrition give Dr. Sukol a unique ability to make complex medical information easier for everyone to understand.
Kathryn Teng, MD, is Director of the Center for Personalized Healthcare at Cleveland Clinic, Staff Physician in the Medicine Institute, and Assistant Professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western University. She is committed to leading Cleveland Clinic’s efforts to integrate personalized healthcare approaches into the standard practice of medicine.
Holly L. Thacker, MD is nationally known for her leadership in women's health. She is the Director of the Center for Specialized Women's Health at Cleveland Clinic and the Executive Director of Speaking of Women’s Health, with special interests in menopause and related medical problems, osteoporosis, hormone therapy, breast cancer risk assessment, menstrual disorders, female sexual dysfunction and interdisciplinary women's health.
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