Since Cleveland's academic medical center opening in 1921, Cleveland had been practicing in a multispecialty group and employing innovative medicine such as
ㆍFirst coronary angiography (1958)
ㆍDevelopment and refinement of coronary bypass surgery (1967)
ㆍFirst minimally invasive aortic heart valve surgery (1996)
ㆍFirst successful larynx transplant (1998)
ㆍFirst kidney surgery performed through a patient’s navel (2007)
ㆍNation’s first near-total face transplant (2008)
ㆍ Nation’s first commercial transcatheter aortic valve replacement (2011)
ㆍDemonstration that bariatric surgery controls diabetes (2012)
ㆍDiscovery that an intestinal bacteria product (TMAO) can predict heart disease risk (2013)
ㆍWorld’s first deep-brain stimulation surgery to restore function after a stroke (2016)
Cleveland now stands for the second largest medical grop...
