Edward Savage, MD

• 2018 - Director, Cardiothoracic Surgical Services, Cleveland Clinic/Martin Health, Stuart, Florida
• 2014-2018 Center Director, Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Florida
• 2005-2008 Medical Director, Heart and Vascular Services St. John's Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
• 2001-2005 Associate Professor of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery Rush Medical College, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois
• 1999-2005 Chairman, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Department of Surgery, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County (The New Cook County Hospital), Chicago, Illinois

• 2000 Listed in Top Doctors: Chicago Metro Area (2nd Ed.)
• 2001 Listed in Top Doctors: Chicago Metro Area (3rd Ed.)
• 2002 Listed in Top Doctors: Chicago Metro Area (4th Ed.)
• 2004 Listed in Guide to America's Top Surgeons (2004-2005 ed.)
• 2007 Listed in Guide to America's Top Surgeons (2007 ed.)
• 2008 Listed in Guide to America's Top Surgeons (2008 ed.)
• 2013 Best Doctor, Top 1% in Nation, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, U.S. News and World Report
• 2015 Listed in Guide to America's Top Surgeons (2015 ed.)

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