Karlee Hoffman, DO

Karlee Hoffman, DO, is a heart failure specialist in the Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplantation Section of the Tomsich Family Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. She sees patients at Main Campus.

Specialty Interests: Advanced heart failure, transplant, left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), cardiogenic shock, high risk cardiac disease in pregnancy

Experience: The Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplantation Section is part of Cleveland Clinic’s George M. and Linda H. Kaufman Center for Heart Failure Treatment and Recovery, one of the premier facilities in the United States for the care of people with heart failure. Center physicians aggressively pursue non-transplant options to benefit these patients and also continue to investigate and improve surgical treatments, such as LVADs, left ventricular reconstruction surgery and heart transplant. Cleveland Clinic's cardiac transplant program is one of the largest in the United States.

Education: Dr. Hoffman earned a Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia. She served her internal medicine residency followed by a cardiology fellowship with Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pa. Dr. Hoffman completed her subspecialty training as a fellow in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation at Cleveland Clinic.

She was named to the Cleveland Clinic medical staff in 2020 on completion of her fellowship. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology.

Dr. Hoffman is also a board certified coach and provides professional coaching to her Cleveland Clinic colleagues to help build resilience, retention, and fulfillment within the Cleveland Clinic.

Research, Publications and Speaking: Dr. Hoffman is the co-director of the Cardio-Obstetric multidisciplinary clinic at Main Campus that takes care of high risk cardiac patients with heart failure. She has been invited as a national speaker and has published in high impact journals on her expertise within this field. She is the co-principal investigator for REBIRTH which is a clinical trial investigating the use of bromocriptine in the postpartum cardiomyopathy population. She also is involved in the national patient engagement committee to provide education and engagement for this study surrounding postpartum cardiomyopathy.

About Dr. Hoffman "I enjoy caring for advanced heart failure and transplant patients because I have the opportunity to build longstanding relationships with my patients and take care of them when they are at their most vulnerable state. It is a honor and privilege to take care of these patients, and I do not take this responsibility for granted.”

Leisure Activities: Outside of work, Dr. Hoffman enjoys spending quality time with her family. They love traveling and spending time outdoors with their family dog and horses.