Rishi Puri, MD, PhD

Rishi Puri, MD, PhD, FRACP, is an interventional cardiologist in the Section of Invasive & Interventional Cardiology in the Tomsich Family Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. He specializes in non-surgical, catheter-based treatment for diseases of the heart blood vessels, heart valves and congenital heart disease. He sees patients at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus.

Specialty Interests: Coronary artery disease, transradial coronary intervention, transcatheter structural heart interventions, intravascular imaging, prevention

Education: Dr. Puri earned his medical degree in his native country of Australia from the University of Adelaide, South Australia. He completed his internship, residency and a fellowship in cardiology, all at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in South Australia and a PhD in medicine/cardiology at the University of Adelaide. Dr. Puri served a 2-year fellowship in the Cleveland Clinic Atherosclerosis Imaging Core Laboratory, directed this laboratory for a further 18-months, then relocated to Canada to pursue subspecialty training as a fellow in interventional and structural heart disease at the Québec Heart and Lung Institute, Québec City, Québec. He furthered his experience in transcatheter structural heart interventions as a visiting interventional cardiologist and structural interventional fellow at institutions in France, Australia and Switzerland before returning to Cleveland to join the Cleveland Clinic medical staff in 2018.

Experience: Over the course of his career, Dr. Puri has performed nearly 6,000 diagnostic and interventional cardiac procedures, including percutaneous coronary interventions (non-surgical treatment for heart disease) and catheter-based structural heart procedures such as transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

Publications: Dr. Puri has coauthored numerous papers and research abstracts published in all of the leading peer-reviewed medical/cardiology journals on the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease and the latest developments in the field.  He also has coauthored chapters in a cardiology textbook and two cardiology handbooks for physicians.

About Dr. Puri: “I am privileged to be a cardiologist with expertise in cardiovascular interventions and coronary imaging, as I am able to use my knowledge and skills to better understand how heart conditions impact patients and help guide them toward better, healthier lives.”

Leisure Activities: In his leisure time, Dr. Puri enjoys road cycling, roller skiing, XC skiing, traveling and hiking.