About Dr. Miralem Pasic,
Heart Valve Surgeon

Hello! My name is Dr. Miralem Pasic and I am a cardiac surgeon having graduated from School of Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1980. To date, I have performed approximately 5,000 cardiac surgeries, of which more than 500 involved heart valve procedures. I regularly perform surgery at Cleveland Clinic. Read more...

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My Specialities &
Clinical Interests

My heart surgery specialties include:

• Complex and combined repair or replacement surgeries of heart valves (aortic, mitral, pulmonary, tricuspid)
• Surgery for thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection
• Coronary artery bypass

In addition, I have research and clinical interests specific to:

• Coronary atherosclerosis
• UFO procedure
• Anticoagulation

Education, Training & Certificates

Dr. Miralem Pasic, heart surgeon, graduated from School of Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1980.

After medical school, Dr. Pasic completed a residency at the University Clinical Center Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1986.

Dr. Pasic is a European board-certified general, vascular, and cardiothoracic surgeon.

Prior to joining the Cleveland Clinic as a Staff Surgeon and Visiting Professor, Dr. Pasic held leadership positions in Germany and Switzerland, including a long-standing role as Deputy Chair at the Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Germany. His extensive teaching experience includes professorships at the Humboldt University Berlin, Germany, and the University of Zurich, Switzerland.