Colleen Houdek, PA-C

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Gregory D. Rushing, MD, is Co-Director of the Valve and Structural Heart Disease Center at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute and Director of Cardiac Surgery at University Hospitals Parma Medical Center. Dr. Rushing’s clinical and research practice is focused on aortic valve, aorta and cardiac arrhythmia disease. A skilled surgeon in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), he also collaborates with vascular and cardiac surgeons to provide open and percutaneous treatment to patients with complex aortic root and arch disease. Additionally, Dr. Rushing performs minimally invasive atrial fibrillation ablation and minimally invasive left atrial appendage closure for optimal outcomes without open-heart surgery.

Pablo Ruda Vega, MD, is Director of the Cardiac Surgery Network and Co-Director of the Coronary Center at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute. He also serves as Director of Cardiac Surgery at University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center (Willoughby, Ohio) and University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center (Beachwood, Ohio). Dr. Ruda Vega offers patients the full spectrum of coronary surgeries. He has helped position UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute as a major teaching center for advanced robotic surgical techniques. In addition to his large surgical practice, Dr. Ruda Vega is an educator, serving as lecturer, instructor or lead administrator for multiple professional conferences.