About Rakesh Suri, M.D., D.Phil.
Chief Executive Officer, Abu Dhabi
Rakesh Suri, MD, is Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. In his role, Dr. Suri oversees the hospital’s overall strategy and effective operation as the first-ever U.S. multispecialty hospital to be replicated outside of North America with more than 5,000 caregivers.
He is also a consultant in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Cleveland Clinic in the U.S. and Professor of Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. Dr. Suri came to Cleveland Clinic from Mayo Clinic, where he served as a consultant in the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Professor of Surgery, and Chair of the Enterprise Robotic Practice, among other education- and innovation-oriented roles.
He was named Chief of Staff at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in 2015, where he led the recruitment of more than 400 world-class physicians, participated in the opening and initiation of clinical services throughout the hospital and led the medical staff to deliver a suite of complex and innovative services with safety and quality outcomes that are competitive among leading academic medical centers globally.
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