Yasir Abu-Omar, MD, PhD

Yasir Abu-Omar, MD, PhD, is a board-certified cardiac surgeon at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, where he serves as Chief of Cardiac Surgery.
With clinical expertise in both complex and minimally invasive heart valve surgery, aortic valve surgery, coronary artery bypass operations and surgery for heart failure, Dr. Abu-Omar is particularly renowned for his specialized skill in performing ventricular assist device (VAD) implantations, Bi-VAD implants, heart and lung transplantations, as well as surgery for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and pulmonary endarterectomy in patients with chronic pulmonary artery occlusions.