Haytham Elgharably, MD, PhD, FACS
BACKGROUND
Zagazig university medical school (M.D. 2004)
Zagazig university hospitals Transitional Year (2005 – 2006)
Zagazig university hospitals CTS Residency Internship (2006-2007)
National Heart Institute Cardiac Surgery Residency (2007-2010)
Cleveland Clinic Foundation CTS Fellowship (2012-2013)
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Integrated Thoracic Surgery Residency (2013 – 2019)
Assistant Professor of Surgery at CCLCM of CWRU, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio (2019-present)
Surgical Director of Endocarditis Center at Cleveland Clinic (2023-present)
Quality Officer at the Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery Department of Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio (2024-present)
OTHER INTERESTS
Lung Transplantation/lung ischemia reperfusion injury
Infection Endocarditis/biofilm infection
Right heart failure
Complex reoperations
Pulmonary endarterectomy
Radiation heart disease
RESEARCH
Bibliography
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=8qGCBrgAAAAJ
PhD Thesis Dissertation:
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1744272703041576
Case Videos:
Navia JL, Elgharably H. Incorporated Aortomitral Homograft for Double-Valve Endocarditis: The “Hemi-Commando” Procedure. April 2017. https://www.ctsnet.org/article/incorporated-aortomitral-homograft-double-valve-endocarditis-hemi-commando-procedure
Navia JL, Elgharably H. Double Replacement With Reconstruction of the Aortomitral Fibrous Body for Invasive Valvular Endocarditis “Commando Procedure”. April 2019. https://www.ctsnet.org/article/double-replacement-reconstruction-aortomitral-fibrous-body-invasive-valvular-endocarditis
Zaki A, Elkilany I, Johnston D, Elgharably H. Minimally Invasive Excision of Pulmonary Valve Mass via Left Anterior Thoracotomy. January 2023. https://www.ctsnet.org/article/minimally-invasive-excision-pulmonary-valve-mass-left-anterior-thoracotomy
Frank Cikach, Shiva Sale, Eric E Roselli, Gosta Pettersson, Haytham Elgharably. Re-operation for a detached left coronary button from an aortic root conduit causing a large retro-sternal pseudoaneurysm. December 2023. https://mmcts.org/case-report/1856
Zaki A, Estafanos M, Smedira N, Elgharably H. Repair of a Large Posterior Left Ventricular PSA Involving the Mitral Apparatus. January 2024. https://www.ctsnet.org/article/repair-large-posterior-left-ventricular-psa-involving-mitral-apparatus
Javorski M, Estafanos M, Pettersson G, Elgharably H. Simplified Running Suture Technique for Allograft Implantation in Cases of Aortic Root Abscess. May 2024. https://www.ctsnet.org/article/simplified-running-suture-technique-allograft-implantation-cases-aortic-root-abscess
Nicholas A. Oh, Mina Estafanos, Gustavo A. Heresi, Michael Z. Y. Tong, Haytham Elgharably. Pulmonary endarterectomy for subacute on top of chronic thromboembolic disease. September 2024; MMCTS.
Nicholas A Oh, Mina Estafanos, Anthony Zaki, Haytham Elgharably. Commando procedure for radiation heart disease. Multimedia manual of cardiothoracic surgery. November 2024; https://mmcts.org/tutorial/1952
Davut Cekmecelioglu, Nicholas Smedira & Haytham Elgharably. Third-time redo aortic valve replacement with posterior annular enlargement and myectomy. https://mmcts.org/case-report/2082
EDUCATION & TRAINING
AFFILIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS
CTSNET CONTRIBUTIONS
- Redo Mechanical Commando After Previous Bio CommandoApril 24, 2026
- Revisiting the Manougian Technique With Double-PatchApril 24, 2026





