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Men who spend hours on their cell phones could end up paying for their calls at the sperm bank. A preliminary study conducted by Dr. Ashok Agarwal, director of the Cleveland Clinic’s Reproductive Research Center and director of the andrology lab, asked 361 men who visited the Clinic for infertility studies how long they used their cell phones per day.
Those who spent four or more hours per day on the line showed 25 percent to 40 percent lower semen quality, judged by sperm measurements such as count, viability, shape and mobility. This study, which was not a controlled experiment, shows a relationship between cell phone use and sperm health that will be further researched, he says. “The findings are in line with the harmful effects of electromagnetic waves on the human body.”
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Our region’s hospitals see more than 9 million patients every year. People travel from throughout the world to visit our doctors. And many of our hospitals — including Cleveland Clinic (No. 3 overall; No. 1 in heart and heart surgery), University Hospitals (ranked in 13 specialties; No. 4 in pediatrics for Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital), Summa Health System (ranked in seven specialties; No. 21 for respiratory disorders) and MetroHealth Medical Center (ranked No. 30 for respiratory disorders) — made this year’s U.S. News & World Report list of the top health-care institutions.
Keep reading and you’ll find the region’s 580 top physicians in more than 38 specialities, all of them chosen by their peers and selected by Best Doctors Inc. You’ll also find stories about 21 top doctors who have made breakthroughs or advances in their fields.
With the more than $500 million annually dedicated to local research and development of new medicines, products and ways of caring for patients, our doctors are making us, and the rest of the world, feel healthier, safer and, well ... better.
The Hospitals
Please refer to the following addresses when none is listed for these institutions.
Cleveland Clinic is located at 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland.
University Hospitals Case Medical Center is located at 11100 Euclid Ave., Cleveland.
MetroHealth Medical Center is located at 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland.
Text denotes doctor specialties or conditions under which the doctor is accepting new patients.
† Affiliated with Summa Health System
‡ Affiliated with MetroHealth Medical Center
§ Affiliated with University Hospitals
Addiction Medicine
Gregory B. Collins
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Psychiatry and Psychology
(216) 444-2970
Theodore V. Parran
St. Vincent Charity Hospital
Department of Addiction Medicine
Rosary Hall
2351 E. 22nd St., Cleveland
(216) 363-2580
Alergy and Immnology
Melvin Berger
Pediatric allergy and immunology
University Hospitals of Cleveland, Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Division of Allergy and Immunology
(216) 844-7700
David M. Lang
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
(216) 444-6933
Alton Lee Melton Jr.
Cleveland Clinic
Section of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
216) 444-6817
Anestheslology
Walter G. Maurer
Cleveland Clinic
Department of General Anesthesiology
(216) 444-1192
Howard S. Nearman
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Department of Anesthesiology
(216) 844-7330
Julie J. Niezgoda
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Pediatric Anesthesia
(216) 444-0278
Michael F. Roizen
Cleveland Clinic
Department of General Anesthesiology
(216) 444-2595
James R. Rowbottom
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Department of Anesthesiology
(216) 844-7334
Paul A. Tripi
University Hospitals of Cleveland, Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology
(216) 844-7340
Cardiovascular Medicine
John R. Bartholomew
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 444-0825
Deepak L. Bhatt
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 445-4042
Manuel D. Cerqueira
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Nuclear Medicine
(216) 444-2665
Mina K. Chung
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 444-2290
Michael J. Cunningham
University Hospitals Euclid Health Center
Heart & Vascular Institute
18599 Lake Shore Blvd., Suite 108, Euclid
(216) 383-6060
Stephen G. Ellis
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 444-6712
Michel George Farah
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Heart & Vascular Institute
(216) 844-3800
Gary S. Francis
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 444-3410
Brian P. Griffin
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 444-6812
Richard A. Grimm
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 445-4636
Donald F. Hammer
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 444-5683
Fredrick A. Heupler Jr.
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 444-6731
Robert E. Hobbs
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 444-6936
Richard A. Josephson†
Akron Cardiology Consultants Inc., a division of Northeast Ohio Cardiovascular Specialties (NEOCS)
95 Arch St., Suite 300, Akron
(330) 253-8195
Samir R. Kapadia
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 444-6735
Philip Harwood Keyser†
The Heart Group
3963 Loomis Pkwy., Ravenna
(330) 297-6110
Harry M. Lever
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 444-6970
A. Michael Lincoff
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 445-2367
Andrea Natale
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovasular Medicine
(216) 444-4293
Steven E. Nissen
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 445-6852
Charles D. O’Shaughnessy
North Ohio Heart Center
125 E. Broad St., Room 305, Elyria
(440) 326-4120
Ileana Pina
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Heart & Vascular Institute
(216) 844-2500
Russell E. Raymond
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 444-0207
William F. Ruschhaupt III
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 444-5706
Kenneth E. Shafer
Cleveland Clinic Wooster
Department of Cardiology
721 E. Milltown Road, Wooster
(330) 287-4550
Bruce S. Stambler
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Heart & Vascular Institute
(216) 844-3800
Randall C. Starling
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 444-2268
William J. Stewart
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 444-5923
David O. Taylor
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 444-2492
Patrick J. Tchou
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 444-6792
James D. Thomas
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 445-6312
E. Murat Tuzcu
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 444-8130
Donald A. Underwood
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 444-6475
Albert L. Waldo
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Heart & Vascular Institute
(216) 844-7690
Patrick L. Whitlow
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 444-1746
Bruce L. Wilkoff
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 444-4975
James B. Young
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
(216) 444-2270
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