Full Name
Dean Kereiakes, MD
Job Title
Chairman of The Christ Hospital Heart and Vascular Institute
Company Name
The Christ Hospital Health Network
Bio
Dean J. Kereiakes, M.D., PhD (Hon), FACC, MSCAI is Chairman of The Christ Hospital Heart and Vascular Institute, Medical Director of The Christ Hospital Research Institute, Professor of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Clinical Professor of Medicine, The Ohio State University and and Professor of Medicine, Northeast Ohio College of Medicine.
Dr. Kereiakes received his M.D. degree and was valedictorian of his graduating class at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio. Postgraduate training included residency at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and senior residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Chief Resident, Internal Medicine as well as cardiology fellowship at UCSF and coronary angioplasty training at both the San Francisco Heart Institute and the Sequoia Hospital.
Dr. Kereiakes has published over 1,300 peer-reviewed medical journal articles, abstracts and book chapters. He has served on the Editorial Boards of every major cardiovascular journal in the U.S., was previously Section Editor, Circulation and is currently Deputy Editor, the Journal for the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. He has served as National/International Principal Investigator on 28 pivotal trials for U.S. FDA approval of novel cardiovascular devices and has performed more than 30,000 catheterization laboratory procedures. He was founder and original Medical Director of The Carl & Edyth Lindner Center for Research and Education at The Christ Hospital, one of the top clinical research sites in the United States. He was Founder and CEO of The Ohio Heart Health Center, at one time the largest cardiology subspecialty group in Ohio, which subsequently become the cardiovascular service line for The Christ Hospital.
Dr. Kereiakes has been recognized with “Master” (MSCAI) distinction by The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI). He was honored with “Outstanding Alumnus” (2008), Honorary Doctorate of Sciences (2014), and the William Howard Taft Medal for Achievement (2024) by the University of Cincinnati. He received the American Heart Association Samuel Kaplan Visionary Award (2000) and the Cincinnati Business Courier Innovator Award (1998 and 2025). He has received both the Scottsdale Interventional Forum (SIF) Lifetime Achievement Award (2024) and the Helping Hearts Lifetime Service Award (2025) from SCAI.
Dr. Kereiakes received his M.D. degree and was valedictorian of his graduating class at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio. Postgraduate training included residency at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and senior residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Chief Resident, Internal Medicine as well as cardiology fellowship at UCSF and coronary angioplasty training at both the San Francisco Heart Institute and the Sequoia Hospital.
Dr. Kereiakes has published over 1,300 peer-reviewed medical journal articles, abstracts and book chapters. He has served on the Editorial Boards of every major cardiovascular journal in the U.S., was previously Section Editor, Circulation and is currently Deputy Editor, the Journal for the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. He has served as National/International Principal Investigator on 28 pivotal trials for U.S. FDA approval of novel cardiovascular devices and has performed more than 30,000 catheterization laboratory procedures. He was founder and original Medical Director of The Carl & Edyth Lindner Center for Research and Education at The Christ Hospital, one of the top clinical research sites in the United States. He was Founder and CEO of The Ohio Heart Health Center, at one time the largest cardiology subspecialty group in Ohio, which subsequently become the cardiovascular service line for The Christ Hospital.
Dr. Kereiakes has been recognized with “Master” (MSCAI) distinction by The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI). He was honored with “Outstanding Alumnus” (2008), Honorary Doctorate of Sciences (2014), and the William Howard Taft Medal for Achievement (2024) by the University of Cincinnati. He received the American Heart Association Samuel Kaplan Visionary Award (2000) and the Cincinnati Business Courier Innovator Award (1998 and 2025). He has received both the Scottsdale Interventional Forum (SIF) Lifetime Achievement Award (2024) and the Helping Hearts Lifetime Service Award (2025) from SCAI.
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