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That's why we strive to provide outstanding and compassionate care, every step along the way. And why we're recognized as one of the nation's top hospitals, and ranked No. 1 in heart care by U.S.News & World Report.

FEATURES
New CEO and Chairman Named 4
Delos “Toby” Cosgrove, M.D., will succeed Floyd D. Loop, M.D. as the next leader of The Cleveland Clinic.

The Big Picture 10
Advances in imaging allow physicians to peer into the body’s innermost workings, spotting problems that would have remained a deadly mystery just a few years ago.

FutureHeart 23
Today cardiovascular disease affects more than 65 million people in the United States. By 2015 an additional ten million Americans will be over the age of 65, bringing with them all the heart care concerns that come with age. Here’s how the nation’s #1 Heart Center provides state-of-the-art heart care today while preparing for the cardiac care we’ll need tomorrow.

Redefining Surgery 28
An irresistible proposition to medicine, minimally invasive surgery attracts elite surgeons who want to do more for their patients by doing less.

Cover Story
FROM VISION TO INVENTION 16
Innovations can come from the most common of objects – sometimes a corkscrew is all you need. Here’s how physicians and researchers take their ideas from the lab bench to the patient bedside and, in the end, give us all a healthier future.
ON THE COVER: Merlot Bone Anchor

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NEW LEADERSHIP FOR THE FUTURE

I have been honored to serve as chairman and CEO of The Cleveland Clinic for 15 years, during which time the institution has made critical progress in its goal of becoming America’s leading academic medical center. In October, 2004, I will be handing my administration over to a new chairman and CEO,Toby Cosgrove, M.D., who is currently co-director of the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center and chairman of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

An outstanding administrator and a distinguished surgeon, Dr. Cosgrove has done much to earn the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center its number one ranking year after year in U.S. News & World Report’s annual “America’s Best Hospitals” survey. As a researcher and educator, he has published more than 400 papers, co-authored a book, authored numerous book chapters, and produced 17 training films. In addition, he has spoken at more than 100 meetings and conferences. He is a true leader with proven abilities.

It is altogether fitting that the new chairman and CEO be one of the many outstanding physicians at The Cleveland Clinic who is strongly associated with excellence in cardiac care. Among the challenges Dr. Cosgrove faces will be the realization of a project that will have a major impact on our institution in coming years – the building of a new Cleveland Clinic Heart Center. The largest single-purpose medical building in the world, the new Heart Center will be an expertly designed complex that will house a cardiac hospital, ambulatory services, advanced surgical and diagnostic capabilities, laboratories, physician support facilities, and patient and visitor amenities.

We believe that the new Heart Center will be the right building at the right place and time to meet the growing challenges of heart disease in America.

The need for this facility is urgent. Heart disease is already America’s deadliest and most disabling malady.The next two decades will see an overwhelming rise in new cases, as the largest age group in United States’ history enters the most at-risk demographic. It is a crisis on our doorstep. The new Heart Center will expand our ability to care for heart patients and their families, grow our opportunities to test new therapies and find new cures, and provide the space, tools and amenities we need to fulfill our role as America’s leading heart center.

The campaign for the new Heart Center is now under way. There is no more pressing item on our institutional agenda.The success of this campaign and the completion of this new facility are crucial to more than the future of heart care. As heart services are consolidated in the new building, an enormous amount of space will become available in existing facilities, allowing us to expand other vital medical services, including our growing Neurosciences Center and The Children’s Hospital.

The first phases have begun.The cardiac rooftop project is complete for the interface between the old and new buildings. A new office-garage building is under construction on Euclid Avenue, along with a pedestrian tunnel linking it to the main campus. The next phase, abatement of the existing garage, will begin in late 2004, followed by construction of the technology and outpatient areas and the cardiac hospital.The opening is scheduled for early 2008.

The effect of the new Heart Center will be felt across Northeast Ohio and throughout the state. In the most direct sense, it will give the people of this region access to the best heart care in the world in the most advanced facility of its kind. Economically, our expanded services will create new jobs, enrich local businesses and boost local tax revenues. Surrounding communities and institutions will benefit from the halo effect.

As a landmark of world-class medicine, the Heart Center will strengthen the region’s already substantial biomedical technology industry. It will spin off new products, create new businesses and help make Northeast Ohio a magnet for new and relocating biotechnology enterprises.

We have undertaken a $300 million campaign in support of this remarkable enterprise, and have been overwhelmed by the generosity of individuals, corporations and the government on its behalf. These advocates share in our belief that the new Cleveland Clinic Heart Center will be the most dynamic center of heart care activity in the world and represents America’s best hope for conquering heart disease.

Floyd D. Loop, M.D.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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