August 22, 2023 — Leaders at University Hospitals (UH) Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute are saddened to share news of the passing of Albert L. Waldo, MD, (Hon) PhD, after a brief illness. Dr. Waldo died on August 17, surrounded by family. He was 85 years old. Dr. Waldo was a world-renowned physician, scientist, and educator who was recruited to UH in 1986 to establish the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology at UH Cleveland Medical Center. He served as the Walter H. Pritchard Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University until his retirement in 2022. During his tenure, he oversaw translational research that advanced the understanding of cardiac arrhythmia mechanisms. He held pivotal roles in clinical trials that profoundly impacted patient outcomes, and he embraced and trained more than 100 cardiac electrophysiology fellows and translational scientists from around the world. His work led many to refer to him as a giant in the field of cardiac electrophysiology. “Dr. Wal