Vikram Kashyap, MD, FACS

Professor, Department of Surgery
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Professional Memberships

Editorial Board, Journal of Vascular Surgery
Past President, Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society

External Appointments

Division Chief, Vascular Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Co-Director, Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals

Publications

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Education

Doctor of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University

Residencies, Internships and Fellowships

General Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
Research Fellowship, National Institutes of Health

Additional Information

Accomplishments

Integration of University Hospitals Medical Group (UHMG)-University Hospitals Medical Practice (UHMP) surgeons into one group
Open surgical and endovascular double digit growth
Hybrid operating room-both hybrid and percutaneous cases
Achieved Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL) certification for University Hospitals Vascular Labs
Continue to develop system Wound Center integration
Expanded services at Twinsburg, Concord, Medina and Mentor, Ohio
Centralized scheduling using the HVI 844 3800 number for enhanced access
Installation and use of 3D Philips Portal
Establishing a translational laboratory
Recruitment of highly competitive vascular trainees

Clinical Firsts

Carotid artery stenting using reversal of flow
Thoracic endografting for aneurysms and dissections
Endoscopic vein harvest for lower extremity bypass
Novel and branched endografts for aortic pathologies
Branding of Vascular Center
Initiation of multiple new clinical trials

Biography

Dr. Kashyap was recruited to lead the Division and assumed this role in February, 2011. His clinical expertise is in the areas of cerebrovascular disease, aortic pathologies, peripheral arterial disease and venous problems. He has been awarded numerous National Institutes of Health and Foundation grants to fund his research. The translational laboratory is devoted to the study of endothelial dysfunction. He is certified in both general surgery and vascular surgery.