Vice President, Cardiovascular Health
Frederik Meijer Heart and Vascular Institute
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Vikram Kashyap, MD, FACS, is the Frederik Meijer Chair, Meijer Heart and Vascular Institute, and the Vice President for Cardiovascular Health at Corewell Health, Grand Rapids MI. He leads a collaborative, multidisciplinary Institute of nearly 1000 surgeons, cardiologists, intensive care experts, advanced practice providers, nurses, technologists, and staff. Dr. Kashyap completed his undergraduate work at The Pennsylvania State
University, and medical degree from the Jefferson Medical College in a combined 6-year program. He completed his internship and residency in Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, a research fellowship at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, followed by a Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Kashyap was Chief of Vascular Surgery at Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas from 1999-2003.
Dr. Kashyap was recruited to Cleveland and was on the staff of the Cleveland Clinic from 2003 to 2011. From 2011-2022, he was the Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery and the Co-Director, Vascular Center of the Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio. He was Professor of Surgery in the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and was appointed the Alan H. Markowitz MD Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Surgery. He is widely published in peer-reviewed medical journals and has authored or co-authored more than 200 articles and book chapters.
Dr. Kashyap is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Society for Vascular Surgery. He is a Past President of the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society (formerly Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society) and Past President of the Cleveland Vascular Society. Other professional society affiliations include the American Surgical Association, and the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery.
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