Dua, Anahita
Co-director of the Center for Peripheral Artery Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, United States
Experience
Doctor Anahita Dua is a leading vascular surgeon with a strong international reputation in the field of Vascular Medicine. As such, she has practiced at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she has held several leadership roles, including director of the Vascular Laboratory and co-director of the Center for Peripheral Artery Disease and the Limb Evaluation and Preservation Program (LEAPP). In addition, she has been the Associate Director of the Wound Care Center and the Director of the Lymphedema Center, as well as Director of Clinical Research for the Division of Vascular Surgery.
She has also specialized in advanced Vascular Surgery techniques, both endovascular and traditional, for the treatment of various diseases, including Peripheral Artery Disease, Critical Limb Ischemia, and Aortic and Carotid Disease. She has also encompassed the treatment of complex problems, such as Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and Venous Insufficiency.
Of particular note is her research focus, centered on anticoagulation and predictive biomarkers in patients undergoing revascularization, as well as the development of technological tools to improve mobility and wound healing in patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease. In turn, she has included research based on surgical outcomes using large medical databases to evaluate the quality and cost-effectiveness of treatments. In fact, she has contributed significantly to the field through more than 140 peer-reviewed publications and by editing five textbooks in Vascular Surgery.
In addition to her clinical and research work, Dr. Anahita Dua has been the founder of Healthcare for Action PAC, an organization whose mission is to address threats to democracy and promote policies that benefit public health, reflecting her commitment to social welfare and justice.
- Co-Director of the Center for Peripheral Artery Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, United States
- Co-Director of the Limb Evaluation and Preservation Program (LEAPP) at Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts
- Associate Director of the Wound Care Center, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Director, Vascular Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Director of the Lymphedema Center at Massachusetts General Hospital
- Director of Clinical Research for the Division of Vascular Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital
- Vascular Surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital
- Founder of Healthcare for Action PAC
- Fellow in Vascular Surgery at Stanford University Hospital
- Fellow in General Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin
- Master's Degree of Business Administration / Health Management / Health Care Management from Western Governors University
- Master of Science in Trauma Sciences, Queen Mary University, London
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Aberdeen.
- Member of:
- Society for Vascular Surgery
- South Asian-American Vascular Society
- American College of Surgeons