One of the key priorities of Ohio State’s Heart and Vascular Center is to recruit and retain leading research and clinical faculty. The Heart and Vascular Center houses nine privately funded endowed chairs and professorships. These prestigious positions provide an opportunity to attract and retain the world’s leading cardiovascular science medical professionals and researchers, thanks to the support of our generous donors.
The Heart and Vascular Center chairs and professorships include:
- Chair of Excellence in Cardiovascular Medicine - William Abraham, MD
- Karl P. Klassen Chair of Thoracic Surgery - Sampath Parthasarathy PhD, MBA
- John G. and Jeanne Bonnet McCoy Chair in the Heart Center - Thomas Ryan, MD
- James W. Overstreet Chair in Cardiology - Carl Leier, MD
- Joseph M. Ryan, MD, Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine - Subha Raman, MD
- Sarah Ross Soter Endowed Chair for Women’s Cardiovascular Health - Martha Gulati, MD
- William D. and Jacqueline L. Wells Chair in Imaging Research - Periannan Kuppusamy, PhD
- James Hay and Ruth Jansson Wilson Professorship in Cardiology - Philip Binkley, MD
- John W. Wolfe Professorship in Cardiovascular Research Fund - Sanjay Rajagopalan, MBBS
- John H. and Mildred C. Lumley Chair in Medicine - Robert Higgins, MD
