Dr. Anthony J. Comerota MD, FACS, FACC

Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC, received his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA, and completed his general surgery residency at Temple University Hospital and his vascular surgery fellowship at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH. He returned to the Temple University Health Sciences Center as a faculty member where he became Chief of Vascular Surgery, Professor of Surgery, Program Director in General and Vascular Surgery, President of the Medical Staff and President of the Medical Alumni Association. Dr. Comerota served as Director of the Jobst Vascular Institute, ProMedica Toledo Hospital from 2002-2015 and Executive Director of Research, ProMedica and Jobst Vascular Institute from 2015-2017. Since 2018 Dr. Comerota has been the Medical Director, Eastern Region, Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Alexandria, Virginia, in May 2018.

Dr. Comerota has been a major contributor to the development of some of the newest forms of treatment for vascular disease and has been the principal investigator of seven major national trials and a co-investigator of numerous others. Dr. Comerota is a member of 20 professional societies and has served as president of four major societies. He has written or edited 7 textbooks and authored or coauthored more than 450 publications.