Scott Damrauer, MD, is a vascular surgeon and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. His research utilizes genomic, proteomic, and metabolomic approaches to characterize the biological pathways and cellular mechanisms that are most relevant in the etiology, progression, and treatment of heart and vascular disease. Dr. Damrauer is also a clinically active vascular surgeon at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA, and treat Veterans with vascular disease. He serves as Co-Chair of the VA Million Veteran Program, specifically heading the investigations into the genetics of peripheral artery disease. Dr. Damrauer earned his MD from Harvard Medical School, completed residency at Mass General Hospital, a research fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and a fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2019, he received the Young Physician-Scientist Award from the American Society for Clinical Investigation.