Melina R. Kibbe BS, MD, FACS, FAHA

Dr. Melina R. Kibbe, MD, is Professor of Surgery with tenure, the Edward G. Elcock Professor of Surgical Research, and Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Surgery at Northwestern University; co-Chief of the Vascular Surgery service at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center at JBVAMC. She also serves as Deputy Director for the Simpson Querrey Institute for BioNanotechnology at Northwestern University. She has significant experience with both open and endovascular surgery, including the treatment of carotid stenosis, peripheral vascular disease, and abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Dr. Kibbe’s research interests focus on developing novel therapies for patients with vascular disease while simultaneously studying the mechanism of how these therapies impact the vascular wall. She is currently PI on 3 NIH R01 awards, 1 NIH T32 award, and 1 VA Merit award, in addition to serving as co-Investigator on several other awards. She holds 7 patents or provisional patents. Her research was recognized by President Obama with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2009.