Michael Shao

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT MICHAEL SHAO

Michael Shao, MD, RPVI is a board-certified vascular surgeon at Parkview Health. He served for years as Section Chief of Vascular Surgery at Swedish Hospital in Chicago. His clinical practice of vascular surgery spanned open and endovascular surgery for carotid stenosis (carotid endarterectomy and TCAR), aortic aneurysm, PAD, dialysis access, and venous insufficiency including RF ablation, sclerotherapy, ClariVein, Varithena, and VenaSeal. He is a recognized expert on venous treatment with recent publications and several print media and radio interviews on the topic. Dr. Shao regularly gives podium presentations to physician peers at conferences such as AVLS, CVC, AVF and IVC. He is a consultant and speaker for multiple medical device companies, such as Medtronic and Boston Scientific. Dr. Shao served as the national principal investigator for the multicenter VIEW-VLU clinical registry. Dr. Shao is a physician advisor in the Clinical Documentation Integrity Program, committed to improving hospital quality metrics and reimbursement through physician education and CDI query review efforts. He conducts clinical quality peer review for the VA and independent medical review for insurance coverage. He also provides both plaintiff and defense expert witness review for malpractice cases.Dr. Shao enjoys mentoring and teaching medical students and residents. He is a member of AVLS (American Vein and Lymphatic Society). Active in hospital leadership, he participated on committees on Surgical Quality, Wound Care, Health Informatics, Medical Records, Clinical Quality Value Analysis, and the Physician Advisory Board of Galter LifeCenter. Dr. Shao\'s publications include peer-reviewed clinical studies and translational/basic science studies as well as book chapters.Dr. Shao\'s academic background started at MIT where he received a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a Minor in Chemistry and a Concentration in Economics. He received his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Dr. Shao then completed a general surgery residency and vascular surgery fellowship at the University of Chicago, including two years of translational research in cancer gene therapy. He received the University of Chicago Surgical Society Travel Award, participating in surgeries in Santiago, Chile and the Academic Achievement Award for the highest in-service examination score among graduating chief residents. Dr. Shao also received the AOA teaching award given by graduating fourth-year medical students. He has extensive research experience in both academia and industry.