Scott M. Damrauer

Scott M. Damrauer, MD is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. He serves as an Attending Surgeon at multiple institutions including the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. His affiliations span several research centers:

• Founding Member of the Cardiovascular Outcomes, Quality and Evaluative Research Center
• Senior Fellow at the Institute for Biomedical Informatics
• Vice Chair for Clinical Research in the Department of Surgery
• Core Faculty at the Penn Cardiovascular Institute

Dr. Damrauer's research integrates vascular surgery, genomics, and clinical epidemiology to explore genetic determinants of cardiovascular disease outcomes. His recent work includes multi-population GWAS studies for conditions like atrial fibrillation and venous thromboembolism, leveraging biobank data and zebrafish models for functional validation. He also contributes to pharmacogenomics research, examining drug-gene interactions post-vascular surgery.

Scientific contributions include

• Senior Fellow, Institute for Biomedical Informatics

His team develops AI-driven medical imaging tools for pan-organ 3D CT representation and investigates health equity issues in genetic testing access for critically ill patients. Clinical leadership roles include directing the Penn Medicine Biobank and participating in the Center for Global Genomics & Health Equity.