Ali F. AbuRahma is a tenured Professor of Surgery, Chief of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Director of the Vascular Surgery Fellowship and Residency Programs of West Virginia University, Charleston. He also serves as Medical Director of the Vascular Laboratory and Co-Director of the Vascular Center of Excellence at Charleston Area Medical Center. He attended Alexandria University Medical School, completed his general surgery residency at the State University of New York and West Virginia University and his vascular fellowship at Arizona Heart Institute. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery Board and Royal College of Surgeons of Canada in Vascular Surgery. He is the past President of the Society of Vascular Surgery.
Dr. AbuRahma has an avid interest in vascular surgery and has dedicated his life to research, earning him a national and international reputation for his contributions in this field. As a result, he has published over 275 articles in peer-reviewed journals, over 200 abstracts, 125 book chapters, and eight textbooks in vascular surgery (seven in noninvasive vascular diagnostics and one vascular/endovascular surgery combat manual). He is also an Associate Editor of the 8th, 9th and 10th Editions of Rutherford’s Textbook in Vascular Surgery. He has also made presentations at over 560 national and international medical meetings, including many named distinguished lectures.