Nicholas Osborne

Nicholas Osborne

Director of BMC2 Vascular Surgery
nichosbo@med.umich.edu

Dr. Osborne is the Director of BMC2 Vascular Surgery. He is an Associate Professor of Surgery and Associate Program Director for the Michigan Medicine Vascular Surgery residency and fellowship training programs. Dr. Osborne practices at both the Frankel Cardiovascular Center and the Ann Arbor Veteran's Affairs Hospital. He is the Chief of Vascular Surgery and Chief of Surgery at the LTC Charles S Kettles VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor.  His clinical interests include peripheral artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, complex endovascular surgery, and aortic disease. He is a member of the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation. Dr. Osborne has expertise in complex statistical methods and using large databases to examine variation in the care and the quality of care in the United States. He has received both an American Heart Association Career Development Award and an NIH K08 award. His primary focus has been to examine physician and patient decision-making and determine the real-world long-term outcomes of Medical, Endovascular and Surgical treatment of PAD. Dr. Osborne has published in high-profile journals including, the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, Journal of the American Heart Association, Journal of Vascular Surgery, and Medical Care. He also is a regular contributor to the Behind the Knife Podcast series. Nationally, he is a member of the Appropriateness Committee of the Society for Vascular Surgery and he is a member of the Executive Council for the Vascular Quality Initiative.