Research Professorships | MI-AORTA

Cardiac Surgery Chair Ailawadi congratulates professorship awardee

Research Professorships

To achieve a culture of innovative science and discovery, the MI-AORTA program currently support three research professorships in the University of Michigan Medical School.

portrait of Bo Yang
Research Professorship in

Cardiac Surgery

Dr. Bo Yang was appointed July 2022, as the Frankel Research Professorship in Aortic Surgery

portrait of Rad Khaja Minhajuddin
Research Professorship in

Interventional Radiology

Dr. Minhajuddin S. Khaja appointed December 2022, as the David M. Williams, M.D. Research Professorship

portrait of Nicholas H. Osborne
Research Professorship in

Vascular Surgery

Dr. Nicholas H. Osborne appointed May 2023, as the Ramon Berguer, M.D., PhD Research Professorship

portrait of Marion Hofmann, MD, PhD
Research Professorship in

Cardiovascular Medicine

Dr. Marion Hofmann was appointed March 2025 as the Research Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine