I’m Aware That I’m Rare: Vikas Aggarwal, MBBS, MPH (217)

The phaware® interview

Dr. Vikas Aggarwal discusses balloon pulmonary angioplasty as a treatment for CTEPH patients. Dr. Aggarwal is a board certified interventional cardiologist and Endovascular Interventional specialist. He directs the interventional vascular medicine program within the division of cardiology at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. Dr. Aggarwal specializes in percutaneous therapies for Deep Vein and Pulmonary Thromboembolic disease including catheter based thrombus removal and Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty.

Hi, my name is Dr. Vikas Aggarwal. I’m an international cardiologist at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. My area of expertise happens to be in pulmonary vascular interventions and I’m currently leading the balloon pulmonary angioplasty program for CTEPH patients. I work hands in hand with our multidisciplinary CTEPH team, led by Dr. Valerie McLaughlin, Dr. Scott Visovatti and our cardiac surgeon, Dr. Jonathan Haft.