Michael Bowdish, MD, MS, has been appointed vice chair of the department of cardiac surgery at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, according to a press release.
Bowdish will lead the department of cardiac surgery alongside Joanna Chikwe, MD, the Irina and George Schaeffer Distinguished Chair in Cardiac Surgery at the Smidt Heart Institute.
“Michael Bowdish is uniquely placed to catalyze the remarkable clinical and academic growth we are seeing in cardiac surgery at Cedars-Sinai,” Chikwe said in the release. “His deep expertise in clinical research, quality and