Vikram Krishnamurthy, MD

• Assistant Professor of Surgery – Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
• Associate Program Director – General Surgery Residency Curriculum, Cleveland Clinic
• Director of Surgical Education – Department of Endocrine Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
• Information and Technology Committee – American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
• Membership Committee – Association for Academic Surgery
• Committee on Communication and Technology – Association for Academic Surgery (2017-2018)
• Administrative Chief Resident – Rush University Medical Center / Cook County Hospital (2013-2014)
• Committee on Cancer – Rush University Medical Center (2013-2014)
• Residency Advisory Committee – Rush University Medical Center / Cook County Hospital (2011-2014)

• Surgical Outcomes Research Fellowship – Cleveland Clinic (2016)
• Endocrine Surgery University - American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (2015)
• Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound Course - American College of Surgeons (2014)
• Residents As Teachers Course - American College of Surgeons (2011)
• Public Health and Policy Internship - American Medical Association (2007)

• Scholarship in Teaching Award – Case Western Reserve School of Medicine (2019)
• Michener Grant for Leadership Development – The Alumni Association, Cleveland Clinic (2015)
• Chief Resident Teacher of the Year – Department of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center (2014)
• Positive Learning Environment Award – Rush Medical College (2014)
• American College of Surgeons Resident Award for Exemplary Teaching (2013)
• Junior Resident Teacher of the Year – Department of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center (2012)
• Aesculapius Award – Rush Medical College (2010)
• Intern of the Year – Department of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center / Cook County Hospital (2009)
• Cardiothoracic Intern of the Year – Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center / Cook County Hospital (2009)
• Pharmacoeconomics Essay Contest Honorable Mention – Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School (2008)
• Medical Dean’s Scholar Award – University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine (2001)

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