Dr. Nicolas Mouawad

Dr Nicolas J. Mouawad is Chief of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery at McLaren Health, Bay City, Michigan. He is Chair of the Department of Surgery, Chair of Cardiovascular Research and Medical Director of the non-invasive vascular laboratories. He is board certified in general and vascular surgery, and specializes in advanced surgical vascular care, including aortic pathologies, advanced carotid revascularization, expanded endovascular therapies, complex CLTI/PAD and venous disorders including venous thromboembolism, DVT and PE.


He completed a general surgery residency and chief residency at Trinity Health System, Ann Arbor, MI. He also completed a vascular surgery fellowship at The Ohio State University. He has long focused as a health services professional and received his MBA with a concentration in health care and hospital administration as well as an MPH with a dual focus on health policy & management and health education & promotion. He also completed the Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management at The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA. He was selected as the 2018 American College of Surgeons / Society for Vascular Surgery Health Policy Scholar.


Dr. Mouawad has received many honors and awards for teaching, research, and scholarship. An active clinical researcher, he is principal investigator of multiple vascular clinical trials. He has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and serves on the Editorial Board of multiple journals including the Journal of Vascular Surgery and Annals of Vascular Surgery.