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Department of Surgery

Karthik Vamanan, MD, RVT, RPVI, FACS


K Vamanan
Karthik Vamanan, MD, RVT, RPVI, FACS

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Assistant

Professor of Surgery

After completing medical school at the Armed Forces Medical College in Pune, India – one of India’s best, Dr. Vamanan did his surgical training at The Montefiore Medical Center in New York and at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Chicago.  Dr. Vamanan joined the faculty at KU in 2006 after completing his fellowship in Vascular Surgery at Hartford Hospital, The University of Connecticut.

Dr. Vamanan specializes in open and endovascular therapy for all vascular disease and is one of few surgeons that is a member of the Society of Interventional Radiology.

Out of work, he is a keen golfer and plays chess, bridge and table tennis. He has a bachelor’s degree in Indian classical music. He loves to travel and can suggest a few good restaurants and bottles of wine. He lives in Kansas City with his wife Rashna and their Australian Shepherd Emmy.