Dr. Charles Keith Ozaki is a vascular surgeon and the director of vascular surgery research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). In addition, he is the John A. Mannick Distinguished Chair in Surgery at BWH.
Dr. Ozaki earned his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine. He completed a general surgery residency through the Deaconess/Harvard Surgical Service (now Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) and later completed a fellowship in vascular surgery at the University of Michigan Health System. He is board certified in general surgery and vascular surgery.
He currently leads the Ozaki Basic Vascular Biology Lab within the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at BWH, which aims to delineate how physical forces alter the morphology of the blood vessel wall. Recent investigations have focused on inflammatory and adipose-driven mechanisms.
His clinical interests include arterial aneurysm, cerebrovascular disease and wound healing. He has authored over 90 peer-reviewed publications.
In addition to his clinical and laboratory responsibilities, Dr. Ozaki is the director of resident research. In this role, he prepares surgical trainees for their two to three years of academic enrichment time embedded in their surgical residency.
