Katherine Gallagher, MD, is the 2021 recipient of the Gill Heart and Vascular Institute Award for Early Achievements in Cardiovascular Research. The award is presented to investigators for innovation and creativity that has impacted cardiovascular research or advancements in clinical care. Dr. Gallagher, a vascular surgeon and Taubman Emerging Scholar, is the John R. Pfeifer Collegiate Professor of Vascular Surgery, and a professor of surgery, microbiology and immunology at Michigan Medicine. Her research focuses on impaired wound healing in patients with diabetes.
