Dr. Michael Y. Shao is a board-certified vascular surgeon at Parkview Health, where he is medical director of the Vascular Laboratory at Parkview Vein Center. He previously served as section chief of Vascular Surgery at Swedish Hospital in Chicago. His clinical practice has spanned open and endovascular treatment of carotid disease, aortic aneurysms, peripheral arterial disease, dialysis access, and venous disease, with particular expertise in superficial venous disease. He has published clinical and translational research in peer-reviewed journals, has given invited presentations at national and international vascular meetings, and served as national principal investigator for the multicenter VIEW-VLU clinical registry, which evaluated venous leg ulcer healing following treatment of superficial venous insufficiency.

Dr. Shao also serves as a physician advisor in clinical documentation integrity, with a focus on physician education, clinical documentation, quality metrics, and reimbursement. He has taught and mentored medical students, residents, and fellows throughout his career and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Society for Vascular Surgery.

Dr. Shao earned his undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. He completed his general surgery residency and vascular surgery fellowship, including two years of translational research, at the University of Chicago.