Dr. Maseer A. Bade Named Director of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery for the Southern Region of Central Pa.

The UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in Central Pa. is excited to announce that Maseer A. Bade, MD, has been named director of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery for the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute at UPMC Memorial and UPMC Hanover.

Dr. Bade is a vascular & endovascular surgeon and is certified by the American Board of Vascular Surgery. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), and a Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI).

Dr. Bade received his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine. He then completed his general surgery residency at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center. From there, Dr. Bade completed a vascular surgery research fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, and a cardiothoracic surgery research fellowship at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in the City of New York. Finally, he completed a vascular and endovascular surgery fellowship at the University of Maryland Medical Systems in Baltimore.

Dr. Bade has over 20 years of experience managing complex vascular disease using both endovascular and open surgical techniques. His clinical expertise spans abdominal and thoracic aortic disease and aneurysms, carotid disease, peripheral arterial disease, venous disease, and dialysis access. He joined from Northern Va., where he was a partner at Cardiac, Vascular & Thoracic Surgery Associates, P.C., and later practiced within Inova Vascular at the Inova Health System.

At Inova, Dr. Bade performed the institution’s first transfemoral carotid artery stenting (CAS), thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR), and transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR), subsequently building and leading these programs. An experienced educator and industry advisor, he has held clinical assistant professorships at VCU, Howard University, and UVA, trained surgical trainees for more than two decades, and has been consistently recognized as a Top Doctor in Vascular Surgery by multiple publications.

“I’m honored to step into this leadership role and to work alongside such a dedicated and talented team,” says Dr. Bade. “The Heart and Vascular Institute at UPMC has an incredible foundation of clinical excellence, research, and innovation. I look forward to leading and advancing the vascular and endovascular surgery programs at UPMC Memorial and UPMC Hanover.”

Under Dr. Bade’s leadership, the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in Central Pa. will continue to provide innovative and advanced care to patients with the full spectrum of vascular disease. The team looks forward to working closely with Dr. Bade as he helps guide the next chapter of expert care in Central Pa.

About UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute

The UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute is home to experts in all areas of cardiovascular care, making it one of the largest and most experienced cardiovascular programs in the region. As pioneers in cardiovascular health since 1956, physicians at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in Central Pa. were the first in the region to perform open heart surgery, coronary artery balloon angioplasty, TAVR and MitraClip.

The Central Pa. team consistently earns a three-star rating — the highest rating possible — from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). In the most recent rating period, the team achieved the highest rating possible in three out of five categories for patient care and outcomes. This places the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in Central Pa. among the most elite cardiac surgery programs in the United States and Canada.

To learn more about the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute, or to refer a patient, email HVIReferral@upmc.edu.