Lee Kirksey

Lee Kirksey currently serves as the Chief Equity Community Engagement Officer for the Heart and Vascular Institute at The Cleveland Clinic, a position held since August 2022. Previously, from October 2011 to the present, Lee has been the Vice Chairman of the Vascular Surgery Department at Cleveland Clinic while also holding the role of Chief Equity and Community Engagement Officer in the Heart and Vascular Institute. Lee's career in vascular surgery began at Penn Presbyterian - University of Pennsylvania, serving from August 2001 until October 2011. Educationally, Lee Kirksey earned a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine.