William D Clouse, MD
Vascular Surgery
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Bio & Overview
W. Darrin Clouse, MD, FACS, became chief of the UVA Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery in 2019. He specializes in caring for patients with disorders of the blood vessels. His research and clinical interests include carotid artery stenosis and diseases of the supra-aortic trunk vessels, or those in the chest and neck supplying blood to the arms and brain. He is also strongly interested in treatment and investigation related to aneurysms and occlusive disease of the aorta.
Born in St. Joseph, Missouri, and raised in central Kansas, Dr. Clouse was awarded a United States Air Force Health Professions Scholarship to attend medical school. After receiving his medical degree from Mayo Medical School in Rochester, Minnesota, he completed a residency in surgery at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center and University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas. Clouse worked as a general surgeon at Wilford Hall before completing his vascular and endovascular surgery fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
During his U.S. Air Force career, Clouse focused on vascular care development and blood vessel injury management. He completed four tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2014 at the rank of Colonel before returning to the division of vascular and endovascular surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Clouse was previously on the Board of Directors of the Society for Vascular Surgery, is a past Associate Editor of the Annals of Vascular Surgery and was an Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Vascular Surgery. He is a past president of the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society.
He met his wife, Krista, as an undergraduate at the University of Kansas. Together, they have four daughters. In their free time, they enjoy skiing, hiking, going to the mountains and traveling.
Academic Information
- Department
- Surgery
- Academic Role
- Professor
- Division
- Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
- Research Interests
- Extracranial Cerebrovascular Disease: Carotid stenosis and diseases of the supra-aortic trunk arteries supplying the arms and brain Aortic Disease: Aortic Aneurysms and occlusive disease, including blockages in the aorta and its branches to the legs and abdominal organs
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Primary Education
- Mayo Medical School (Mayo Clinic School of Medicine)
- Residency
- Wilford Hall Medical Center
- Fellowships
- Massachusetts General Hosital
- Certification
- American Board of Surgery (Vascular Surgery), American Board of Surgery (Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery)
Highlights
Dr. W. Darrin Clouse Video Profile
My name's Darrin Clouse, and I'm the division chief of vascular and endovascular surgery at the University of Virginia. The practice of vascular and endovascular surgery involves open surgery and catheter-based procedures, and treatment for arterial and venous disease. Things that have really shaped my career were my 20 years in the United States Air Force. I did some of my training in surgery in the Air Force, and then I had the opportunity to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan. I really enjoy the way that vascular and endovascular surgery, you have longitudinal care and a relationship with patients. Many surgeons don't have that opportunity. They perform a surgery, and once the surgery is done, the patient is healed, that particular episode of care or that particular problem for the patient is done. For us, we do some kind of reconstruction on arteries or veins on blood vessels, and then we get to see patients again periodically. The reason I think patients should come to UVA is the reason I came to UVA; to practice, and that's because I believe that the breadth and depth of anything going on in medicine is done here. I think that people approach medicine here on a people first, patient first mentality. I strive every day to make sure that the patient experience is both appropriate for their disease process, but also is one that they feel like they are involved in, that they guide, and they are part of.
Awards
- 2025 Newsweek's America's Best Cardiothoracic Surgeons
- 2024 Newsweek's America's Best Vascular Surgeons
Reviews
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