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Robert David Simari (born June 6, 1960) is an American educator, medical doctor, and 10th executive vice chancellor of the
University of Kansas Medical Center The University of Kansas Medical Center, commonly referred to as KU Med or KUMC, is a medical campus for the University of Kansas. KU Med houses the university's schools of medicine, nursing, and health professions, with the primary health science ...
. Prior to becoming the executive vice chancellor, he was the executive dean
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, a position he held from 2014 to 2019. Prior to returning to his alma mater, Simari served as a professor in cardiology among other roles, at the
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science The Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (MCCMS), formerly known as Mayo Clinic College of Medicine (MCCM), is a private graduate-only research university based in Rochester, Minnesota that trains physicians, scientists, and allied health ...
.


Biography


Early years

Simari moved to
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at the age of 10 and graduated from
Shawnee Mission West High School Shawnee Mission West High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Overland Park, Kansas, United States, serving students in grades 9-12. Shawnee Mission West is one of several public high schools located within Overland Park an ...
. He received his Bachelor of Science from the
University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin founded the school in 1842. The main campu ...
and completed his doctorate from the KU School of Medicine. His residency was at the
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston, Massachusetts is a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. It was formed out of the 1996 merger of Beth Israel Hospital (founded in 1916) and New England Deaconess Hospital (founded ...
and ending with a fellowship at the
Mayo Clinic The Mayo Clinic () is a nonprofit American academic medical center focused on integrated health care, education, and research. It employs over 4,500 physicians and scientists, along with another 58,400 administrative and allied health staff, ...
. For a few years, he completed research at the
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before returning to the Mayo Clinic.


University of Kansas Medical Center

In March 2014, Simari was named the executive dean for KU's school of medicine. During his time as executive dean, Simari helped create a new curriculum for the school and oversaw the construction of a new education building. In June 2017, Simari was named interim executive vice chancellor for KU Medical Center, and was promoted to the permanent position on January 9, 2018. He continued serving as the school of medicine‘s executive Dean until August 2019 when he hired his successor. During his time as executive vice chancellor, Simari has focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion by creating a new department in 2019. Simari continues to practice cardiology at the
University of Kansas Health System The University of Kansas Health System, commonly known as KU Med and formerly known as The University of Kansas Hospital, is a nonprofit, academic medical center located in Kansas City, Kansas, United States, with branch hospitals and education c ...
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References


External links


Executive Vice Chancellor profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Simari, Robert University of Notre Dame alumni University of Kansas School of Medicine alumni University of Kansas faculty 1960 births Living people American cardiologists Educators from Kansas Leaders of the University of Kansas Medical Center