Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD, MHA

Dr. Sayeed Ikramuddin is the Jay Phillips Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the University of Minnesota. He earned his medical degree from Albany Medical College, New York, and completed his residency in General Surgery at the State University of New York, Syracuse. Dr. Ikramuddin pursued fellowships in minimally invasive surgery at Ohio State University and minimally invasive foregut surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. He was on the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for three years and served as Chief of General Surgery at the VA Medical Center in Pittsburgh before joining the University of Minnesota in 2001.

Dr. Ikramuddin previously held the Robert and Katherine Goodale Chair in Minimally Invasive Surgery. His research focuses on the outcomes of type 2 diabetes following bariatric surgery and the role of vagal nerve stimulation in weight loss. He is an experienced clinical trialist, having led multiple NIH-funded studies evaluating surgical and device-based interventions for metabolic diseases. His NIH-supported research includes investigations into fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), examining hepatic energy fluxes in NASH and a pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating vertical sleeve gastrectomy as a treatment for NASH​. Additionally, he has a strong interest in vagal nerve stimulation to impact obesity and has been funded to study acute and chronic effects of vagal nerve stimulation on peripheral tissues. 

Academically, Dr. Ikramuddin has authored or co-authored over 180 peer-reviewed publications. His work has been instrumental in advancing surgical treatments for metabolic disease, with an emphasis on improving patient outcomes through innovative surgical and neuromodulatory therapies.