Dinesh Vyas

Dinesh Vyas is an American surgeon, educator, researcher, and healthcare executive whose work has focused on trauma systems, surgical education, minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgery, and healthcare quality improvement.

Vyas is known for developing simulation-based trauma education programs designed to improve pre-hospital trauma care through multilingual first responder training in India and for later adapting similar educational initiatives in rural California.

Education and training Vyas earned a Master of Surgery degree from the University of Rajasthan in India. He subsequently completed postgraduate surgical training at the University of Pittsburgh and Case Western Reserve University and completed a research fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery.

Research Vyas has authored peer-reviewed research in surgery, trauma systems, immunology, minimally invasive surgery, and surgical education. His work includes publications on sepsis biology, first responder trauma education, and simulation-based medical training, and he has contributed to surgical textbooks.

Recognition In 2023, Becker's Hospital Review included Vyas in its annual list of "130 Hospital and Health System Chief Medical Officers to Know", recognizing physician executives for leadership in healthcare organizations.