William Robinson, MD, is a professor, and David S. Sumner Endowed Chair and Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Dr. Robinson earned his medical degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and completed his General Surgery training at the University of North Carolina. He then completed a Vascular Surgery fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School, where he also obtained additional research training in the Clinical Effectiveness Program at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Dr. Robinson’s research also focuses on the clinical outcomes and effectiveness of vascular interventions, with a particular interest in surgical and endovascular intervention for lower extremity PAD and aortic aneurysm disease.  He has been site principal investigator for a number of national device trials for lower extremity PAD and aortic aneurysm disease.

Dr. Robinson has authored or co-authored more than 80 peer-reviewed articles and books.