Margaret C Tracci, MD, JD
Vascular Surgery
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Bio & Overview
Dr. Tracci grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area where she pursued her undergraduate education at Stanford University. She completed her graduate training at the University of Illinois where she received a dual MD/JD degree with a focus on health policy and patient safety. Dr. Tracci has been a member of the UVA community since 2001 and completed her surgical training in both general and vascular surgery at UVA before joining the faculty in 2010. She is a member of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, as well as the medical director of the inpatient vascular unit and co-director of the multidisciplinary Vein Clinic.
Her clinical and academic interests include the open surgical and endovascular treatment of aortic and peripheral vascular disease, the management of venous disorders and functional outcomes following surgery. Dr. Tracci is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a past president of the Virginia Vascular Society and an active member of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society and the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery. Dr. Tracci has presented both research and invited lectures at multiple regional and national societies and has been named one of America's Top Doctors in Vascular Surgery.
In 2025, Dr. Tracci was announced as the first-ever women president of the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery (SAVS).
Academic Information
- Department
- Surgery
- Academic Role
- Professor
- Division
- Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
- Research Interests
- Health Policy, Open surgical and endovascular treatment of aortic, peripheral vascular, renal and mesenteric occlusive disease. Treatment of carotid stenosis and cerebrovascular disease. Medical management of vascular disease. Treatment of varicose and spider veins
- Gender
- Female
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Primary Education
- University of Illinois College of Medicine
- Residency
- University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Fellowships
- University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Certification
- American Board of Surgery (Vascular Surgery), American Board of Surgery (Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery)
Highlights
Dr. Meghan Tracci profile video
[MUSIC PLAYING] - My name is Meghan Tracci and I'm in the division of vascular and indovascular surgery. I like both the technical aspects of vascular surgery, which is very attentive to detail and very technically oriented, but I also like the fact that unlike a lot of areas of surgery, we actually follow patients frequently for the rest of their lives. So I see the same people over years and I enjoy that aspect of things. Our practice is unique in that it brings forth a really strong multi-disciplinary and multi-role integrated care in vascular surgery and really in cardiovascular care. People come in and they're frequently very intimidated by their problem. They're intimidated by the process. They're intimidated by the idea of going through surgery and we can really bring people along as partners, educate them about what they're dealing with, about their disease, and really let them know that we're working together. And we bring people through and they feel both physically better, but also much more confident that they're in the hands of a group of people who's really dedicated to looking after them. There are a lot of other things that are involved in being a physician, particularly physician at a teaching hospital. We teach, we participate in academic research, we try to keep absolutely up [AUDIO OUT] treatments on the latest research developments, but what I really like, all those other things aside, is the face to face time I get with the folks I see in the clinic and in the operating room. [MUSIC PLAYING]
Awards
- 2019-2020 Best Doctors in America® List
- 2012, 2013, 2014 America’s Top Doctors- Vascular Surgery
- 2012 American College of Surgeons/Society for Vascular Surgery Health Policy Scholar
- 2008 American College of Surgeons RAS Leadership Scholar
- 2008 Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine and Excellence in Teaching Award
- 2008 Hugh Shepherd Warren Award as Chief Resident of the Year, University of Virginia
- 2001 Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society
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