Dr. Mackenzie Madison was born and raised in Carmel Indiana where she graduated from Carmel High School. Dr. Madison then attended Purdue University and received a Bachelors of Science in Neuroscience: Brain and Behavioral Sciences, with a minor in Biology from Purdue University in 2015. Dr. Madison then went on to receive a Master of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Indiana University School of Medicine in 2017 and her Medical Degree from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2021. After graduating from medical school Dr. Madison decided to followed in her father’s footsteps and become a vascular surgeon. Dr. Madison was the top recruit for the integrated vascular residency at the Indiana University School of Medicine and began her research fellowship in the Indiana Center for Vascular Biology and Medicine focusing on the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). Dr. Madison is currently working on a vaccine to inhibit AAA formation and development of a handheld bioprinter that can deliver a gel that encases the aorta and prevents AAA growth and rupture. Dr. Madison is also earning a second Masters Degree in Bioengineering form Purdue University. Dr. Madison’s long-term plans are to continue in academic vascular surgery and succeed Dr. Michael Murphy as the Cryptic Mason Medical Research Foundation Professor and Chair of Vascular Biology Research.
