Michael J. Ackerman, M.D., Ph.D.

Minnesota

Medical School

Mayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Graduate School

Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Residency

Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Fellowship

Pediatric Cardiology, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Certification

American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatric Cardiology

Academic Rank

Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Pharmacology

Interests

• Acquired and congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS)
• Brugada syndrome
• Cardiac channelopathies
• Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT)
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
• Molecular autopsy
• Molecular genetic testing
• Sudden death in the young
• Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
• Unexplained drownings

Professional Highlights

• Distinguished Service Award, Luther College, 2008
• President, Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes (SADS) Foundation, 2006-2008
• Board of Trustees, Ronald McDonald House (Rochester, MN), 2002-2008
• 25th Young Investigator Award, Society for Pediatric Research, 2007
• Young Investigator Award, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2002

Publications

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Research

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