Minnesota
Department
Medical School
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Graduate School
Surgery and Physiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
Residency
University of Minnesota Hospitals, Minneapolis, MN
Fellowship
Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Certifications
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Academic Rank
Professor of Surgery
Interests
- Aortic diseases
- Adult and pediatric cardiac assist devices
- Maze procedure
- Valve repair
- Aortic reconstruction
- Beating heart coronary artery bypass
- Heart transplantation
- Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
Professional Highlights
- National Principal Investigator, VentrAssist LVAD Destination Therapy FDA Protocol, 2005-2007
- Interim Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Minnesota, 2005-2007
- President, American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, 1996
- Top Doctor Award in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Mpls-St. Paul Magazine, August 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 issues
- The Barney Clark Award, American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, 1994
Publications
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Research
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