Cardiovascular Disease
Post Graduate Training:
Chief Cardiovascular Fellowship
- University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis, MN
Cardiovascular Fellowship
- University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis, MN
Residency
- Internal Medicine Residency
- Mayo Graduate School of Medicine
- Scottsdale, AZ
Education:
M.D.
- University of Minnesota Medical School
- Minneapolis, MN
B.A.
- Carroll College
- Major Emphasis: Biology
- Helena, MT
Board Certifications:
- American Board of Internal Medicine – 1999
- Cardiovascular Disease – Board Eligible July 2002
- Knoblach Scholarship 1992 – 1996
- Student AMA Representative
- Student Bioethics Committee Officer
- Student Knowledge Co-op Coordinator
Undergraduate:
- Maxima Cum Laude Graduate
- Carroll College Honor Scholarship
- Helen B. Davis Scholarship
- Student Judicial Board
- Senior Class Officer
- Teaching Assistant General Zoology
- Teaching Assistant Organic Chemistry
Clinical Research:
Principal Investigator
- Phase I Decompensated CHF Inpatient IV Medication
- Phase III CHF Essential Oral Inotrope Clinical Trial
- Phase III Decompensated CHF REVIVE Clincal Trial
- Phase II-III CHF OPT Clinical Trial
- Phase IIIb Acute Coronary Syndrome Statin Clinical LUNAR
- Aquavan 0523- Sedation/TEE
- DRONE L 04315-ODYSSEUS-Dronedarone
- Probe WB-NT-proBNP
- Reduce LAP-HF
Sub-Investigator
- Phase III Acute MI Clincal Trial AMIHOTPhase I
- Phase IV Acute Coronary Syndrome Lovenox vs Heparin
- Phase III A-Fib, A-flutter Athena Clinical Trial
- DIONYSOS, Dronedarone vs Amiodarone
- CURRENT/Oasis 7, HIgh dose clopidogrel vs standard dose
- CRESCENDO, Rimonabant in obese patients
- EVEREST II, Endovascular valve edge to edge repair study, Mitraclip
- ASPECT- Apadenoson/SPECT imaging study
- HESTIA- Dronedarone
- BRIDGE- Bridging anticoagulation in patients on warfarin therapy
- dal-OUTCOMES- Dalcetrapib
- VIRGO- Role of gender in AMI patients
- COAPT- MitraClip in high surgical risk patients
Research:
Summer Research Fellowship
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
- National Institute of Health
- Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Hamilton, MT
Graduate Research Assistant
- University of Minnesota
- Department of Surgery, Minneapolis, MN
Cardiovascular Research Fellowship
- Cardiac MRI/CT Angiography
- University of Minnesota
- Department of Cardiology, Minneapolis, MN[/three_fourth]