Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation

Clinical Nurse Coordinator Core Curriculum Training (CCCT)

Funded by NHLBI (NIH UM1HL 087394)

2013-05-17T15:41:51+00:00

Long-term outcomes in patients with advanced coronary artery disease are better than expected

2013-05-15T21:00:59+00:00

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Star Tribune interviews Dr. Maron on the use of ECG tests on young athletes

2013-05-15T13:23:42+00:00

Pioneer Press talks to MHIF researchers about the possibilities of Hypertension treatment

2013-05-15T13:23:15+00:00

Minnesota Public Radio covers Dr. Katz at the Connecting to Transform Communities conference

2013-05-15T13:22:00+00:00

Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation part of trial in dissolving stent

2013-05-15T13:21:36+00:00

Heart2Heart E-Newsletter

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2013-05-10T19:51:53+00:00

EUCLID

Category:
Peripheral Artery Disease

2013-05-10T13:19:26+00:00

This study is being carried out to see if a medication called ticagrelor given twice daily is effective in preventing the occurrence of heart attack, stroke and/or death due to heart problems in patients who have peripheral arterial disease.

2013-08-05T00:00:00+00:00

Aug 2013

Golf Challenge

5

11:30 - 6:30 PM

The Minikahda Club
3205 Excelsior Blvd
Minneapolis, MN 55416

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2013-06-07T00:00:00+00:00

Jun 2013

Chocolate, Wine and Design

7

7:00 -10:00 PM

International Market Square
275 Market St
Minneapolis, MN 55405

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UnitedHealth Group Grants More Than $1 Million for The Heart of New Ulm Project

2013-05-03T14:35:30+00:00

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2013-05-20T00:00:00+00:00

May 2013

Women's Only Cardiac Support Group: Michael Aguirre MSW, LGSW

20

6:30-8:00 PM

MHI Building
920 E 28th St Minneapolis
Lower level dining room

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Marcus McCleery: Turning The Corner

Foundation supporter, Marcus McCleery, shares his inspiring story.

2013-05-02T14:00:14+00:00

Peter Quimby: A New Normal

Foundation board member, Peter Quimby, teaches us to make the best of things.

2013-05-02T13:48:54+00:00

Dr. Sharkey recognized with 2013 Best of Waconia Award

2013-05-01T18:48:17+00:00

Louis B. Louis, IV, MD

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Terrence F. Longe, MD
FACC

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Craig Strauss, MD, MPH

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Peter Stokman, MD

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Nedaa Skeik, MD

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Michael Samara, MD

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Anil Poulose, MD
FACC

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Wesley R. Pedersen, MD
FACC

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Luis Pagan-Carlo, MD
FACC

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Quirino G. Orlandi, MD

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Richard Nelson
MD, FACC

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Michael R. Mooney, MD
FACC, FSCAI, FAHA

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Chuen Y. Tang, MD
FACC

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Alexander S. Tretinyak, MD

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Peter Zimbwa
MD, PhD

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Robert S. Schwartz, MD
FACC

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Norma Thiessen, MD
FACC

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Yale L. Wang
MD, FACC, FSCAI

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Wing C. Yeen, MD

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Jay H. Traverse, MD
FACC, FAHA

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Scott W. Sharkey, MD
FACC

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Jay Sengupta, MD

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Addi Z. Rizvi, MD

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Marc C. Newell, MD

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Daniel P. Melby, MD

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Barry J. Maron, MD

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James D. Madison, MD
FACC

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Daniel L. Lips, MD
FACC

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David Lin, MD

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John R. Lesser, MD
FACC, FAHA, FSCAI

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Casey M. Lawler, MD
FACC

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Vibhu R. Kshettry, MD
FACS, FRCS

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Thomas Knickelbine, MD
MD, FACC, FSCCT, FSCAI

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William T. Katsiyiannis, MD

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Edward P. Kang, MD

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Randall K. Johnson, MD
FACC

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Desmond B. Jay, MD

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Kasia M. Hryniewicz, MD

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Mark A. Houghland, MD
FACC

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William T. Hession, MD
FACC

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Timothy D. Henry
MD, FACC

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Robert G. Hauser
MD, FACC

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John N. Graber, MD

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Charles C. Gornick, MD
FACC

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James A. Furda, MD

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Bjorn P. Flygenring, MD
FACP, FACC, FSCAI

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Thomas F. Flavin, MD
FACS, FRCS

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Frazier Eales, MD

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Timothy G. Dirks, MD

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Durand E. Burns, MD

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John E. Bernhardson, MD
MBA, FACP

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Elizabeth Z. Grey, MD

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David S. Feldman
MD, FACC, FAHA

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Andrew H. Cragg, MD

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Ivan Chavez
MD, FACC

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Barry Cabuay
MD, FACC

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Richard Y. Bae, MD
FACC

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Adrian K. Almquist
MD, FACC

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Jason Q. Alexander
MD, FACS, RPVI

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Peter B. Alden
MD, FACS

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Preservation I

Category: Cell Therapy (Heart)

2013-04-26T16:03:20+00:00

This study is testing the safety and effectiveness of the study device 2-5 days after a heart attack.

PEGASUS

Category: Drug Studies for the Heart

2013-04-26T15:53:11+00:00

The objective of the study is to look at patients that have suffered a heart attack 1 – 3 years ago and determine if there is a possible benefit of treating patients with aspirin and an experimental antiplatelet drug versus aspirin therapy alone.

TRHF

Category: Heart Failure

2013-04-26T15:46:00+00:00

The purpose of the study is to better understand the transplanted heart by studying the blood flow through the heart muscle, microscopic factors within the heart muscle and your clinical picture (how well you do).

ABBOTT EXCEL

Category: Interventional

2013-04-26T15:39:35+00:00

The purpose of this study is to establish the safety and efficacy of the XIENCE PRIME or XIENCE V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System (EECSS) in subjects with unprotected left main coronary artery disease (either isolated to the left main trunk or associated with disease in other coronary arteries)...

BAV Registry

Category: Heart Valves

2013-04-26T15:30:26+00:00

The purpose of this study is to collect health information and conduct follow up phone calls for patients who have had a Percutaneous Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty due to severe aortic stenosis.

REVEAL-AF

Category: Heart Failure

2013-04-26T15:23:47+00:00

The purpose of the study is to determine whether patients with certain risk factors have heart beats with the irregular patterns of atrial fibrillation.

ATTAIN

Category: Heart Rhythm

2013-04-26T15:16:32+00:00

The purpose of this clinical study is to evaluate the postimplant safety and efficacy of the Medtronic Attain Performa Quadripolar Left Ventricular (LV) leads used in implantable Biventricular pacemaker/defibrillators and also assess and characterize their interaction...

GLORIA-AF

Category: Heart Rhythm

2013-04-26T15:09:09+00:00

The main purpose of this observational, registry study is to study the differences between patients that may influence their doctor’s choice of anticoagulation medication for the prevention of stroke in AF patients.

ACCENT-MRI

Category: Imaging

2013-04-26T14:59:24+00:00

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the implanted Accent MRI™ system, which includes the investigational St. Jude Medical Tendril MRI™ lead and Accent MRI™ pacemaker.

Roadmap

Category: Heart Failure

2013-04-26T14:48:07+00:00

This observational study will evaluate and compare the effectiveness of the HeartMate® II (HM II) Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) support versus medication management in Heart Failure patients.

Juventas HF

Category: Heart Failure

2013-04-26T14:40:04+00:00

The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether JVS-100 delivered directly to the heart muscle using an injection catheter has an effect on exercise capacity and can be given safely to patients with congestive herat failure and whether this agent may be of benefit in heart failure in improving symptoms, quality of life and heart function.

River PCI

Category: Drug Studies for the Heart

2013-04-26T14:29:56+00:00

The purpose of this study is to evaluate if ranolazine, compared to placebo, can reduce the chance of myocardial infarction (heart attack), hospitalization for angina (chest pain), or for ischemia (decreased blood flow to the heart muscle), and cardiovascular death, when taken together with standard medications...

AASTROM Ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Study

Category: Heart Failure

2013-04-26T14:13:41+00:00

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of an autologous (your own) expanded cell population delivered with a catheter (tube) that injects cells into the regions of the heart with poor blood flow and pumping ability.

Secret

Category: Heart Failure

2013-04-26T13:37:52+00:00

The purpose of the Secret of CHF study is to evaluate the effect of the medication tolvaptan compared to optimal medical management in patients hospitalized with worsening heart failure and fluid overload.

David G. Hurrell, MD
FACC

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M. Nicholas Burke, MD
FACC

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Timothy M. Sullivan, MD
FACS, FACC, FSVM, FSVS

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Kevin M. Harris
MD, FACC, FASE

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Raed H. Abdelhadi, MD
FACC

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The Heart of New Ulm Project highlighted in Diabetic Living

2013-04-16T21:47:24+00:00

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Diabetic Living goes behind the scenes in New Ulm

2013-04-16T21:46:20+00:00

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EatingWell Magazine features The Heart of New Ulm Project

2013-04-16T21:43:35+00:00

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TAG

Category:
Surgery (Endovascular)

2013-04-11T20:51:51+00:00

The purpose of the study is to see how well the Conformable TAG® Thoracic Endoprosthesis device works to repair thoracic aortic dissections.

SuperNOVA Stent System

Category:
Peripheral Arterial Disease

2013-04-11T20:50:44+00:00

The purpose of the study is to determine whether the Innova™ Nitinol Stent System shows acceptable performance in long-term (12 months) safety rates and vessel patency when treating femoraopopliteal lesions.

Juventas CLI JTCS-200

Category:
Peripheral Arterial Disease

2013-04-11T20:47:04+00:00

The purpose of the study is to see if non-viral gene material that produces a naturally occurring protein in the body can enable homing of cells that can lead to the development of new blood vessels, a process known as angiogenesis.

INPACT SFA II Study

Category:
Peripheral Arterial Disease

2013-04-11T20:43:44+00:00

The purpose of the study is to learn if the new Medtronic device (the drug-eluting balloon or DEB) is as safe as any approved standard balloon (PTA balloon) for treating PAD in the Superficial Femoral Artery (SFA)/ Proximal Popliteal Artery (PPA).

Aastrom Study

Category:
Peripheral Arterial Disease

2013-04-11T20:41:06+00:00

The purpose of the study is to see if stem cells that are taken from the bone marrow in your hip can be transformed into cells that create blood vessels.

Symplicty HTN-3

Category:
Interventional

2013-04-11T20:39:06+00:00

The purpose of this trial is to demonstrate that catheter-based renal denervation is a safe and effective treatment for uncontrolled hypertension (high blood pressure).

REALISM Registry

Category:
Heart Valves

2013-04-11T20:37:07+00:00

The REALISM study is a registry to collect new information regarding treatment of Mitral Regurgitation (MR) with the percutaneous (placed through a vein from the leg) MitraClip system.

PARTNER II Trial

Category:
Heart Valves

2013-04-11T20:35:19+00:00

Patients who have been told by their doctor that the opening in their aortic heart valve is too narrow (stenosis) may qualify to be in this study. They may have been told they are at high-risk for standard open heart valve surgery.

PREVAIL CAP2

Category:
Heart Rhythm

2013-04-11T20:34:02+00:00

The WATCHMAN® LAA closure device is a novel device designed to prevent the embolization of thrombi (blood clots) that may form in the left atrial appendage in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.

LAPTOP-HF

Category:
Heart Failure

2013-04-11T20:31:18+00:00

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of use of a physician-directed, patient self-management system, guided by left atrial pressure measurements, for use in patients with heart failure.

Ad5.hAC6 Gene Transfer for CHF

Category:
Heart Failure

2013-04-11T20:29:20+00:00

This research study is being conducted to find out whether gene transfer using an agent called Ad5.AC6 (adenovirus-5 encoding adenylyl cyclase type 6) can be given safely to patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and whether this agent may be of benefit in heart failure.

RENEW

Category:
Cell Therapy (Heart)

2013-04-11T20:27:50+00:00

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of one's own stem cells, delivered with a catheter (tube) into the regions of the heart with poor blood flow.

PreSERVE-AMI

Category:
Cell Therapy (Heart)

2013-04-11T20:25:12+00:00

This study is being done to find out if putting specialized cells collected from bone marrow (AMR-001) can preserve blood flow and heart muscle function after being injected into the coronary (heart) artery that caused the heart attack.

Athena

Category:
Cell Therapy (Heart)

2013-04-11T18:42:31+00:00

This goal of this study is to determine the safety of the patient's own stem cells, taken from adipose (fat) tissue and delivered with a catheter (tube) into the regions of the heart with poor blood flow.

ALLSTAR

Category:
Cell Therapy (Heart)

2013-04-11T18:33:36+00:00

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of CAP - 1002 in the treatment and/or prevention of left\ventricular (LV) dysfunction following myocardial infarction (MI), also known as a heart attack.

Dr. Timothy D. Henry interviewed in Minnesota Physician Magazine

2013-04-10T21:31:14+00:00

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Physician Researchers contribute to a recent Pioneer Press article

2013-04-10T21:30:55+00:00

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MHI Patient, Marcus McCleery featured in Star Tribune

2013-04-10T21:30:35+00:00

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Star Tribune features The Heart of New Ulm Project

2013-04-10T21:30:14+00:00

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Dr. Kevin M. Harris publishes article in Circulation

2013-04-10T21:29:48+00:00

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Dr. Timothy D. Henry named in Top 100 Influential Health Care Leaders

2013-04-10T21:29:22+00:00

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Dr. Barry J. Maron publishes "State of Disease" review of HCM

2013-04-10T21:29:02+00:00

The Heart of New Ulm Project garners national exposure

2013-04-10T21:28:40+00:00

Foundation staff publishes women's heart health paper

2013-04-10T21:27:57+00:00

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Women's Heart Health

Improving women's heart health through clinical care, education, prevention and research studies.

2013-04-10T21:07:31+00:00

Girls and Moms on the Move®

Discover the power of healthy eating and physical activity with the wonderful girl in your life.

2013-04-10T20:51:17+00:00

Hearts Beat Back: The Heart of New Ulm Project

A major initiative aimed at reducing heart disease throughout the city of New Ulm.

2013-04-10T20:46:03+00:00

Food Explorers

Students explore and enjoy new foods through simple cooking activities.

2013-04-10T20:37:32+00:00

Minneapolis Heart Institute ranked #2 in Cardiac Care

2013-04-10T15:09:14+00:00

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Cardiac Surgery

Women's Heart Health

Vascular

Heart Transplant & Recovery

Diagnostic Catheterization & Coronary Therapeutics

Cardiovascular Stem Cell

Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

2013-05-20T00:00:00+00:00

May 2013

Cardiology Grand Rounds Dr. Michael Samara

20

7:00 - 8:00 AM

Watson Room, Education Building, Abbott Northwestern Hospital

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Cardiac Valve

Cardiac Rhythm Disorders

Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

2013-09-27T00:00:00+00:00

Sep 2013

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy International Summit V

27

7:30 - 6:30 PM

1300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, 55403

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Cardiovascular Patient Safety & Advocacy

Clinical Nurse Coordinator Core Curriculum Training (CCCT)

Long-term outcomes in patients with advanced coronary artery disease are better than expected

Star Tribune interviews Dr. Maron on the use of ECG tests on young athletes

Pioneer Press talks to MHIF researchers about the possibilities of Hypertension treatment

Minnesota Public Radio covers Dr. Katz at the Connecting to Transform Communities conference

Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation part of trial in dissolving stent

Heart2Heart E-Newsletter

EUCLID

Golf Challenge

Chocolate, Wine and Design

UnitedHealth Group Grants More Than $1 Million for The Heart of New Ulm Project

Women's Only Cardiac Support Group: Michael Aguirre MSW, LGSW

Marcus McCleery: Turning The Corner

Peter Quimby: A New Normal

Dr. Sharkey recognized with 2013 Best of Waconia Award

Louis, Louis B.

Longe, Terrence F.

Strauss, Craig

Stokman, Peter

Skeik, Nedaa

Samara, Michael

Poulose, Anil

Pedersen, Wesley R.

Pagan-Carlo, Luis

Orlandi, Quirino G.

Nelson, Richard

Mooney, Michael R.

Tang, Chuen Y.

Tretinyak, Alexander S.

Zimbwa, Peter

Schwartz, Robert S.

Thiessen, Norma

Wang, Yale L.

Yeen, Wing C.

Traverse, Jay H.

Sharkey, Scott W.

Sengupta, Jay

Rizvi, Addi Z.

Newell, Marc C.

Melby, Daniel P.

Maron, Barry J.

Madison, James D.

Lips, Daniel L.

Lin, David

Lesser, John R.

Lawler, Casey M.

Kshettry, Vibhu R.

Knickelbine, Thomas

Katsiyiannis, William T.

Kang, Edward P.

Johnson, Randall K.

Jay, Desmond B.

Hryniewicz, Kasia M.

Houghland, Mark A.

Hession, William T.

Henry, Timothy D.

Hauser, Robert G.

Graber, John N.

Gornick, Charles C.

Furda, James A.

Flygenring, Bjorn P.

Flavin, Thomas F.

Eales, Frazier

Dirks, Timothy G.

Burns, Durand E.

Bernhardson, John E.

Grey, Elizabeth Z.

Feldman, David S.

Cragg, Andrew H.

Chavez, Ivan

Cabuay, Barry

Bae, Richard Y.

Almquist, Adrian K.

Alexander, Jason Q.

Alden, Peter B.

Preservation I

PEGASUS

TRHF

ABBOTT EXCEL

BAV Registry