At the Heart of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention 2026

Dr. Michael Miedema is Director of the Nolan Family Center for Cardiovascular Health at Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and Director of Cardiovascular Prevention at Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute. Dr. Miedema obtained his medical degree and completed a cardiovascular fellowship at the University of Minnesota Medical School and also has a master’s degree in public health from the Harvard School of Public Health. He is a leading national expert in cardiovascular prevention. He serves as an Associate Editor for the digital content for the Prevention Section of the American College of Cardiology. He served on the executive review committee for the 2018 ACC/AHA Cholesterol Guidelines, and was a member of the 2019 ACC/AHA Guidelines Committee for the Primary Prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Dr. Elizabeth Tuohy is a cardiologist at Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute and serves as Medical Director of the Heart Disease Prevention Clinic in St. Paul at United Hospital. She earned her Medical Degree from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine and completed Internal Medicine Residency and Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship training at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. 

Dr. Tuohy’s cardiology practice interests include heart disease prevention, complex lipid management, general cardiology, as well as interpretation of multiple modalities of non-invasive cardiac imaging including echocardiography, nuclear imaging and cardiac CT. Dr. Tuohy is also active in teaching the United Family Medicine residents during her inpatient rounding service at United Hospital. She is a member of the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association and National Lipid Association. Dr. Tuohy sees patients in St. Paul, Hastings, and Shoreview, MN.

Dr. Retu Saxena is a cardiologist at Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute and serves as Co-Director of the Cardio Obstetrics Program at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. She has extensive expertise in women’s heart disease, noninvasive imaging and critical care, as well as specific research interests related to cardiovascular risk factors that emerge during pregnancy. 

She has provided training to OB-GYN and women’s care practitioners to help them better manage risk among their patients as part of MHIF’s BROACH initiative (Broadening the Role of Ob-Gyns in Assessing Cardiovascular Health). Dr. Saxena was recognized as a 2020 Top Doctor in Mpls St. Paul Magazine.

Dr. Joe Jensen is a noninvasive cardiologist at the Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute, with a special interest in preventive cardiology. He earned his medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School and went on to serve as Chief Resident at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Dr. Jensen completed his undergraduate studies in Science-Business at the University of Notre Dame.