Rebecca Uelmen

Rebecca Uelmen, PhD, serves as senior program director of the Valve Science Center at the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation. In this role, she facilitates a multidisciplinary staff and physician team to advance research and education in valvular heart disease.

Dr. Uelmen brings nearly two decades of experience in cardiac research to MHIF, beginning her career as an academic researcher specializing in cardiac arrhythmias. During her seven-year tenure at Medtronic in the Structural Heart division, she led medical affairs and scientific communications teams focused on transcatheter and surgical heart valves. She is driven by a passion for using evidence to advance treatment options and improve the lives of patients.

Dr. Uelmen holds a PhD in cellular and molecular biology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a bachelor’s degree in biology from St. Catherine University.