The Lillehei Heart Institute

The Lillehei Heart Institute "What mankind can dream, research and technology can achieve." - C. Walton Lillehei

Congratulations to Karim Azzag, PhD, winner of the Postdoc Poster Award at Cardio Palooza 16! Dr. Azzag has been a membe...
08/18/2025

Congratulations to Karim Azzag, PhD, winner of the Postdoc Poster Award at Cardio Palooza 16!
Dr. Azzag has been a member of the Perlingeiro lab since 2018. The title of his project is “Preclinical studies of an allogeneic off-the-shelf iPSC-derived myogenic progenitor cell product in a nonhuman primate model.”

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Selma Carlson to the Division. We’re thrilled to have her on board and look forward to t...
07/22/2025

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Selma Carlson to the Division. We’re thrilled to have her on board and look forward to the expertise, energy, and dedication she will bring to our team.

Dr. Carlson completed internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at University of Washington in Seattle, and advanced multimodality cardiovascular imaging fellowship at Minneapolis Heart Institute. Her clinical interests include hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, aortic disease, preventive cardiology, and women’s cardiovascular health. Her research efforts are focused on the clinical application of cardiac CT and stress CMR for patients with coronary artery disease, use of cardiac CT in planning of complex structural interventions, and the role of multimodality imaging in women’s cardiovascular health. She also has an interest in cardiac imaging fellowship training/education.

Please join us in congratulating faculty members on their recent promotions. We are grateful for their continued contrib...
07/21/2025

Please join us in congratulating faculty members on their recent promotions. We are grateful for their continued contributions to education, research, and clinical care.

Rebecca Cogswell, MD - Professor
Chetan Shenoy, MBBS, MS - Professor
Rajat Kalra, MBCHB, MS - Associate Professor
Forum Kamdar, MD, PhD - Associate Professor
Jeremy Markowitz, MD - Associate Professor

We’re pleased to share that Dr. Rebecca Cogswell and Dr. Henri Roukoz have been recognized among Mpls. St. Paul Magazine...
07/21/2025

We’re pleased to share that Dr. Rebecca Cogswell and Dr. Henri Roukoz have been recognized among Mpls. St. Paul Magazine’s 2025 Top Doctors - a testament to their outstanding clinical care and leadership. Congratulations to both on this well-deserved honor!

"We are proud to share that Dr. Henri Roukoz has been recognized as a 2025 University of Minnesota Physicians Clinical E...
07/18/2025

"We are proud to share that Dr. Henri Roukoz has been recognized as a 2025 University of Minnesota Physicians Clinical Excellence Distinguished Honoree for the Department of Medicine. This prestigious honor celebrates his outstanding clinical care, dedication to patients, and contributions to advancing medicine within our community. Congratulations, Dr. Roukoz!"

Dr. Zhang brings a strong clinical foundation along with a thoughtful, team-oriented approach. We’re excited to have him...
07/18/2025

Dr. Zhang brings a strong clinical foundation along with a thoughtful, team-oriented approach. We’re excited to have him on board and look forward to the valuable perspective he’ll contribute to our work.

Congratulations to Dr. Sasha Prisco, who has been selected as the recipient of the Dr. Anne Joseph Early-Career Research...
05/22/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Sasha Prisco, who has been selected as the recipient of the Dr. Anne Joseph Early-Career Research Award (ERA)! The Dr. Anne Joseph Early-Career Research Award (ERA) provides supplemental funding to sustain research productivity and retention of early-career faculty that took time away from research work for caregiving responsibilities, as outlined in the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

The awardee will be announced at the Department of Medicine's Research Hebbel Day in May 2025 and awardees will receive ongoing support and mentorship, including quarterly check-in meetings to ensure success.

Effective April 23, 2025, Dr. Valmiki Maharaj will assume the role of Program Director for the University of Minnesota’s...
04/30/2025

Effective April 23, 2025, Dr. Valmiki Maharaj will assume the role of Program Director for the University of Minnesota’s Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program. He succeeds Dr. Jane Chen, who led the program with distinction since January 2018.
Dr. Maharaj, an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant cardiologist, brings outstanding clinical expertise, a passion for education, and a strong commitment to academic excellence.
Recently honored with the 2024 Excellence Award for Education, Dr. Maharaj co-led a highly acclaimed update to the cardiology foundations course for first-year medical students, earning top ratings and a 100% pass rate.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Maharaj and welcoming him to this new leadership role!

New CVD Fellowship Administrator: Julie XiongPlease join us in welcoming Julie Xiong, who has joined the Med Ed/Cardiova...
04/29/2025

New CVD Fellowship Administrator: Julie Xiong

Please join us in welcoming Julie Xiong, who has joined the Med Ed/Cardiovascular team as the new Fellowship Administrator for the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program.

Julie previously worked as a Program Manager in the banking industry, supporting employee programs for Fortune 500 companies. In 2015, Julie received her Master’s in Healthcare Administration from Des Moines University. She served in a board leadership role for three years at a pediatric clinic and later worked as an independent consultant, leading a variety of projects and events for local health, business, and community organizations.

Julie currently lives with her husband and their four children—one of whom is off at college. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family, going on nature walks, and exploring her creativity with arts and crafts.

UMN Mini Medical School presents The Heart of Health: Through this series, attendees will gain insights from leading exp...
04/09/2025

UMN Mini Medical School presents The Heart of Health: Through this series, attendees will gain insights from leading experts in cardiovascular care and research at the University of Minnesota, learning how science and innovation are shaping the future of heart health.

Registration is required for 3 dates in April. This is a free opportunity.
Register now: https://buff.ly/Z8in2b1

Speakers:
David Benditt, MD, Professor of Medicine, Medical School
Constantin Aliferis, MD, PhD, Director of Institute for Health Informatics
Tamas Alexy, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Medical School

Moderator:
Lin Yee Chen, MD, MS, Professor of Medicine, Director of the Lillehei Heart Institute

Congratulations to Forum Kamdar, MD, PhD, the 2025 Recipient of the AHA International Visiting Professorship Award. Dr. ...
03/20/2025

Congratulations to Forum Kamdar, MD, PhD, the 2025 Recipient of the AHA International Visiting Professorship Award. Dr. Kamdar is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in Advanced Heart Failure at the University of Minnesota Medical School, Cardiovascular Division. She is also a researcher for the Lillehei Heart Institute investigating molecular mechanisms of advanced heart failure in neuromuscular cardiomyopathy.
More info about Dr. Kamdar: https://buff.ly/1TS8BFy

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Andrea Elliott, MD for her nomination and selection for the 2024 UMMC Clinical Ed...
03/20/2025

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Andrea Elliott, MD for her nomination and selection for the 2024 UMMC Clinical Education Medical Staff Award! Dr. Elliott received her award at a ceremony February 27th.
More about Dr. Elliott: https://buff.ly/ukcVQR0

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2231 6th Street SE, 4-156 CCRB
Minneapolis, MN
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Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
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