Center for Coronary Artery Disease

The Center for Coronary Artery Disease is strongly positioned for success through:

A partnership with 70+ Minneapolis Heart Institute® cardiologists, who see more than 50,000 individual patients at more than 60,000 clinic visits each year at Abbott Northwestern and United Hospitals.
An exceptionally large and diverse patient experience, complete with data contained within the electronic medical record as part of Allina Health.
A proven track record of dissemination, publishing 63 journal articles (including peer-reviewed) in 2019, along with 25 poster presentations and 48 invited presentations at 22 meetings (15 in the U.S. and 7 internationally.

Accelerating Research with Fellowship and International Scholar Programs

Frank J. and Eleanor Maslowski Charitable Trust Complex High Risk Indicated Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (CHIP) and Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Fellowship
As part of the educational aim for the Center for Coronary Artery Disease, a one-year fellowship in has been created to provide a robust experience to an individual interested in training in complex percutaneous coronary interventions and interventional cardiology research. More information

Research Scholar, Center for Coronary Artery Disease
The Center for Coronary Artery Disease team hosts full-time research scholars for a period of at least two years. Scholars develop significant expertise in designing and executing clinical studies, and previous scholars in the program have been very successful in publishing and securing clinical residency/fellowship training positions. More information on scholar program

CT for PCI Course

In partnership with the Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute, we were honored to host the first course in North America dedicated to training physicians in coronary CT-guided PCI. This interactive in-person program included lectures by expert faculty in the field, hands-on training in the use of software to facilitate CT-guided PCI, and live cases illustrating the role of pre-procedural planning.

The next course is October 9-10, 2025 - learn more and get tickets >>

Center for Coronary Artery Disease Research

We are making the impossible possible through innovative research and education around treatment approaches for coronary artery disease cases. Check out our research and resources below.