John Mack

Board Member

John Mack retired in 2023 as President of Cardiac Surgery after a 27 year career at Medtronic. He has had a passion for helping patients through advancing cardiovascular medicine throughout his career, and currently continues to be active in consulting and advising.

John is excited to share his expertise in medical devices, clinical trials and medical education with the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation as a member of the Board of Directors.

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The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation® (MHIF) strives to create a world without heart and vascular disease. To achieve this bold vision, we are dedicated to improving the cardiovascular health of individuals and communities through innovative research and education.

Thanks to the generosity of donors like you, we can continue this life-saving work. Please make a gift to support the area of greatest need.

Research Milestone: FDA approves device used as alternative to open-heart

We are honored to celebrate the culmination of years of research that has resulted in new technologies for patients! In the few last weeks, we announced a similar research milestone with the FDA approval of the TriClip system for tricuspid regurgitation. We celebrated this important milestone with local media KSTP-TV, who spotlighted the importance of this new technology. We were proud to be a leading clinical site led by Global PI Dr. Paul Sorajja and the MHIF research team who contributed significant data to the pivotal trial.