FOUNDATION
CARDIOVASCULAR INNOVATIONS FOUNDATION
PROBLEM
Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death globally, accounting for nearly 17.5 million deaths each year. Cardiovascular disease may strike those in their prime years and, due to population aging, also afflict elderly people who are otherwise living healthy lives. Improvements in cardiovascular therapy have markedly reduced procedural risk, and thereby enabled the treatment of a broad range of patients, more than ever before in the history of medicine. Nonetheless, significant disparities in the delivery of cardiovascular care continue to exist, leading to large unmet clinical needs for many patients worldwide. Innovation in the delivery of cardiovascular care, as well as education of the public at-large, is essential for optimizing the management of these patients.
MISSION
The Cardiovascular Innovations Foundation is organized and operated exclusively for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The mission of the Foundation is to address unmet needs in cardiovascular care through the study, design, and development of innovative health care solutions and education of health care providers and the larger public.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Subhash Banerjee,
MD, FACC, FSCAI
Professor of Medicine – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Chief – Division of Cardiology
Director – Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory VA North Texas Health Care System
Emmanouil S. Brilakis,
MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA,
FSCAI, FESC
Director – Center for Complex Coronary Interventions Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Professor of Medicine – University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
Mehdi H. Shishehbor,
DO, MPH, PhD, FACC,
FAHA, FSCAI
Professor of Medicine – CWRU Co-Chair, Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute
Director – Cardiovascular Interventional Center
Co-Director -Vascular Center University Hospitals of Cleveland
Paul Sorajja, MD, FACC,
FAHA, FSCAI
Director – Center for Valve and Structural Heart Disease Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Director – Valve Science Center Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
CARDIOVASCULAR INNOVATIONS FOUNDATION
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