Lillehei Heart Institute
Research | Innovation | Collaboration
To produce world-class researchers who will advance the cure for heart disease.
Director, Lin Yee Chen, MD, MS
Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation Chair in Adult Cardiology
The Lillehei Heart Institute was built more than twenty years ago on the legacy of University of Minnesota icons who created a culture of innovation and discovery. Today, established investigators work together with the next generation of young investigators to advance scientific discovery in the development of cardiovascular disease therapies and to provide training and education for our future cardiovascular scientists and physicians.