Leadership and Staff

LHI Leadership

DIRECTOR
Lin Yee Chen, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Lillehei Heart Institute
Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Chair in Adult Cardiology

DEPUTY DIRECTOR - BASIC RESEARCH
Jop van Berlo, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of Graduate Studies,
Integrative Biology and Physiology Graduate Program
Lillehei Heart Institute and Stem Cell Institute

DEPUTY DIRECTOR - CLINICAL RESEARCH
Tamas Alexy, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Division

DEPUTY DIRECTOR - SCIENTIFIC ENGAGEMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION
Rita Perlingeiro, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Lillehei Professor in Stem Cell and
Regenerative Cardiovascular Medicine
Lillehei Heart Institute and Stem Cell Institute

DIRECTOR - ADVANCED PRECLINICAL IMAGING CENTER
Robert Wilson, MD
Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Division

Steering Committee/Internal Advisory Board

Elizabeth Seaquist, MD
Nesbitt Chair and Head, Department of Medicine
Associate Dean for Medical Specialties and Primary Care
Professor of Medicine, Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Faculty, Program in Integrative Biology and Physiology, PhD
Co-Director, Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism
Associate Dean, Medical Specialties and Primary Care

Ranjit John, MD
Professor and Division Chief
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

John Bischof, PhD
Director, Institute for Engineering in Medicine
Distinguished McKnight University Professor
Medtronic-Bakken Endowed Chair for Engineering in Medicine
Mechanical Engineering

Marc Jenkins, PhD
Director, Center for Immunology (CFI)
Regents and Distinguished McKnight University Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology