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