Name: ACC 2026 Legislative Conference
Start: 2026-10-04
End: 2026-10-06
Location: Washington, DC

ACC-MN Professional Development Series – Meet the Inventor: How TAVI Was Born

April 1, 2022

Description: While listening to Julio Palmaz speak at a conference in Scottsdale, Arizona in February 1989, Henning Rud Andersen was inspired to concept implanting heart valves percutaneously. Within 3 months, Dr. Andersen made and implanted the first transcatheter heart valve in an animal model. Today, TAVI is the main treatment of severe aortic stenosis in many parts of the world. Join Drs. Mohamad Alkhouli and David R. Holmes for a virtual conversation with Dr. Andersen about his extraordinary journey with TAVI.

Moderators: Mohamad Alkhouli MD, FACC and David Holmes MD
Guest: Henning Rud Andersen MD

Download or View Event Flyer: ACC-MN_How TAVI Was Born Flyer

Save the Date: Reception at ACC.22

March 24, 2022

Traveling to The American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session & Expo in Washington, DC next month? Connect with colleagues at the Minnesota reception on Saturday afternoon in Marquis Salon Room #9. Drop by our reception room at the conference between 4:30-6:00pm ET.

ACC-MN Leaders Meet with Minnesota Legislators & Staff

October 5, 2021

We appreciate time spent with staff of legislators to confirm support on critical services that impact quality heart & patient care! Thank you to the offices of Representative Tom Emmer, Congressman Jim Hagedorn, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Representative Betty McCollum, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Representative Dean Phillips, Senator Tina Smith, Representative Pete Stauber. Representing the Minnesota Chapter of the American College of Cardiology were Board President Stephen J. Smalley, M.D., FACC; Board President-Elect Retu Saxena, M.D., FACC; Board Secretary-Treasurer Sharath S. Subramanian, MBBS, M.D., FACC; Board Member Catherine (Katie) Benziger, M.D., MPH, FACC; Michael W. Cullen, M.D.; and Marysia S. Tweet, M.D., M.S.