Patrick McCarthy, MD

Drs. Patrick McCarthy (PI) and Chris Malaisrie (Co-I) are participating in the Edwards Lifesciences PARTNER Trial (Placement of Aortic Transcatheter Valve) for patients with severe aortic stenosis who are either inoperable or very high risk for conventional aortic valve replacement.

Edwin McGee, MD

Dr. Edwin McGee (PI) is participating in the Evaluation of the VentrAssist™ Left Ventricular Assist Device as a Bridge to Cardiac Transplantation to evaluate a new heart assist device as a treatment for end stage heart failure patients who require circulatory assistance while waiting for a heart transplant.

Richard Lee, MD

Dr. Richard Lee (PI) is participating in the class="normal1"Medtronic Concomitant Utilization of Radio Frequency Energy for Atrial Fibrillation (CURE-AF) Study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Cardioblate Surgical Ablation System for treatment of permanent atrial fibrillation.