Dr. Robert Van Tassel received his undergraduate degree and Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Minnesota. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis and a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at the University of Minnesota Hospital. He served two years as a flight surgeon in the United States Air Force. Dr. Van Tassel is a board certified cardiologist and serves as a Senior Consultant in Cardiology at the Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis and is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota. He is a founder of the Minneapolis Heart Institute and past President of the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation. Dr. Van Tassel is a member of the board of directors of The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation and numerous emerging medical device companies.