Jay H. Traverse, MD, FACC, FAHA

Birthplace Des Moines, Iowa

Practice Locations Hutchinson - Hutchinson Area Health Care Center Litchfield - Affiliated Community Medical Centers Minneapolis - Abbott Northwestern Hospital New Ulm - New Ulm Medical Center Olivia - RC Hospital and Clinics Willmar - Family Practice Medical Center Morris - Stevens Community Medical Center Willmar - Affiliated Community Medical Centers

Undergraduate
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana

Graduate
M.E. Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Medical School
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

Residency
Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Fellowship
Cardiology, University of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Interventional Cardiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Certifications
Internal Medicine 1992; Cardiovascular Diseases 1997; Interventional Cardiology 2002

Professional Experience
Dr. Traverse joined the Minneapolis Heart Institute® immediately after finishing his training at the University of Minnesota in 1996. He is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Cardiology at the University of Minnesota.

Professional Associations
Fellow, American College of Cardiology (ACC);
Member, The Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions (SCAI);
Fellow, American Heart Association (AHA);
Fellow, American Heart Association, Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences;
Member, American Physiological Society;
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School;
Scientist Development Grant Awardee, American Heart Association

Clinical Interests
Congestive Heart Failure;
Angiogenesis;
Interventional Cardiology;
Stem Cell Therapy Repair of the Heart