Robert A. Van Tassel, MD, FACC (Emeritus)

Birthplace Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Practice Locations

Undergraduate
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Medical School
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Residency
Internal Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Fellowship
Cardiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Certifications
Internal Medicine 1975; Cardiovascular Diseases 1975; American Board of Internal Medicine

Professional Associations
Fellow, American College of Cardiology (ACC);
American Heart Association (AHA);
American Medical Association (AMA);
Hennepin County Medical Society;
Minneapolis Academy of Medicine;
Minnesota Heart Association;
Minnesota Society of Internal Medicine;
Minnesota State Medical Association;
The Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions (SCAI);
Chairman, Board of Directors, American Heart Institutes;
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota

Practice Philosophy
"I practice general consultative cardiology today after spending the majority of my career in the area of cardiac catheterization and percutaneous (through the skin) coronary interventions. I remain deeply interested in this area of cardiology particularly as it relates to the development of new techniques and devices used for treatment of patients in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. I have worked on the development of innovative strategies that can be instituted to bring the practice of cardiology and cardiac imaging to patients in their own communities, thus extending the continuity of care from early prevention to long term follow up."

Clinical Interests
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy