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Program-At-A-Glance

Joao Cavalcante, MD

Section Head, Cardiovascular Imaging
Alina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Dr. João L. Cavalcante is the Section Head for Cardiovascular Imaging at the Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital, the largest cardiology group practice in the Twin Cities. He is also the Director of MHI Foundation Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center and Core Lab, overseeing many multicentric trials.
His passion for multimodality Imaging and focus on valve and structural heart disease is seen through the lead of multiple RCT in advanced imaging, training of several international scholars, > 250 peer-reviewed original investigations, and several book chapters, along with national and international training workshops and lectures.
He was board member for Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (2020-2023), and for Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and Program Chair for the 2023 SCMR Scientific Sessions Meeting in San Diego, CA.
He was named the Inaugural Innovation Chair of the Van Tassel Innovation Center at the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation.

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