Investigators
Each researcher at the Cardiovascular Innovation Institute is dedicated to the Mission and Vision of the Organization, striving to take new therapies and breakthrough innovations from the laboratory to the patient's bedside.
For further information concerning and individual researcher, please click on a name below.
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Division of Cardiovascular Therapeutics Tel: (502) 852-3169 |
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Division of Regenerative Medicine Tel: (502) 852-3083 |
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Division of Cardiovascular Therapeutics Tel: (502) 852-4418 |
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Guruprasad Anapathur Giridharan, Ph.D. Division of Artificial Organs and Circulatory Assist Tel: (502) 852-2589 |
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Division of Artificial Organs and Circulatory Assist (502) 852-1381 |
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Division of Cardiovascular Therapeutics Tel: (502) 852-4416 |
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Division of Pediatric Heart Research Tel: (502) 852-5809 |
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Division of Artificial Organs and Circulatory Assist Tel: (502) 852-7320 |
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Leslie Sherwood, D.V.M. |
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Division of Artificial Organs and Circulatory Assist Tel: (502) 561-2187 |
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Division of Pediatric Heart Research Tel: (502) 852-4345 |
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Division of Cardiovascular Therapeutics Tel: (502) 852-1381 |
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Emma J. Birks, Ph.D., MRCP, BSc, MBBS Division of Artificial Organs and Circulatory Assist Tel: (502) 561-2180 |













