Eric Vang, PhD
Medtronic
Mounds View,
MN
USA
Biographical Sketch: Eric Vang, PhD, MPH is the Vice President of Clinical Research and Medical Science at Medtronic Cardiac Surgery. He has a background in Epidemiology with over 20 years of Clinical Research experience in MedTech/Biotechnology. Eric’s current focus is on pre/post-market investigation of clinical/medical, and economic evidence requirements for global market access in therapies and product solutions in cardiac surgery. For the past 17 years, Eric’s focus has been in Structural Heart and Cardiac Surgery leading global teams, programs and developing clinical evidence demonstrating safety and effectiveness of new therapies. These included early feasibility studies to global, multi-center, randomized controlled trials. Eric holds key roles across committees, and societies, International Standards Organizations for cardiac implants and extracorporeal systems – cardiac valve devices and prosthesis.
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