Robert S. Schwartz

Robert Schwartz entered medical school with the goal to combine basic science, medical device technology, and clinical Cardiovascular practice. He completed postgraduate medical residencies and Fellowships in Internal Medicine and Cardiology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. After serving 4 years as a US Air Force Flight Surgeon, he accepted a Staff position in Cardiovascular Diseases at the Mayo Clinic and established the Mayo Center for Applied Vascular Biology and Coronary Interventions.

To expand his involvement with the Medtech/biotech community, he joined the Minneapolis Heart Institute in 2002 as a Clinician and Researcher and founded the Minnesota Cardiovascular Research Institute.

Dr. Schwartz has authored or co-authored more than 500 scientific publications and abstracts. He lectures extensively (nationally and internationally), and is a named inventor on more than 60 patents in medical devices and technology. He has co-founded several successful medical device companies and enjoys consulting in the Medical Device Industry, Venture Capital, and the FDA.

He is currently in clinical practice at the Minneapolis Heart Institute and Foundation, with special interests in Cardiac CT, Microvascular Obstruction, Ambulatory monitoring, and measuring neural activity in Renal Denervation

He serves as President of the Jon DeHaan Foundation and the DeHaan Center for Medical Innovation.