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The course offers a combination of engineering and medical principles and will prepare professionals to produce, improve and innovate in this growing industry.

Lecture presentations are combined with small group laboratories to provide intensive, hands-on interactive instruction. Participants will rotate through six labs during the course of the program.

Day One
Cardiovascular Anatomy

Blood and Blood Vessels

Cardiovascular Molecular and Cell Biology

Hemostasis and Thrombosis



Day Two
Cardiovascular Physiology

Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Epidemiology

Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging

Lab Session 1

Lab Session 2



Day Three
Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging (cont'd)

Cardiac Rhythm Disorders and Treatments

Peripheral Vascular Disease

Neurovascular Disease

Lab Session 3

Lab Session 4



Day Four
Medical Devices for Drug Delivery

New Technologies for Treating Heart Failure

Congenital Cardiovascular Disease

Computational Methods for Device Design

Lab Session 5

Lab Session 6



*Faculty and Sessions subject to change



For more information about this course please contact:
Lindsey Akin - ProEd Program Coordinator
1.650.725.9200
proed_reg@scpdinfo.stanford.edu