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Office
200 1st St SW
Rochester, MN 55905Phone+1 507-284-2511
Summary
- Dr. Michael J. Ackerman is a genetic cardiologist in Rochester, MN. He received his medical degree from the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine and his PhD from the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in 1995. After residency training in Pediatrics and fellowship training in pediatric cardiology at Mayo Clinic, he joined Mayo Clinic's faculty in 2000. He specializes in genetic cardiology and takes care of patients and families at risk of premature sudden cardiac death from a variety of genetic heart diseases like long QT syndrome and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the Windland Smith Rice Genetic Heart Rhythm Clinic. His research team is devoted to "healing the sick and advancing the science" as it relates to these genetic channelopathies and cardiomyopathies.
Education & Training
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1998 - 2000
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Pediatrics, 1995 - 1998
- Mayo Clinic College of MedicineClass of 1995, MD, PhD
- Luther CollegeB.A., Chemistry and Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude, 1984 - 1988
Certifications & Licensure
- AZ State Medical License 2022 - 2026
- FL State Medical License 2020 - 2025
- MN State Medical License 1996 - 2025
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Distinguished Scientist Award Heart Rhythm Society, 2018
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2005-2016
- Distinguished Clinician Award Mayo Clinic, 2015
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 99 citationsIdentification of a common genetic substrate underlying postpartum cardiac events in congenital long QT syndrome.Anant Khositseth, David J. Tester, Melissa L. Will, Carla M Bell, Michael J. Ackerman
Heart Rhythm. 2004-05-01 - 213 citationsLong QT Syndrome and PregnancyRahul Seth, Arthur J. Moss, Scott McNitt, Wojciech Zareba, Mark L. Andrews
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2007-03-13 - 157 citations2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death: Executive SummarySana M. Al-Khatib, William G. Stevenson, Michael J. Ackerman, William J. Bryant, David J. Callans
Circulation. 2017-10-01
Journal Articles
- Electromechanical Window Negativity in Genotyped Long-QT Syndrome Patients: Relation to Arrhythmia RiskTer Bekke RM, Haugaa KH, van den Wijngaard A, Bos JM, Ackerman MJ, Edvardsen T, Volders PG, Eur Heart Journal, 9/8/2014
- Reduced Junctional Na/Ca2+-exchanger Activity Contributes to Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ Leak in Junctophilin-2 Deficient MiceWang W, Landstrom AP, Wang Q, Munro ML, Beavers D, Ackerman MJ, Soeller C, Wehrens XH, Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 9/5/2014
- Compound Heterozygous Mutations in the SCN5A-Encoded Nav15 Cardiac Sodium Channel Resulting in Atrial Standstill and His-Purkinje System DiseaseBaskar S, Ackerman MJ, Clements D, Mayuga KA, Aziz PF, J Pediatr, 8/27/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Automatic External Defibrillator Rescues Among Children with Diagnosed and Treated Long QT SyndromePundi KN, Bos JM, Cannon BC, Ackerman MJ, Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2014
- Minimally Invasive Epicardial ICD Placement: An Effective Alternative to the Transvenous ApproachSchneider A, Burkhard H, Ackerman MJ, Dearani JA, Cannon BC, Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2014
- Personal Wearable Defibrillators for Adults with Long QT SyndromeOwen HJ, Bos JM, Ackerman MJ, Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- The Cardiac ChannelopathiesMoscow, Russia - 6/12/2014
- The Molecular Autopsy for Sudden Unexplained Death in the YoungMoscow, Russia - 6/12/2014
- Latest Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies for the Congenital Long QT SyndromesMA General Hospital for Children, Boston, MA - 5/15/2014
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Press Mentions
- At Least One Person Seriously Injured in a Car Accident in BrentwoodAugust 17th, 2024
- Mayo Clinic Q&A: Are Energy Drinks Bad for Your Health? – Post BulletinAugust 17th, 2024
- Energy Drinks May Trigger Cardiac Arrhythmias in Patients with Genetic Heart DiseaseJuly 25th, 2024
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Grant Support
- Cardiac Channel Mutations In Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2007–2011
- Cardiac Channel Mutations In SIDSEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2004–2005
- Cardiac Channel Mutations In SIDSEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2002–2003
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