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Cardiovascular Medicine

Cardiovascular Clinical Trials at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Welcome! Our mission is to offer innovative treatments to the patient population served by the Medical College of Wisconsin while maintaining a safe, caring and well-controlled environment for our research patients.

Our Cardiovascular Clinical Trials team conducts a variety of clinical studies at Froedtert Hospital and the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center.

We provide patients the opportunity to participate in investigational treatment alternatives standard of care therapies do not offer. A team approach integrating faculty cardiologists, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, pharmacists and other highly specialized professionals is utilized.

Learn about clinical trials

Cardiovascular Medicine Clinical Trials

Areas of Interest

Atrial fibrillation
Coronary artery disease prevention and long-term management
Congenital heart disease and defects
Management of congestive heart failure through disease progression
Hypertrophic heart disease

Brady and tachycardia management
Hypertensive disease and lipid management structural heart disease (PFO, ASD)
Stroke prevention

Alternative management may include drugs or devices.

Heart Failure Clinical Trials

Heart Failure

Learn about heart failure trials

Coronary Disease Clinical Trials

Coronary Disease

Learn about coronary disease trials

Valve Disease Clinical Trials

Valve Disease

Learn about valve disease trials

Structural Heart Clinical Trials

Structural Heart

Learn about structural heart trials

Vascular Disease Clinical Trials

Vascular Disease

Learn about vascular disease trials

Meet Our Team

Jorge Saucedo, MD, MBA, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI

Professor and Division Chief

Shelley Schultz, BS, MHA

Clinical Research Coordinator III

Debbi Hoff

Clinical Research Coordinator I

Amy Blair

Clinical Research Coordinator III

Lindsey Kalvin, ACS, RDCS (AE & PE), BS, FASE

Research Sonographer

Robyn Rubenstein

Clinical Research Assistant II

Cardiovascular Clinical Trials

The Cardiovascular Research Service is currently conducting drug and/or device trials in the cardiac subspecialties listed. However, this does not limit what we may be working on tomorrow.

Please contact the Cardiovascular Trials program by calling (414) 955-6784 or at DOMCVClinTriStaff@mcw.edu.

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