Atta Behfar MD, PhD

Atta Behfar, M.D., Ph.D., is a transplant cardiologist and Associate Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic. He leads translational and CGMP manufacturing activities in the Center for Regenerative Medicine and is Director of the Van Cleve Cardiac Regenerative Medicine Program at Mayo Clinic. He is a Co-Founder of Rion with the goal of developing off-the-shelf exosome-based regenerative biotechnologies for soft tissue, cardiovascular and solid-organ disease. His expertise in the areas of regenerative medicine and continued focus on emerging treatments allows him to bring a future-minded lens to the H-CYTE board.

Dr. Behfar, along with leading clinical and translational efforts in regenerative medicine, focuses his research on heart disease prevention and treatment. His team oversees pre-clinical and clinical efforts to better identify, treat, and cure cardiovascular disease.

He received his medical degree at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and a doctorate in Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics at the Mayo Graduate School. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Marquette University, Magna Cum Laude.