Atta Behfar MD

Atta Behfar, M.D., is the Russ and Kathy Van Cleve Professor of Regenerative Medicine, a Consultant and Professor of Medicine in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, with joint appointments in the Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. He is also the Associate Program Director for the Cardiovascular Fellowship program and serves as the Co-Director of Innovation for Biologics in Cardiology.

Dr. Behfar earned his undergraduate degrees in biochemistry and mathematics from Marquette University. He joined Mayo Medical/Graduate Schools in 1998, where he completed his MD and PhD prior to joining the Clinician Investigator program for training in cardiovascular diseases and heart transplantation. His clinical area of focus is heart transplant and hemodynamic mechanical support devices. His research focus has been in regenerative medicine for the last 25 years, with emphasis on stem cell and exosome innovation, translation, and clinical trial application.