Timothy J. Nelson MD, PhD

Dr. Nelson is the director of the Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Nelson, focuses on cardiovascular regeneration using bio engineered stem cells. His work is directed at improving scientists' ability to discover, diagnose and ultimately treat mechanisms of degenerative diseases such as cardiomyopathy that weaken the heart muscle and lead to progressive heart failure.