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Exec Chat: Steven Mickelsen Helps Acutus Translate Science Into Improved Outcomes

 
• By Reed Miller

Mickelsen, an electrophysiologist at the University of Iowa, recently joined the rapidly growing San Diego-area company as Chief Translational Science Officer and is helping to guide the company’s development of novel electrophysiology therapies to treat cardiac arrhythmias.

AcQMap non-contact charge density cardiac mapping system
AcQMap non-contact charge density cardiac mapping image • Source: Acutus Medical

Steven Mickelsen joined Acutus Medical, Inc. as its first chief translational science officer to help the company bridge the gap between science and medicine in the development of the next generation of cardiac arrhythmia management technologies.

Mickelsen is a practicing cardiac electrophysiologist at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, where he is...

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