Dr. Peter Eckman is active in heart failure, mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation. He is currently the head of the Advanced Heart Failure and Critical Care Cardiology Section at the Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute. He has published extensively on mechanical circulatory support. Dr. Eckman frequently presents at national and international meetings on advanced heart failure, transplant, and mechanical circulatory support, and is a reviewer for many cardiovascular journals, including JACC, Circulation, the Journal of Cardiac Failure, and ASAIO Journal, where he served as a Section Editor for several years. He completed a fellowship in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He earned his MD from the University of Minnesota in 2001, and holds a BA in physics from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN. He is also a partner at Highcroft Capital, a physician-led venture capital firm focused on medical technology.