Michael J. Ackerman, M.D., Ph.D.

Education

1. Fellow - Pediatric Cardiology Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
2. Post-Doc - Postdoctoral Research - Molecular and Functional Basis of the Inherited Long QT Syndrome. Mentor: Stephen N. Thibodeau, PhD. Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
3. Resident - Pediatric And Adolescent Medicine Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
4. MD/PhD Pharmacology, Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Programs, Mayo Graduate School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
5. MD Mayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
6. PhD - Thesis: Molecular and Electrophysical Characterization of the Swelling-Induced Chloride Conductance Pathway in Xenopus Oocytes. Mentor: David E. Clapham, M.D., Ph.D. Mayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
7. BA - Chemistry and Mathematics Luther College

Certification

1. American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatric Cardiology

Academic rank

1. Professor of Medicine
2. Professor of Pediatrics
3. Professor of Pharmacology

Professional Highlights

• President, Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes (SADS) Foundation, 2006-present
• Board of Trustees, Ronald McDonald House (Rochester, MN), 2002-2008
• 25th Young Investigator Award, Society for Pediatric Research, 2007
• Young Investigator Award, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2002

Interests

• Acquired and congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS)
• Brugada syndrome
• Cardiac channelopathies
• Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT)
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
• Molecular autopsy
• Molecular genetic testing
• Sudden death in the young
• Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
• Unexplained drownings

Publications

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Research

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