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Robert Kowal

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Vice President and General Manager, Cardiac Pacing Therapies at Medtronic
📍 Excelsior, Minnesota, United States

Robert Kowal is the VP and General Manager of Cardiac Pacing Therapies at Medtronic, leveraging over 30 years of experience as a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist. An M. D. /Ph. D. graduate of UT Southwestern with training at Harvard, he is described by colleagues as patient, caring, and generous.

He is a people-focused leader who guides his teams with a patient-centric approach to developing innovative medical technologies. Before joining Medtronic, he was the Co-Medical Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology for the Baylor Scott and White Health Care system, where he was deeply involved in clinical research.

He was involved with the development of Medtronics Micra leadless pacemaker from its earliest conceptual stages, even before he joined the company.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Vice President and General Manager, Cardiac Pacing Therapies
Job Level
Senior
Location
Excelsior, Minnesota, United States
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Priorities

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Leadless Pacing
Leads the global business for Medtronic's Micra leadless pacemakers and has been involved since its early design stages, viewing it as a key to the future of pacing.
Medical Device Innovation
Focuses on solving unmet patient needs through disruptive technologies and has been involved in research for cutting-edge devices throughout his career.
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Career

Work history

5-2022
Vice President and General Manager, Cardiac Pacing Therapies
Medtronic
3-2017 - 5-2022
Chief Medical Officer & VP Medical Affairs, Strategy and Bus. Development, Cardiac Rhythm Management
Medtronic
3-2014 - 1-2017
Co-Medical Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology
Baylor Scott and White Health Care
2-2014 - 1-2017
Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Cardiology Consultants of Texas/Health Texas Provider Network
1-2013 - 1-2017
VP and Medical Director, Best Care and Clinical Integration
Baylor Scott and White Quality Alliance
In the press

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Medtronic's Kowal on new applications for cardiac pacing devices. Featured in DeviceTalks
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Podcast: The Rebirth of Remote Tech. Featured in Medtronic Newsroom
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Education
1999 - 2001
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Program
UT Southwestern Medical Center
1997 - 1999
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
UT Southwestern Medical Center
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