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Dan Raess, MD, FACC, FACS, Medical Advisor, is responsible for advising Abiomed's customers on best practices in patient care and will help guide product development for Abiomed's lifesaving circulatory support technologies. He joined Abiomed from the Cardiac and Vascular Surgery Associates (CVSA) Group, a private medical practice specializing in cardiothoracic surgery with St. Francis Hospital and The Indiana Heart Hospital, both in Indianapolis. During his 20-year tenure at CVSA, and more than 10 years using Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs), Dr. Raess has supported more than 50 patients on Abiomed's BVS® 5000 Biventricular Support System and the AB5000 Circulatory Support System. He has shown very high recovery rates (87%) utilizing the AB5000 technology, having recovered the native heart function for seven out of eight patients with such illnesses as viral myocarditis and acute myocardial infarction (AMI or heart attack). | 