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Stephen N. Oesterle, M.D., joined Medtronic in January 2002, after serving as Associate Professor of Medicine at the Harvard University Medical School and Director of Invasive Cardiology Services at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. In his position as Senior Vice President for Medicine and Technology, Dr. Oesterle provides executive leadership for Medtronic scientific research, formation of technological strategies and continued development of strong cooperative relationships with the world's medical communities. A world-recognized clinician, teacher and innovator in the field of cardiac catheterization, Dr. Oesterle developed and directed interventional cardiology programs at Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, at Georgetown University and at Stanford University. Dr. Oesterle is a 1973 summa cum laude graduate of Harvard College and received his medical doctorate from Yale University. His internship and residency years were at Massachusetts General Hospital and he served a fellowship in interventional cardiology at Stanford. | 