Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) tapped veteran British interventional cardiologist Martin Rothman to lead a portion of its vascular business.
The Minneapolis medical device monolith said Rothman will be vice president of medical affairs for its Santa Rosa, Calif.-based coronary and peripheral vascular business, effective Jan. 4. He spent the last 37 years in clinical practice at the London Chest Hospital, where he directed cardiac research and development for the past 10 years.