University of Minnesota PH Program

Our new pulmonary hypertension website! Please check us out! sites.google.com/umn.edu/pulmon…

It''s a privilege to work with many talented people & witness their scientific growth! Celebrating a few wins: Weston Upchurch received 1st place postdoctoral poster award at the Greg Marzolf Jr. Symposium & Joseph Johnson won a poster award at UMN DOM Hebbel Research Day!

Join us for the Spring 2026 MN Pulmonary Hypertension Consortium on May 15! We’re fortunate to welcome Yogesh Reddy, MBBS, as our keynote speaker. Dr. Reddy will present: “Is it PAH, HFpEF, or Both?” RSVP here: z.umn.edu/b8nh

Dr. Thenappan @thenappanMD participating in the @ACCinTouch #ACC26 fireside roundtable with pulmonary hypertension leaders! Honored to work with such a great mentor and role model! @UMNPHProgram @UMN_DCVM

Come join us and do a Pulmonary Hypertension Fellowship at the University of Minnesota! med.umn.edu/lhi/news/new-p… @thenappanMD @3CPRCouncil @ATS_PC @PVRI @PHAssociation @UMN_DCVM @UMNPHProgram

Honored to be a part of the outstanding @UMN_DCVM and @UMNPHProgram teams. I am lucky to work with fantastic colleagues. @thenappanMD @wigzhez1 @lanaeklaust @BryanThieryRNCC

I am incredibly proud to work with this fantastic @UMNPHProgram team! Our team faced some adversity this year and emerged stronger than ever! (Missing @kurt_prins) @thenappanMD @UMN_DCVM

Thrilled host Dr. Corey Ventetuolo from @BrownPVD as our MN PH Consortium keynote speaker! Looking forward to seeing our @MayoClinic PH colleagues! @MayoPCCM @MayoCVservices @navneetsinghmd @kdelvalleMD @hilarydubrockMD

Huge congratulations to @thenappanMD for earning the @umn_dom Excellence in Clinical Care Award!

Mark your calendars! The Fall 2025 Minnesota Pulmonary Hypertension Consortium is set for November 21, 2025, 5:30 to 9:00pm at the Saint Paul Hotel. More details coming soon! #UMNheart

Our pulmonary hypertension team at #PHPN2025! @wigzhez1 @ATS_PC

We are proud to announce that seven of our cardiology doctors have been recognized in Minnesota Monthly’s 2025 list of Top Doctors! #UMNHeart

New research alert! Our study in JACC: Basic to Translational Science shows that microbiota transplant therapy (MTT) is safe and feasible for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). #PAH #PulmonaryHypertension #Research #Microbiome

It's the end of an era! I'm going to miss being able to see you almost every day. I am excited to see all of the amazing things that you will do at @MUSC_Cardiology! It's not goodbye, it's see you later. @kurt_prins @RyanTedfordMD @thenappanMD @UMNPHProgram @UMN_DCVM @LilleheiHrt

Great for @thenappanMD to get his phase 1 trial evaluating microbiota transplant accepted today! Proud to play a small part in this cool study.

There is no one else who is more deserving of the @UMN_DCVM career of distinction in cardiovascular medicine award! Dr. Weir is an incredible mentor, clinician, scientist, & teacher. @thenappanMD @kurt_prins @DrStephenArcher

Grateful for the opportunity to put together this review on the role of the gut microbiome & infections on PAH with my amazing colleagues @thenappanMD @ArcSuellen @ImadAlGhouleh . Thanks to the special issue editors @nadhillon @gbutrous & Dr. Oliveira. mdpi.com/2036-7449/17/3…

We are so lucky to have Dr. Steven Nathan speaking at MN PH Consortium! @UMNPHProgram @thenappanMD @hilarydubrockMD @kurt_prins @kdelvalleMD @InovaFairfax

Does a microbiome transplant replace unhealthy gut bacteria with healthy bacteria? Hear more from Dr. Thenappan @umnmedschool #HeartHealth #Microbiome

ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI…. @SashaPrisco shows Lactobacillus treatment alters the micro/mycobiome improves RV function via an inflammatory-microtubule axis in @CircHF! @3CPRCouncil @PVRI @ATS_PC @metagenomics @RyanTedfordMD #microtubules

Join us for the 2025 Spring MN Pulmonary Hypertension Consortium 5/30/2025 at the St Paul Hotel. More info & RSVP: med.umn.edu/dom/events/202… #UMNheart #UMNresearch