Ralph Morton Bolman III, M.D.
BACKGROUND
Williams College (BA 1969)
St Louis University School of Medicine (MD 1973)
Duke University (General Surgery Residency 1973-1980)
University of Minnesota (CV Fellowship 1980-1982)
Professor and Chief, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Minnesota (1989-2005)
Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, (2005-2013)
Executive Director of Lillehei Heart Institute (2000 – 2005)
AATS Representative and Chair, Cardiac Surgery Intersociety
Alliance (CSIA), 2021-23
OTHER INTERESTS
Thoracic Surgery Education
Fly Fishing
Cycling
Hiking
Thoracic Aortic Diseases
Mitral and Aortic Valve Repair
Heart and Lung Transplantation
Stem Cell Therapies for Heart Failure
Health Care Policy
Cycling
Xenotransplantation
RESEARCH
EDUCATION & TRAINING
AFFILIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS
CTSNET CONTRIBUTIONS
- A Heartbeat in Rwanda: Rachel’s StoryApril 23, 2026



