MDI Faculty

Below is a list of instructors in the M.S. in Medical Device Innovation (MDI) degree program. Some instructors teach in more than one program.

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Ben Arcand, PhD, an instructor in the MDI program
Ben Arcand, PhD
MDI Faculty
arcan017@umn.edu
+1 612-301-3436arcan017@umn.edu
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Courtney Backstrom, M.S.
MDI Faculty
backs056@umn.edu
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John Dinusson
MDI Faculty
jdinusso@umn.edu
+1 952 217 6366
Chuck Extrand
Chuck Extrand, PhD
MDI Faculty, TLI Advisory Board
extr0001@umn.edu
Joseph (Joe) Hale, an instructor in the MDI program
Joseph E. Hale, PhD
MDI Faculty
halex012@umn.edu
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Stephen Kelley, JD
MDI Faculty
kelle644@umn.edu
+1 612 626 6629
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Chip Laingen, CDR
MOT, MDI & ST Faculty
lain0008@umn.edu
+1 612 384 4270
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Patria Lawton, MA, MBA, Ed.D
Director of Graduate Studies, ST & MDI Faculty, W.R. Sweatt Chair in Technology Leadership Education, Technological Leadership Institute
pmlawton@umn.edu
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Mac McKeen, MBA, RAC
MDI Faculty
mckee096@umn.edu
+1 651-270-4282
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Lars Oddsson, PhD
MDI Faculty
loddsson@umn.edu
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Rama Prasad, PhD
MDI Faculty
rprasad@umn.edu
+1 541 619 4644
Randall Ross
Randall Ross, PhD LP
MDI, MOT and ST Faculty, TLI Fellow
rross@umn.edu
952-249-5927
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Sean Solberg, JD
MDI Faculty
solb0045@umn.edu
+1 515 246 7859
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Tim Tripp
MDI Faculty
tripp006@umn.edu
+1 612-624-6758
Mark Wehde
Mark Wehde
MDI Fellow, James J. Renier Chair for Medical Device Innovation, MDI Faculty
wehde.mark@mayo.edu
507-254-5619