Duane Brook

Experience

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  Fairview Health Services

  Jun 1997 - Jan 2018

  • Responsible for operations of Echo and EKG Departments including direct supervision of employees.• Interviewed and selected qualified employees to fill vacancies and build a team.• Assessed employee competence, completed annual reviews, provided feedback and coaching, and used corrective action as necessary.• Developed, implemented, and monitored advancement of professional practice to improve services. • Worked collaboratively with other members of facility staff to enhance patient care, promote program development and cardiac non-invasive diagnostic services.• Maintained most duties of Lead Cardiac Sonographer.• Performed adult transthoracic, TEE and stress echoes. Show less • Performed echocardiograms and stress echoes using M-mode, 2D, color flow, and Doppler modalities.• Assisted MDs with transesophageal echoes, including manipulation of the probe in the OR and cardiac cath lab.• Managed and ordered echocardiography supplies and TEE medications.• Designed and implemented use of forms and worksheets.• Taught M-mode class to echo students from North Hennepin Community College (NHCC).• Lead preceptor for clinical rotations of students from (NHCC) beginning 9/99. Show less

  • Supervisor, CV Imaging

    Dec 2004 - Jan 2018

  • Lead Cardiac Sonographer

    Nov 2003 - Dec 2004

  • Cardiac Sonographer

    Jun 1997 - Nov 2003
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  Medtronic

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2023

  Sr. Principal Field Clinical Specialist | TMVR & TTVR

  • Educated and trained physicians, hospital support staff and Medtronic personnel in APOLLO (Intrepid device) trial.• Provided procedural support to help sites achieve safe patient outcome (echo, navigation, valve loading).• Managed 7 clinical sites across 2 Early Feasibility Studies and a Pivotal Study• Knowledge of clinical trial protocols for TMVR/TTVR devices for safe and effective use.• Interfaced with engineering teams to research, improve and advance TMVR/TTVR devices.

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  Edwards Lifesciences

  Jan 2023 - now

  Sr. Clinical Implant Specialist | THV (Mitral)

  Work closely with TMVR implanting teams to drive procedural success and provide technical support to ensure safe adoption and safe treatment of patients in Encircle (SM3 device) trial.• Proctor physicians in the correct use and implant technique of the SM3 TMVR.• Educate and train physicians and hospital support staff in TMVR procedure to achieve safe patient outcomes.• Prep the SM3 device for implant during the procedure.• Manage 4 sites to assist with patient enrollment, protocol understanding, and continued education for the trial.• Knowledge of clinical trial protocols for TMVR devices. Show less