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Cardiovascular Angel Club

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Learn How Funding Makes a Difference to Heart Care

The Cardiovascular Angel Club is an informal group created to encourage private investment in cardiology research at Fletcher Allen Health Care and the University of Vermont College of Medicine.

The focus will be on proposals that are unlikely to receive government or corporate assistance because they are in the early stages of development or because they are taking an aggressive approach.

Modeled After High Tech Investing

The Club is modeled on the way “angel” investing works in the high-tech sector. Twice a year, several researchers will present their projects to Club members.  If there is interest expressed in any proposals, follow-up sessions will be held to allow potential investors to learn more. There are no requirements for members to make donations.

"Having benefitted from leading-edge health care at Fletcher Allen and having worked in the high tech world for years, Tom and I understand the importance of innovation,” said Mary Evslin. We are looking for people to join the Club who understand that early stage research is not always a safe bet, but nevertheless are motivated to help new thinking reach a point where it makes a huge difference."

In addition to advancing medical knowledge and treatments, it is hoped that the Club’s activities will help in the recruitment and retention of top cardiologists and will advance Fletcher Allen’s leadership as an academic medical center.

Tom and Mary Evslin of Stowe and David Schneider, MD, director of Cardiology at Fletcher Allen are the co-chairs. Plans are being made for the Spring 2013 meeting. 

Learn More about the Cardiovascular Angel Club

David Warren
Senior Development Officer
Fletcher Allen Health Care Foundation
(802) 847-5592
David.Warren@vtmednet.org.