Doctor Alphons Vincent

Alphons Vincent, MD is Medical Director for the Cardiac Rhythm Management division of Medtronic in Western Europe. He has been with Medtronic for 35 years and held several positions in marketing, business, clinical research, training & education and medical affairs. His experience includes positions in Vitatron, a pacemaker company within the Medtronic corporation, Cardiac Surgery (heart valves), Subcutaneous Diagnostics and Monitoring (implantable cardiac monitors) and Cardiac Rhythm Management. He is a graduate (MD) of the Medical School at the University of Nijmegen (NL) and holds bachelor’s degrees in Management Information Systems and Economics at the University of Tilburg (NL). In his current role he is responsible for physician advisory boards, scientific symposia, clinical evidence strategy, the Office of Medical Affairs and professional relations with the medical societies. He plays a coordinating role in managing the relationships with key opinion leaders in Europe.