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FRED
CHAPMAN
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Fred Chapman, Ph.D. joined Physio-Control Corporation (now
Physio-Control Inc. and, until recently, a division of Medtronic) in 1993. As the Director of
Research, a Medtronic Technical Fellow and a Bakken Fellow, Fred leads a group that focuses on
the science and technology of emergency cardiac care. He received a Ph.D. degree in biomedical
engineering in 1988, and master’s degrees in biomedical and electrical engineering in previous
years, from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. His undergraduate studies at Cornell
University focused on mechanical engineering and biological sciences. Dr. Chapman’s research
interests include various topics closely tied to emergency care, including transthoracic
defibrillation, physiological monitoring, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, mechanical ventilation,
and detecting and improving care for acute myocardial infarctions. He is widely published and
enjoys extensive collaboration with a number of thought leaders in increasing the understanding
of resuscitation and management of cardiac arrhythmias. In his spare time, he is an avid skier,
bicyclist, hiker, and enjoys exploring the mountains of the Pacific Northwest with his wife and son