Darrell Johnson
Vice President, Patient Management
Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management (CRDM)
Medtronic

Darrell Johnson joined Medtronic in June 2007. As Vice President of Patient Management, he is responsible for the global business strategy, deployment and utilization of technologies that will increase implanted cardiac device follow-up efficiency.  This includes:

• The Medtronic CareLink® Network for data capture within the patient’s home; I
• Instruments including programmers, home monitors, and other device readers;
  
• Connectivity solutions that digitally distribute implanted device data for electronic viewing and storage.

During the past several years, Johnson has built an expertise in working within the medical device industry, identifying how wireless technologies may be applied to improve patient outcomes, decrease utilization costs, and increase care provider efficiency. His passion centers on not simply bringing wireless technologies to market, but the successful implementation and utilization of these technologies.

Prior to joining Medtronic, Johnson held several positions at GE Healthcare. Among these:

• U.S. Marketing Manager for GE Healthcare
• X-Ray Global Marketing Manager, Telemetry for GE Healthcare
  
• Global Marketing Manager, Portable Monitoring at GE Healthcare

He also served as:

• General Manager of Porous Media Corporation Marketing Manager at Porous Media Corporation

Johnson holds a bachelor of science degree in mathematics and economics from the University of Minnesota and an MBA from the Carlson School of Management,University of Minnesota