Pratap “PK” Khanwilkar, PhD, MBA, Vice President of WorldHeart Inc., Co-Founder/Former CEO, MedQuest
PK’s inventions are saving the lives of people who suffer from advanced heart failure. He co-founded MedQuest, a medical device company specializing in implantable heart assist devices, and led MedQuest from a start-up company to an advanced R&D company, including recognition as Utah’s fastest growing medical device company three years in a row. PK’s design team has invented innovative heart assist devices, including an award-winning rotary Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) for adults that uses magnetic levitation to avoid friction, and a blood pump to help newborns with congenital heart defects.
In 2005, WorldHeart acquired MedQuest and its world-class team. WorldHeart is the manufacturer of the Novacor LVAS, the world’s most durable and reliable pulsatile LVAD. In 2006, WorldHeart helped PK’s team successfully introduce the Rotary VAD to patients in Europe. PK expects WorldHeart’s devices to save more lives, eventually enabling hundreds of thousands of heart patients to return to their jobs and families.
To learn more about WorldHeart, visit www.worldheart.com
