Thomas Knickelbine, MD
Director, Preventive Cardiology
My specialties:
- Cardiovascular disease
Professional interests:
- Heart health and prevention
- Heart
- Echocardiography
- Diagnostic Imaging
- General cardiology
- Coronary angiography
- Calcium scoring
Dr. Knickelbine is proud to be a member of the Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute – Minneapolis, where he is the Director of Preventive Cardiology and co-director of HeartScan Minnesota®. His interests are focused around the detection and research of new approaches to the diagnosis and prevention of cardiovascular disease. He has published multiple abstracts, presentations and papers surrounding the need for early detection and optimal treatment of coronary artery plaque.
He is board certified in cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular CT. He has Level III training in cardiac and peripheral CT.
Dr. Knickelbine's special interests include prevention, lipids, cholesterol, echocardiography, diagnostic imaging, general cardiology, coronary angiography and calcium scoring.
Credentials
- MD
Board-certified specialties
- Cardiovascular disease
Awards and recognitions
- 2019, 2020, 2023 Mpls St. Paul Magazine Top Doctors
Educational institutions
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Memberships
- American Medical Association
- Member - National Lipid Association
Current licenses and certifications
- MD
Internships
- University of Minnesota Hospital
Residencies
- University of Minnesota Hospital
Fellowships
- Medical College Of Wisconsin
- Fellow - Society of Coronary Atherosclerosis and Imaging
- Fellow - Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
- Fellow - American College of Cardiology
Years of experience
- 28
Additional languages spoken
- French
Hospital affiliations
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital
- Cambridge Medical Center
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Major health plans we participate in
- Allina Health | Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
- HealthPartners
- Medica
- PreferredOne
- SelectCare/LaborCare
- UCare
- UnitedHealthcare
Other health plans we participate in
- Medicaid/Medicare
- Aetna
- America's PPO
- First Health/Coventry
- CIGNA
- Humana
- Hennepin Health (formerly Metropolitan Health Plan)
- PrimeWest
- South Country Health Alliance
- United Behavioral Health
- Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS)