Physician Bios

Pam Paulsen, M.D., is a cardiologist with Cardiovascular Consultants, Ltd., affiliated with North Memorial's Heart Center. Dr. Paulsen will continue in this position in addition to her new roles with the North Memorial Women's Heart Center. She is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases, and is a fellow in the American College of Cardiology.

Her clinical interests include heart disease in women, prevention and education. As an active and energetic speaker on heart disease in women, Dr. Paulsen has been an invited lecturer on the subject throughout the state. Dr. Paulsen has been recognized as teacher of the year at the University of Minnesota by the medical students, residents and cardiology fellows.

After receiving her Doctor of Medicine degree from Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Dr. Paulsen completed postdoctoral training in internal medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center and fellowships in cardiology and interventional cardiology at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Paulsen also received a Bachelor of Arts in History from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Mary McLaurin, M.D., is a cardiologist with Cardiovascular Consultants, Ltd., affiliated with North Memorial's Heart Center. She is director of nuclear cardiology and radition safety officer at North Memorial Heart Center and the Women’s Heart Clinic. Dr. McLaurin will continue in these roles in addition to her position at the North Memorial Women's Heart Clinic.

Dr. McLaurin is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology and nuclear cardiology. She is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology.

Dr. McLaurin received a Doctor of Medicine degree and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, N.D. She completed her residency at Hennepin County Medical Center and a fellowship and chief fellowship in cardiology at the University of Minnesota .

Bobbi Hoppe, M.D., is a cardiologist with Cardiovascular Consultants, Ltd., affiliated with North Memorial’s Heart Center.

Dr. Hoppe received her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Hoppe completed post doctoral training in internal medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle as well as fellowships in cardiovascular disease and electrophysiology at the University of California in San Diego. Her clinical interests include gender specific arrhythmias, atrial arrhythmias, and new advances in ablation therapy.

Dr. Hoppe is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and board eligible in electrophysiology.

Jody Rowland, M.D., is a cardiologist with Cardiovascular Consultants, Ltd., affiliated with North Memorial’s Heart Center.

Dr. Rowland received her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine. She completed post doctoral training at the University of Chicago as well as fellowship training in cardiovascular diseases. She completed an echocardiography fellowship at Michael Reese/University of Chicago.

Dr. Rowland is currently the co-director of non-invasive imaging and the director of echocardiography at Cardiovascular Consultants where she established diagnostic testing in stress echocardiography and peripheral vascular ultrasound. Her clinical interests include cardiovascular diseases in pregnancy, adult congenital heart disease and transesophageal echocardiography.

In her “free time”, Dr. Rowland enjoys spending time with her husband and four teenagers.

Dr. Rowland is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and echocardiography.

Darcy is a graduate of Minot State University, where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. She then completed the UCLA/Harbor Nurse Practitioner Program in Women's Health Care and received her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Minnesota.