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VASAMED(R) Appoints Craig M. Walker, MD to Board of Directors

Date:7/29/2008

MINNEAPOLIS, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VASAMED, INC. (Pink Sheets: VSMD) announced today that Craig M. Walker, M.D., has been elected to the Company's board of directors increasing the number of directors from four to five. Dr. Walker brings over 25 years of medical experience as a practicing cardiologist, clinical investigator and thought leader.

"Dr. Walker will be a great addition to our board. As one of the world's leading experts in the care of patients with peripheral vascular disease as well as the advances in the technology in support of this mission, Dr. Walker will bring tremendous insight and perspective to our organization," said Paulita LaPlante, VASAMED, president and chief executive officer.

Dr. Walker is the Founder, President, and Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Institute of the South; Medical Director of the CIS Cardiovascular Fellowship Training Program; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine Tulane University School of Medicine; and Medical Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Terrebonne General Medical Center.

Dr. Walker has been Principal Investigator in many cardiovascular medical device clinical trials, and has made numerous presentations before the FDA, medical conferences and symposia. He has published over 100 articles, abstracts and books. He is a graduate of the Louisiana State University School of Medicine and is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, American College of Physicians, American Board of Internal Medicine -- Subspecialty of Cardiovascular Disease, American College of Cardiology, American College of Angiology, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery and Diplomat in Interventional Cardiology. Dr. Walker completed his cardiology training at Harvard University's Brigham and Women's Hospital, where he was a research fellow and clinical instructor in cardiology and medicine.

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