HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2006--MicroMed Cardiovascular, Inc. (OTCBB:MMCV - News) is pleased to announce that Alan Totah has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Systems. Mr. Totah previously served as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Systems for Cyberonics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CYBX - News), the company that created the Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS Therapy(TM)) System for the treatment of epilepsy and other debilitating neurological disorders. Prior to his association with Cyberonics, Mr. Totah served in Regulatory Affairs management capacities with Medtronic, Inc. in the Heart Failure Tachycardia and Bradycardia Systems division and with Sultzer Intermedics, a pacemaker and defibrillator company.
