Associate ProfessorMedicine Associate Program Director for Research, Cardiology FellowshipCraig Tall Family Endowed Chair in Heart Failure ResearchAttending Physician, University of Washington Medical CenterRelated Links: Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative MedicineFaculty Information Biography Dr. Stempien-Otero is the Craig Tall Family Endowed Professor in Heart Failure Research and a UW associate professor of medicine. As a practicing heart failure transplant cardiologist who has participated in multicenter clinical trials and undergone substantial additional training in basic science research, Dr. Stempien-Otero has developed the skills to bring bench to bedside studies to fruition. Her lab is using both mouse and human models to understand the role of bone marrow derived cells in cardiac repair. These studies include a Phase 1 trial to evaluate the histologic effects of injection of bone marrow cells into patients undergoing left ventricular assist device as a bridge to cardiac transplantation. In addition, her lab is collecting cardiac tissue from humans undergoing left ventricular assist device placement or cardiac transplantation. These samples are used for histologic analysis and isolation of RNA from cell fractions. Dr. Stempien-Otero earned her bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and her M.D. from the University of Connecticut’s School of Medicine. After being chief resident at the University of Virginia, she came to the UW for a cardiology fellowship and was chief fellow. She is board certified in internal medicine and cardiology. Among her honors, Dr. Stempien-Otero has been named a Best Doctor in America from 2002-present, received the Mentored Physician Scientist Award from the NIH and been named CME Teacher of the Year by the UW School of Medicine. Dr. Stempien-Otero's personal interests include cooking, soccer, trail running, and shellfish farming and gathering. Education & Training: Fellowship in CardiologyUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, WA1997 Internship/ResidencyUniversity of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA1993 MDUniversity of Connecticut School of MedicineFarmington, CT1990 BADartmouth CollegeHanover, NH1986 Honors: CME Teacher of the Year, University of Washington School of Medicine2006 Vice President, Executive Board, American Heart Association, Metro King County2003-2004 Mentored Physician Scientist Award, NIH2002 Best Doctors in America2002-NOW ATVB Merit Award, American Heart Association Annual Meeting1997 Chief Fellow, University of Washington1997 Fellowship Award, American Heart Association, Washington Affiliate1996 Chief Resident, University of Virginia1993 Contact Mailing Address: UW Research South Lake Union Complex 850 Republican Street, Brotman 142 Box 358050 Seattle, WA 98109 Non-Clinical Administrative Support Contact: Mary Ann Bonds bondsm@uw.edu For appointments or other clinical matters, please contact the Heart Institute. Research & Clinical Interests Research Interests: Translational Research in End-stage Heart Failure Clinical Interests: Congetive Heart Failure Cardiac Transplantation Heart Failure in Adult Congenital Heart Disease Mechanical Circulatory Support Publications PubMed: PubMed Bibliography