Heather Stefanski, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Hematology, Oncology and BMT
Mayo Mail Code 366
420 Delaware St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone (612) 626-4699
Fax (612) 626-4074
stef0030@umn.edu

Dr. Stefanski is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Her clinical interests include ALL, AML, solid tumors and immunodeficiencies.

Dr. Stefanski received her B.A. from Smith College in 1993. She then went on to attain her Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota in Immunology in 1999. She completed her Medical Degree at the University of Minnesota in 2004. She completed her Pediatric Training at the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's hospital in 2007. She finished her Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation fellowship in 2010 at the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital. She is board certified in Pediatrics.

Dr. Stefanski's research is focused on expediting immune reconstitution after transplant. T lymphocytes are critical for effective responses to viruses and fungal infections; after undergoing bone marrow transplantation there are essentially no functional T cells until up to a year after transplant. In her laboratory, she is currently working on T cell reconstitution in order to decrease morbidity and mortality.

Honors & Awards

• 1993, Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Society, Smith College
• 1993, Dean's List, Smith College
• 1993, Recipient of the Margaret Brigham Award for Excellence in Immunology, Smith College
• 2001-2003, Wasie Scholar
• 2005, Pediatric Scientist Development Program Participant
• 2006, AAP International Travel Grant Recipient
• 2010, First Place, Abstract submitted by fellow at Pediatric Research, Education and Scholarship Symposium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• 2010, Margaret Kendrick Hostetter Fellow Research Award, Pediatric Research, Education and Scholarship Symposium, Minneapolis, Minnesota