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Elizabeth Stephens, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Rochester, MN

ElizabethHumesStephensMDPhD

Thoracic Surgery Rochester, MN

Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Cardiovascular Surgeon

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  • Office

    200 1st St SW
    Rochester, MN 55905
    Phone+1 507-284-2511

Summary

  • Elizabeth H. Stephens, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in Cardiovascular Surgery specializing in congenital cardiac surgery. She received her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and Ph.D in Bioengineering from Rice University focusing on tissue engineering heart valves. Her adult cardiothoracic training was completed at Columbia University and congenital training at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago. Her clinical areas of expertise include the treatment of

    neonates, infants, and children with complex congenital heart disease;
    adult patients with congenital heart disease, including patients previously repaired
    valve disease and Ebstein's anomaly;
    pediatric patients with heart failure, including mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation and
    patients with vascular rings and tracheal stenosis.

    In addition to her clinical areas of expertise, Dr. Stephens is active in outcomes research relative to congenital heart disease and is extensively published on various cardiac surgery conditions. She has a particular interest in education, including serving on national committees and mentoring trainees of all levels.
  • Mayo Clinic - Konno Procedure

    In this video, the Mayo technique for the Konno procedure performed by Dr. Joseph Dearani and Dr. Elizabeth Stephens is described. This video includes illus...

    Pediatric cardiovascular surgeon adds extra touch of care with artwork on her pa

    Pediatric patients under the care of Elizabeth Stephens, M.D., Ph.D., may wake up from surgery with art on their chest. It all started when she spontaneously su

    Mayo Clinic - Surgical Repair Strategy for Adults with Vascular Rings - Video fo

    In this video, Elizabeth H. Stephens, MD, PhD presents the surgical repair strategy for adults with vascular rings, specifically right aortic arch and aberra...

    Mayo Clinic - Surgical Repair Strategy for Adults with Vascular Rings

    In this video, Elizabeth H. Stephens, MD, PhD presents the surgical repair strategy for adults with vascular rings, specifically right aortic arch and aberra...

    Mayo Clinic-Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

    In this video Elizabeth H. Stephens, MD, PhD, discusses the anatomy and management of congenital heart disease patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome ...

    Mayo Clinic - Discontinuous Pulmonary Arteries

    In this video, Dr. Stephens discusses discontinuous pulmonary arteries and its repair. This is a very rare condition in which one of the pulmonary arteries ...

    Mayo Clinic - Modified Cone Operation for Ebstein Anomaly: Triangular Patch Augm

    The cone procedure has become the procedure of choice for Ebstein anomaly. In this video, Elizabeth H. Stephens, M.D., Ph.D., a congenital surgeon on the mul...

    Mayo Clinic - Ross Procedure

    Management of aortic valve disease in children and young adults is challenging. For many, the Ross procedure is the procedure of choice. In this video, Eliza...

    Mayo Clinic - The Present and Looking to the Future in Congenital Cardiac Surger

    In this video, Joseph A. Dearani, MD and Elizabeth H. Stephens, MD, PhD discuss what is going on now and where we are going in congenital cardiac surgery inc...

    Mayo Clinic - Repair of Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect

    In this video, Elizabeth H. Stephens, MD, PhD discusses the anatomy, physiology, and surgical management of atrioventricular septal defects, also called "can...

    Mayo Clinic – Tetralogy of Fallot

    Dr. Stephens discusses the anatomy, physiology, and surgical management of tetralogy of Fallot.

    Mayo Clinic - Repair of Coarctation and Hypoplastic Arch

    In this video, Elizabeth H. Stephens, M.D., Ph.D provides education on coarctation and arch hypoplasia. Coarctation and associated lesions such as arch hypop...

    Mayo Clinic - Pediatric Tracheal Surgery

    In this video, Dr. Stephens and Dr. Wiedermann, otolaryngologist, discuss pediatric tracheal surgery....

    Mayo Clinic's Approach to Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection

    In this video, Elizabeth H. Stephens, M.D., Ph.D. details the anatomy, physiology and surgical repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR).

    Comprehensive Approach to Atrioventricular Septal Defects

    In this video, Mayo Clinic pediatric cardiologist Nathan W. Taggart, M.D. is joined by Mayo Clinic congenital cardiac surgeons Elizabeth H. Stephens, M.D. an...

    STS Summer Series: Early Career Surgeons, COVID-19, and the Future

    The Society held an interactive webinar that focused on the opportunities and threats facing early careerists as cardiothoracic surgery begins to emerge from...

    Valve Surgery in Single Ventricle/Fontan

    In this video, Joseph A. Dearani, M.D., pediatric cardiac surgeon, Elizabeth H. Stephens, M.D., Ph.D., pediatric cardiac surgeon, and Jonathan N. Johnson, M....

    Mayo Clinic's Approach to Anomalous Coronary Artery Unroofing

    In this video, Elizabeth H. Stephens, M.D., Ph.D. discusses the surgical treatment, anomalous coronary artery unroofing, for anomalous aortic origin of the c...

    Fetal Cardiac Interventions

    In this video, Drs. Joseph Dearani, Rodrigo Ruano and Elizabeth Stephens discuss fetal cardiac interventions for congenital heart defects. For more informati...

    Mayo Clinic's Approach to Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection

    In this video, Elizabeth H. Stephens, M.D., Ph.D. details the anatomy, physiology and surgical repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR). In ...

    Mayo Clinic - Top Questions to Ask Your Congenital Heart Surgeon and Cardiologis

    In this video, Elizabeth H. Stephens, M.D., Ph.D., pediatric cardiac surgeon, and Jonathan N, Johnson M.D., pediatric cardiologist, discuss the risks and ben...

    Mayo Clinic's approach to the arterial switch operation - Mayo Clinic

    Elizabeth H. Stephens, M.D., Ph.D., provides a step-by-step overview of her approach to the arterial switch operation, an operation used to repair transposition

    Vascular Ring and Airway Surgery

    Dr. Elizabeth H. Stephens provides education on vascular rings, including their diagnosis, management, and long-term prognosis. Dr. Stephens is a pediatric a...

    Transposition of the Great Arteries and the Arterial Switch Operation

    Dr. Elizabeth Stephens explains the diagnosis of the transposition of the great arteries, the operative repair and the timing of the arterial switch procedur...

    Dr. Elizabeth Stephens - Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic

    Elizabeth Stephens, MD joined the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota in 2019. To learn more about Dr. Stephens' practic...

Education & Training

  • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoThoracic Surgery, 2020
  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
    McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2020
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Thoracic Surgery - Integrated, 2012 - 2018
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2012 - 2012
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineClass of 2011
  • Rice University
    Rice UniversityPhD, Bioengineering, 2005 - 2010
  • Rice University
    Rice UniversityPh.D., Bioengineering, 2010
  • University of California San Diego
    University of California San DiegoB.S., Chemistry, Minors in Literature and Biology, Summa Cum Laude, 2003

Certifications & Licensure

  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 2019 - 2025
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2018 - 2020
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2016 - 2020
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Blakemore Award for Best Clinical Research Talk Columbia Dept of Surgery Research Symposium, 2017
  • Winner of Top Gun Competition 2016
  • 2nd Place AATS Congenital Heart Disease Poster Competition 2015
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Complete Atrioventricular Canal Repair with a Decellularized Porcine Small Intestinal Submucosa Patch  
    Damien J LaPar, Elizabeth H Stephens, Emile Bacha, Jeffrey Dayton, Congenital Heart Disease
  • Heterogeneity of Mitral Leaflet Matrix Composition and Turnover Correlates with Regional Leaflet Strain  
    Stephens EH, Connell PS, Fahrenholtz MM, Timek TA, Daughters GT, Kuo JJ, Patton AM, Ingels NB, Jr., Miller DC, Grande-Allen KJ, Cardiovascular Eng and Tech, 1/1/2015
  • Cellular and Extracellular Matrix Basis for Heterogeneity in Mitral Annular Contraction  
    Stephens EH, Fahrenholtz MM, Connell PS, Timek TA, Daughters GT, Kuo JJ, Patton AM, Ingels NB, Jr., Miller DC, Grande-Allen, KJ, Cardiovascular Eng and Tech, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Left Ventricular Device Impact on Aortic Valve Mechanics, Proteomic, and Ultrastructure
    Stephens EH, Columbia University Dept of Surgery Annual Research Symposium, New York, NY, 1/1/2017
  • Aortic Valve Mechanical, Compositional and Structural Changes with Left-Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Implantation
    Stephens EH, Heart Valve Society Scientific Meeting, Monaco, 1/1/2017
  • Resident Perceptions of Endovascular Training in Cardiothoracic Surgery: Results of the TSRA/TSDA In-Training Examination Survey
    Stephens EH, Vardas P, Society of Thoracic Surgery, Houston, TX, 1/1/2017
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Is Surgery Still a Boy’s Club?
    Is Surgery Still a Boy’s Club?September 23rd, 2021

Grant Support

  • Characterization Of Age-Specific Matrix And Mechanics Of ValvesNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010
  • Characterization Of Age-Specific Matrix And Mechanics Of ValvesNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2008–2009