Principal Investigators

Emerson C. Perin, MD, PHD, FACC Director, Clinical Research for Cardiovascular Medicine; Medical Director, Stem Cell Center;  Medical Director, BSLMC Catheterization Lab; McNair Scholar

James T. Willerson, MD, FACC President,  Texas Heart Institute

See Publications for articles and presentations by Stem Cell Center physician/scientists. 

Staff

Assistant Director
Jennifer Chambers, RN, BSN, CCRC

Clinical Manager 
James Chen, RN, BSN, CCRC

Clinical Research
Nichole Piece, RN , CCRC
Sara Sampaio 
Erica Frankel, RN

Coordinator Assistants
Tracye Dauphin

Executive Assistant to Dr. Perin 
Tanya Rojas  

Research Scientists 
Maria da Graca Cabreira, PhD
Elton Migliati, DVM, MS, PhD

Research Associate
Xiaohong Wang, MD
Ke Li, MD

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Contact Information

Texas Heart Institute 
MC 2-255
6720 Bertner Ave.  
Houston, TX  77030
Email: stemcell@texasheart.org
Phone: 832-355-9405
Fax: 832-355-9440
Toll free: 1-866-924-STEM (7836)