Principal Investigators

Emerson C. Perin, MD, PHD, FACC Director, Clinical Research for Cardiovascular Medicine; Medical Director, Stem Cell Center, Texas Heart Institute

James T. Willerson, MD, FACC President and Medical Director of Texas Heart Institute

 
Assistant Medical Director
Guilherme V. Silva, MD

Assistant Director
Deirdre Smith, RN, BSN, CCRC

Manager, Clinical Trials
Jennifer Chambers, RN, BSN

Research Scientists

Maria da Graca Cabreira, PhD
Micheline Resende, PhD

Research Assistant
Xiaohong Wang, MD

Research Fellow 
Luis Sampaio, MD

Ke Li, MD

Lab Research Coordinator
Christina Bove, DVM

Clinical Research
James Chen, RN, BSN, CCRC
Nichole Piece, RN , CCRC
Carliss Ramos, RN, CCRC
Amadita Rodriguez, MS, RN, ANP
Dia Tisdel-Pickens, MHA 

Administrative Assistant
Tracye Dauphin

Contact Information

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