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Stephanie F. Heller, M.D.

  1. Acute Care Surgeon
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  1. Rochester, Minnesota

Languages

English

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Stephanie F. Heller, M.D., is an acute care surgeon with a special interest in trauma, critical care and abdominal surgery. She is the chair of the Division of Trauma, Critical Care and General Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Her clinical focus includes:

  • Enterocutaneous fistulae
  • Surgical wound care
  • Acute care surgery
  • Trauma surgery and critical surgical care

Dr. Heller earned her medical degree from the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She completed her general surgery residency and her critical care surgery fellowship at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota. She earned her Health Professional Education Certificate at the University of Illinois in Chicago. She completed a surgical education fellowship at Southern Illinois University.

In addition to her clinical activities, Dr. Heller is an active leader in research and is widely published. Beyond surgery research, she is interested in analyzing variables involved in the learning outcomes of surgical residents and preparing students for careers in medicine. She earned an Excellence in Teaching award from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. She is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

  1. Fistula
  2. Traumatic injury
  1. Intensive care
  2. Trauma care
  • Enterocutaneous fistulae
  1. 2020
    Certificate - Health Professional EducationUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
  2. 2007
    Fellow - Surgical EducationSouthern Illinois University
  3. 2004
    ResidentSurgery, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  4. 2004
    Resident - General SurgeryMayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  5. 2002
    Fellow - Surgical Critical CareMayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  6. 2001
    Resident - General SurgeryMayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  7. 1998
    MDUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine
  8. 1994
    BS - Electrical and Computer Engineering with DistinctionUniversity of Colorado at Boulder

Certifications

  1. 2005
    General SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery
  2. 2005
    Surgical Critical CareAmerican Board of Surgery

Awards and honors

  1. 2022
    2022 Mayo Clinic Experience Top Performer Award in Likelihood to Recommend Mayo Clinic Rochester
  2. 2016
    2016 Program Director Recognition AwardMayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Department of Education Administration
  3. 2004
    Excellence in TeachingMayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Department of Education Administration
  4. 2004
    Chief Resident Teacher of the YearGeneral Surgery Residency Program, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education
  5. 2004
    First PlaceMinnesota Committee on Trauma Resident Paper Competition
  6. 2003
    Commendation for TeachingDepartment of Emergency Medicine
  7. 2003
    Howard K. Gray Travel Award for Outstanding Clinical PerformanceGeneral Surgery Residency Program, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education
  8. 2003
    First PlaceMinnesota Committee on Trauma Resident Paper Competition
  9. 2002
    Second PlaceMinnesota Committee on Trauma Resident Paper Competition
  10. 1999
    "Hungry Dog" Resident AwardMayo Surgery Program, Department of Surgery
  11. 1999
    Excellence in TeachingMayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Department of Education Administration
  12. 1998
    George Packard Outstanding Student in Surgery AwardSchool of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
  13. 1992
    MemberGolden Key International Honour Society
  14. 1992
    MemberEta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society
  15. 1991
    Dean's ListUniversity of Colorado at Boulder
  16. 1990
    Scholarships: Prager Family, RK Richardson, Auxiliary to the Professional Engineers of ColoradoAwarding Organization
  17. 1990
    Regis ScholarAwarding Organization

Professional memberships

  1. 2024 - 2025
    ChairResidency Review Committee, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
  2. 2023 - present
    MemberWorld Society of Emergency Surgery
  3. 2019 - 2023
    PresidentExecutive Committee, Priestley Society
  4. 2019
    Project Gazelle - International Due Diligence Team
  5. 2018 - present
    MemberSurgical and Procedural Committee
  6. 2018 - 2019
    MemberDepartment of Surgery - Specialty Council
  7. 2018 - 2019
    ChairExecutive Committee, Division of Community General Surgery, Department of Surgery
  8. 2018 - present
    Committee MemberAccreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education - Surgery Residency Review Committee
  9. 2016 - present
    MemberProgram Evaluation Committee, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship; Program Evaluation Committee
  10. 2015 - 2018
    ChairVentral Hernia Group
  11. 2015 - present
    MemberClinical Compentency Committee - General Surgery Residency
  12. 2014 - 2018
    ChairProgram Evaluation Committee, General Surgery Residency Program; Program Evaluation Committee
  13. 2014 - present
    MemberSurgical Administrative Committee, Department of Surgery
  14. 2013 - 2016
    Executive Committee MemberPriestley Society
  15. 2011 - 2013
    PresidentMinnesota Surgical Society
  16. 2011 - 2018
    MemberSurgical Executive Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Surgical Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
  17. 2011 - present
    FellowAmerican College of Surgeons
  18. 2010 - 2011
    President-ElectMinnesota Surgical Society
  19. 2010 - 2018
    ChairGeneral Surgery Residency Committee, Department of Surgery
  20. 2010 - 2018
    Committee MemberMayo Graduate School of Education
  21. 2010 - present
    MemberAssociation for Surgical Education
  22. 2006 - 2017
    MemberExecutive Committee, Minnesota Surgical Society
  23. 2006 - 2008
    MemberEducation Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
  24. 2005 - 2012
    MemberMidwest Surgical Association
  25. 2005 - present
    MemberMinnesota Surgical Society
  26. 2005 - 2007
    MemberCritical Care Research Committee, Critical Care Service, Department of Internal Medicine
  27. 2005 - 2007
    MemberClinical Experience Curriculum Committee, Mayo Clinic Committees
  28. 2005 - 2006
    MemberInformation Management Technology Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
  29. 2005 - present
    MemberTrauma Performance Improvement Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
  30. 2004 - present
    MemberPriestley Society
  31. 2003
    InstructorFundamentals of Critical Care Support, Society of Critical Care Medicine
  32. 2003 - present
    MemberGeneral Surgery Residency Committee, Department of Surgery
  33.  
    MemberZumbro Valley Medical Society, Minnesota Medical Association

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