Biographical summary
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.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
- Intensive care
- Trauma care
Interests
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2020
Certificate - Health Professional EducationUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
- 2007
Fellow - Surgical EducationSouthern Illinois University
- 2004
ResidentSurgery, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2004
Resident - General SurgeryMayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2002
Fellow - Surgical Critical CareMayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2001
Resident - General SurgeryMayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 1998
MDUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine
- 1994
BS - Electrical and Computer Engineering
with DistinctionUniversity of Colorado at Boulder
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2005
General SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery
- 2005
Surgical Critical CareAmerican Board of Surgery
Awards and honors
- 2022
2022 Mayo Clinic Experience Top Performer Award in Likelihood to Recommend Mayo Clinic Rochester
- 2016
2016 Program Director Recognition AwardMayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Department of Education Administration
- 2004
Excellence in TeachingMayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Department of Education Administration
- 2004
Chief Resident Teacher of the YearGeneral Surgery Residency Program, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education
- 2004
First PlaceMinnesota Committee on Trauma Resident Paper Competition
- 2003
Commendation for TeachingDepartment of Emergency Medicine
- 2003
Howard K. Gray Travel Award for Outstanding Clinical PerformanceGeneral Surgery Residency Program, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education
- 2003
First PlaceMinnesota Committee on Trauma Resident Paper Competition
- 2002
Second PlaceMinnesota Committee on Trauma Resident Paper Competition
- 1999
"Hungry Dog" Resident AwardMayo Surgery Program, Department of Surgery
- 1999
Excellence in TeachingMayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Department of Education Administration
- 1998
George Packard Outstanding Student in Surgery AwardSchool of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
- 1992
MemberGolden Key International Honour Society
- 1992
MemberEta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society
- 1991
Dean's ListUniversity of Colorado at Boulder
- 1990
Scholarships: Prager Family, RK Richardson, Auxiliary to the Professional Engineers of ColoradoAwarding Organization
- 1990
Regis ScholarAwarding Organization
Professional memberships
- 2024 - 2025
ChairResidency Review Committee, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
- 2023 - present
MemberWorld Society of Emergency Surgery
- 2019 - 2023
PresidentExecutive Committee, Priestley Society
- 2019
Project Gazelle - International Due Diligence Team
- 2018 - present
MemberSurgical and Procedural Committee
- 2018 - 2019
MemberDepartment of Surgery - Specialty Council
- 2018 - 2019
ChairExecutive Committee, Division of Community General Surgery, Department of Surgery
- 2018 - present
Committee MemberAccreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education - Surgery Residency Review Committee
- 2016 - present
MemberProgram Evaluation Committee, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship; Program Evaluation Committee
- 2015 - 2018
ChairVentral Hernia Group
- 2015 - present
MemberClinical Compentency Committee - General Surgery Residency
- 2014 - 2018
ChairProgram Evaluation Committee, General Surgery Residency Program; Program Evaluation Committee
- 2014 - present
MemberSurgical Administrative Committee, Department of Surgery
- 2013 - 2016
Executive Committee MemberPriestley Society
- 2011 - 2013
PresidentMinnesota Surgical Society
- 2011 - 2018
MemberSurgical Executive Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Surgical Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
- 2011 - present
FellowAmerican College of Surgeons
- 2010 - 2011
President-ElectMinnesota Surgical Society
- 2010 - 2018
ChairGeneral Surgery Residency Committee, Department of Surgery
- 2010 - 2018
Committee MemberMayo Graduate School of Education
- 2010 - present
MemberAssociation for Surgical Education
- 2006 - 2017
MemberExecutive Committee, Minnesota Surgical Society
- 2006 - 2008
MemberEducation Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
- 2005 - 2012
MemberMidwest Surgical Association
- 2005 - present
MemberMinnesota Surgical Society
- 2005 - 2007
MemberCritical Care Research Committee, Critical Care Service, Department of Internal Medicine
- 2005 - 2007
MemberClinical Experience Curriculum Committee, Mayo Clinic Committees
- 2005 - 2006
MemberInformation Management Technology Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
- 2005 - present
MemberTrauma Performance Improvement Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
- 2004 - present
MemberPriestley Society
- 2003
InstructorFundamentals of Critical Care Support, Society of Critical Care Medicine
- 2003 - present
MemberGeneral Surgery Residency Committee, Department of Surgery
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MemberZumbro Valley Medical Society, Minnesota Medical Association
Publications