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

Manager
Deirdre Smith, RN, CCRC

Research Scientist

Maria da Graca Cabreira, PhD
Zakar Mnjoyan PhD
Micheline Resende, PhD

Research Associate
Yi Zheng, MD

Research Fellows 
Amir Gahremanpour, MD

Pre-Clinical Research Coordinator
Fred A. Baimbridge, BSc

Clinical Research
James Chen, RN, BSN
Casey Kappenman, BSc
Nichole Porsch'e, RN
Carliss Ramos, RN, CCRC
Amadita Rodriguez, MS, RN, ANP
Dia Tisdel, MHA
Birthelle Washington
Lynette Westbrook, RN, MS, CCRC 

Administrative Assistant
Tracye Dauphin

Contact Information

Texas Heart Institute 
MC 2-277
6770 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)