Biography

Holly Bauser-Heaton MD, PhD, FSCAI, FACC, is a professor of pediatrics, chief of cardiology and co-executive director of the Children’s Heart Institute at UTHealth Houston and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern distinguished chair. She completed her interventional cardiology training at Stanford University before joining faculty at Emory University in 2016 and served as the co-director of the Pulmonary Artery Rehabilitation Program at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Her time is equally split between congenital interventional cardiology and basic science with a funded laboratory investigating mechanisms of pulmonary vascular disease through a 3D-bioprinted model.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University, 2003-2008
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Indiana University School of Medicine, 2003-2009
Pediatric Residency
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 2009-2012
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University, Stanford, CA 2013-2015
Congenital Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University, Stanford, CA 2015-2016

Areas of Interest

Research Interests

Endothelial dysfunction through alterations in the nitric oxide

EndMT pathway mediated changes in the microcirculation and outcomes in vascular regulation

3D bioprinting pulmonary precision pulmonary vascular constructs for elucidation and treatment of vascular disease

Outcomes and improvement in diagnosis and treatment of patients with pulmonary vascular anomalies