Heather Stefanski, MD, PhD, is Vice President of CIBMTR & Clinical Services at NMDP. She is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.

Previously, she was an associate professor of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota, providing clinical care and conducted research involving children with life-threatening blood and immune system disorders. One focus area was using cord blood units in hematopoietic cell transplants and CAR T-cell therapy. Currently she is focused on overcoming HLA barriers in stem cell transplant using alternative donors to ensure all patients can receive their life-saving cell therapy.