Biographical summary
Kristen Sell-Dottin, M.D., is a cardiothoracic surgeon with a specialty interest in adult cardiac surgery. She is also the Surgical Director for Structural Heart Disease. Her interests include:
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD)
- Transcatheter valve surgery
- Valvular Heart Disease
- High Risk Cardiac Surgery
- Cardiac Transplantation
- Mechanical Circulatory Support including Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Adult Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Hybrid Convergent Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
- Clinical Research and Education
- Education of medical students, residents and fellows
- Ethics
- TAVR explant
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Mayo Clinic locations
Phoenix, Arizona
Education
- 2017
Chief Resident - Cardiothoracic SurgeryUniversity of North Carolina School of Medicine
- 2017
Residency - CardiothoracicUniversity of North Carolina School of Medicine
- 2011
MDUniversity of Michigan
- 2007
BSUniversity of Notre Dame
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2018
Thoracic and Cardiac SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic Surgery
Awards and honors
- 2018
Cardiothoracic Ethics Forum ScholarshipAmerican Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)
- 2017
Resident MemberAcademy of Educators, University of North Carolina
- 2017
Nathan A. Womack Scholarship AwardDepartment of Surgery, University of North Carolina
- 2016
Scholarship to attend American College of Surgeons Leadership and Advocacy Summit in Washington, DCSociety of Thoracic Surgeons
- 2015
Runner-up, Jeopardy CompetitionAmerican Association for Thoracic Surgery
- 2012
In Service Award (Highest score on American Board of Surgery In-Training Exam)Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Professional memberships
- 2020
ParticipantSTS Leadership Summit, Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- 2020 - present
MemberCardiovascular Research Committee, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases
- 2020 - present
Co-Lead FacultyAdvanced Practice Provider Education, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic in Arizona
- 2020 - present
MemberEducation Committee - Arizona, Executive Operations Team - Arizona, Mayo Clinic Arizona Committees
- 2018 - 2021
MemberSouthern Thoracic Surgical Association
- 2018
MemberProgram Evaluation Committee, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine
- 2018
MemberClinical Competency Committee, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine
- 2018
MemberEthics Committee, Home of the Innocents
- 2018 - present
MemberSociety of Thoracic Surgeons
- 2017 - 2021
MemberAssociation for Surgical Education
- 2016 - 2017
MemberExecutive Committee, Thoracic Surgery Residents Association, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
- 2015 - 2017
MemberProgram Education Committee, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
- 2015 - 2017
MemberRoot Cause Analysis/Patient Safety Committee, University of North Carolina Hospitals
- 2014 - 2015
Resident MemberGraduate Medical Education Committee, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
- 2012 - present
MemberWomen in Thoracic Surgery (WTS)
- 2011 - 2017
MemberThoracic Surgery Residents Association (TSRA)
- 2011 - present
MemberAssociation of Women Surgeons
- 2011 - present
MemberAmerican Medical Association