Josef Stehlik

Josef Stehlik, MD, MPH is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He serves as Medical Director of the Heart Transplant Program and Co-Chief of the Advanced Heart Failure Program at the University of Utah Hospital and Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center. A Charles University graduate in medicine and holder of an MPH from Harvard School of Public Health, Dr. Stehlik has been on faculty since 2004.

Education

• Charles University - MD
• Harvard School of Public Health - MPH
• Cleveland Clinic - Fellowship in Heart Failure and Transplantation
• Allegheny General Hospital - Residency in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases

Research Focus

Dr. Stehlik's work centers on advanced heart failure, heart transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support. His research examines:

• Laboratory-based studies on donor-recipient matching and rejection mechanisms
• Clinical trials evaluating LVAD outcomes and device thrombosis
• Quality-of-life metrics in heart failure patients using wearable monitoring
• Policy impacts on organ allocation and transplant equity
• Comorbidities affecting post-transplant survival (e.g., diabetes, chronic kidney disease)

Publication Trends

His recent work explores:

• Optimization of donor-derived cell-free DNA assays for rejection detection
• Long-term implications of chronic kidney disease on malignancy risk post-transplantation
• Comparative effectiveness of LVADs like HeartMate 3
• Public health analyses of obesity and waitlist outcomes
• Advancements in normothermic organ preservation