Lea Christine Steffes MD

Physician

725 Welch RdPalo Alto, CA 94304
Phone+1 650-497-8000

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Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Pulmonology, 2017 - 2020
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsResidency, Pediatrics, 2014 - 2017
Medical College of WisconsinClass of 2014

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2017 - 2026
WI State Medical License 2015 - 2017
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Pulmonology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Excessive postnatal smooth muscle differentiation in a lung-specific model of TBX4-related pulmonary hypertension.
Lea C Steffes, Kaylie A Chiles, Sehar R Masud, Aleen Rahman, Madeline Dawson
JCI Insight. 2026-06-08
4 citations
Pulmonary Hemodynamics and Long-Term Outcomes in Children with Pulmonary Hypertension-Associated Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.
Eric D Austin, Mary P Mullen, Catherine M Avitabile, Usha S Krishnan, Erika B Rosenzweig
The Journal of Pediatrics. 2026-02-01
Refractory Peripheral Pulmonary Stenosis and Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Associated With aLoss-of-Function Variant in.
Lea C Steffes, Gregory T Adamson, Kyla E Dunn, Jeffrey A Feinstein
Pulmonary Circulation. 2026-01-01

Grant Support

Exploiting neointimal and vascular smooth muscle cell heterogeneity to reveal mechanisms driving venous neointimal growth and vascular remodeling in pediatric pulmonary hypertensionSTANFORD UNIVERSITY2024–2029

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