Management

Amy Sehnert, MD

Senior Director, Clinical Research

Dr. Amy Sehnert joins the Artemis Health team with over 10 years experience in basic and clinical genetics research across academia and biotech including expertise launching commercial molecular diagnostic tests.  In her role at Artemis Health Dr. Sehnert will lead clinical research as Principal Investigator and Medical Director of clinical studies and programs. 

Prior to joining Artemis Health, Dr. Sehnert served as Director of Clinical Research and Development at CardioDx, Inc. where she conducted clinical studies in heart failure pharmacogenomics and established two US multicenter trials (PREDICT and DISCERN) enrolling over 5000 subjects to support genomic diagnostic test development in the areas of coronary artery disease and arrhythmia genetics.  The PREDICT study lead to validation and release of a blood gene expression test used to evaluate patients with stable chest pain.  Prior to her 5 years at CardioDx, Dr. Sehnert was assistant professor in pediatric cardiology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) where she conducted academic research and published in the areas of heart development and inherited cardiomyopathies in children.  As a pediatric cardiologist she specialized in the diagnosis and care of newborns and children with chromosomal and genetic disorders including fetal diagnoses and reproductive counseling.  She has also been a consulting assistant professor in pediatric cardiology at Stanford University.

Dr. Sehnert graduated with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, with distinction from the University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology.  She received her M.D. from the University of Minnesota, School of Medicine and completed residency training in Pediatrics at The Children's Hospital, University of Colorado. She completed a combined research/clinical fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at UCSF where she was the March of Dimes fellow of the Pediatric Scientist Development Program. She is board-certified in both Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology and is a member of the American Heart Association.