Procedure

Heart Transplant

Surgery that replaces a failing heart with a healthy donor heart.

Also called: cardiac transplant

Who Can Help with Heart Transplant?

• Transplant Surgeons

  A surgeon who performs organ transplants, such as kidney, liver and pancreas transplants.

• Cardiothoracic Surgeons

  A surgeon who operates on the heart, lungs, esophagus and other organs in the chest.

• Cardiologists

  A physician who diagnoses and treats heart and blood vessel conditions such as heart disease, heart failure, high blood pressure and irregular heartbeat.

Find Transplant Surgeons Near You

Where Practices List Heart Transplant

Cities where practice websites say they offer it.

• Houston, TX (34)

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