This September the Vanderbilt Heart Transplant Center held its annual picnic at Edwin Warner Park. Recipients, family, friends, and staff enjoyed the beautiful weather, good food, and wonderful fellowship and support. Click here for more photos.

Vanderbilt Medical Center performed its first heart transplant in April 1985. Today we perform approximately 20 transplants each year. We provide heart transplantation for adult and pediatric patients. Since its beginning, the program's total experience exceeds 500 heart transplants. Read more.

Allomap Testing

AlloMap testing is a noninvasive method for determining the risk of acute cellular rejection (ACR) in heart transplant recipients. The test translates the complex signals of the immune system’s multiple genes and pathways, specifically those associated with heart transplant ACR, into an objective, actionable score. â€¨â€¨AlloMap testing is a safe, convenient and proven new method to significantly improve heart transplant recipients’ satisfaction. Rather than having an invasive procedure in a heart catheterization lab, only a simple and quick blood draw is necessary. The blood sample is sent to the XDx clinical laboratory, a state-of-the-art clinical lab in Brisbane, where complex gene information is extracted and analyzed. Using the XDx proprietary algorithm, the information is translated into a single score that distinguishes rejection from quiescence, or a stable state.
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• Allomap Protocol
• Allomap Directions

Experience and Outcomes

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Heart Transplant Leadership

Steve Hoff, M.D. - Surgical Director
Mark Wigger, M.D. - Adult Medical Director
Debra Dodd, M.D. - Pediatric Medical Director

Heart Transplant Team

For more information on the Heart Transplant Team, click here.

Contact Us

908 Oxford House
Nashville, TN 37232-4751
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST
Referrals/Appointments: 615-936-3500
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