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Heart Transplant

Vanderbilt Health is one of the top heart transplant programs in the world, providing patients with outstanding outcomes and access to innovative new research and treatments. By pioneering new approaches, we are able to serve more patients, including high-risk patients who may not be candidates for transplantation at other medical centers. Our specialists also provide heart-kidney, heart-liver and heart-lung transplants for patients with multiple organ failure.

Conditions We Treat

Meet Your Care Team

Swaroop Bommareddi

Swaroop BommareddiMD

    Aortic Aneurysms, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Valve Disease, Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement/TAVR
Brian Lima

Brian LimaMD

    Aortic Aneurysms, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Valve Disease, Cardiovascular Medicine, Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Transplantation, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement/TAVR
Duc Q. Nguyen

Duc Q. NguyenMD

    Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Medicine, Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Assist Devices, Heart Transplantation
Ashish S. Shah
4.9

Ashish S. ShahMD

    Aortic Center, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Tumors, Cardiac Valve Disease, Heart Assist Devices, Heart Valve Center, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy & Inherited Disease
John M. Trahanas

John M. TrahanasMD

    Aortic Aneurysms, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Transplantation, Cardiac Valve Disease, Coronary Heart Disease, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement/TAVR, Transplant
Kaushik V. Amancherla

Kaushik V. AmancherlaMD

    Cardiovascular Medicine, Congestive Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Douglas M. Brinkley
4.9

Douglas M. BrinkleyJr, MD

    Cardiovascular Medicine, Congestive Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy & Inherited Disease, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Joann Lindenfeld

Joann LindenfeldMD

    Cardiovascular Medicine, Congestive Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Furrukh S. Malik

Furrukh S. MalikMD

    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Medicine, Hypertension, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Jonathan N. Menachem
4.8

Jonathan N. MenachemMD

    Cardiovascular Medicine, Congestive Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Henry H. Ooi

Henry H. OoiMD

    Cardiovascular Medicine, Congestive Heart Failure, General Cardiology, Heart Transplantation
Dawn M. Pedrotty
4.9

Dawn M. PedrottyMD, PhD

    Cardiovascular Medicine, Congestive Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Lynn R. Punnoose
4.8

Lynn R. PunnooseMD

    Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Medicine, Congestive Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Aniket S. Rali
4.7

Aniket S. RaliMD

    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Cardiogenic Shock and Critical Care Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Congestive Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Suzanne B. Sacks
4.8

Suzanne B. SacksMD, MS

    Cardiovascular Medicine, Congestive Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Kelly H. Schlendorf
4.9

Kelly H. SchlendorfMD, MHS

    Cardiovascular Medicine, Congestive Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Ravi Shah

Ravi ShahMD

    Cardiovascular Medicine, Congestive Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Hasan K. Siddiqi
4.9

Hasan K. SiddiqiMD, MSCI

    Cardiovascular Medicine, Congestive Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Mark A. Wigger
4.9

Mark A. WiggerMD

    Cardiovascular Medicine, Congestive Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Sandip K. Zalawadiya
4.8

Sandip K. ZalawadiyaMBBS

    Cardiovascular Medicine, Congestive Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Allison K. Brown

Allison K. BrownAPRN

    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart Transplantation
Dawn H. Eck

Dawn H. EckAPRN

    Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Transplantation, Lung Transplant, Transplant
Rachel E. Fowler

Rachel E. FowlerAGACNP-BC

    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart Transplantation
Donna Harmon
4.9

Donna HarmonAPRN

    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Cardiovascular Medicine, Congestive Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation
Sarah T. Morgan

Sarah T. MorganAGPCNP-BC

    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart Transplantation
Amber H. Pollack

Amber H. PollackNP

    Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Transplantation, Transplant
Sarah S. Smith

Sarah S. SmithAPN

    Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Transplantation, Transplant
Diana R. Davis

Diana R. DavisAPRN

    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart Transplantation
Samantha L. Padberg

Samantha L. PadbergAPRN

    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart Transplantation
Jessica P. Zehring

Jessica P. ZehringAPRN

    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart Transplantation

Why Choose Heart Transplant at Vanderbilt

  • medical chart, clipboard, cross, Knowledge and experience
    Knowledge and experience

    Vanderbilt Health is one of the top heart transplant programs in the world and performs the most heart-liver transplants in the country. Our vast experience means expert care for you.

  • caduceus, Depth of expertise, excellent outcomes
    Excellent outcomes

    Results for Vanderbilt heart transplant patients regularly exceed national standards.

  • laboratory, test tubes, Advanced treatment
    Advanced treatment

    We offer mechanical support options while you wait for a heart transplantor sometimes instead of a transplant. For example, a ventricular assist device (VAD) allows you to live normally at home. As one of the first hospitals in the Southeast to offer VADs, we’ve implanted more than 500, including implanting the first total artificial heart in 2018. We were also among the first to provide extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for patients with severe conditions.

  • lightning bolt, Innovation, advanced
    Innovation

    Our heart transplant teams helped pioneer the transplant of hearts from donors with hepatitis C. This greatly increases the number of healthy donor hearts available for waiting recipients. Our teams also were among the first to use ex vivo perfusion, keeping a heart beating while in transit from donor to recipient. This helps ensure the donor heart you receive is the healthiest it can be.

  • health, heart, badge, Veterans care, community support
    Veterans' care

    We are one of only a few transplant programs designated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide organ transplant services to our nation’s veterans.

  • family, parents, child, Patient-centered care, healthcare
    Pediatric care

    We know our smallest patients require a dedicated team of specialists as knowledgeable as they are comforting in their approach to pediatric care. That’s why we provide pediatric transplant services through the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

  • medication, pills, tablets, pharmacy services
    Coordinated pharmacy services

    Our transplant pharmacists offer the highest level of care and expertise for transplant patients. Each transplant pharmacist works directly with doctors and staff to monitor patients' care plans.

  • diploma, award, ribbon, Recognized care, quality
    Recognized care

    Vanderbilt is consistently ranked among the nation’s best by leading authorities on health care quality. People from throughout the Southeast and across the country rely on us for the best and most innovative care possible. 

Tests, Treatments and Services

We offer a full range of tests, treatments and services, including:

  • Treatment of advanced heart failure
  • Heart transplant
  • Ventricular assist devices (VADs)
  • Dual-organ transplant

Locations

1215 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37232
901 Riverfront Parkway, Suite 208
Chattanooga, TN 37402
11440 Parkside Drive, Suite 205
Knoxville, TN 37924
4209 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 5100
Newburgh, IN 47630

Support Resources

Heart Transplant Patient & Caregiver Support Group
First Tuesday of every month
2-3 p.m.
Village at Vanderbilt
1500 21st Ave. S, Suite 3100
Nashville, TN 37232