Our Program
Patients eligible for heart transplantation include patients with end-stage cardiac disease not amenable to conventional medical or surgical therapies. Most transplant patients are typically healthy, under the age of 70, usually have been diagnosed with cardiomyopathy or coronary disease and do not have end-stage organ disease. Having had prior surgical procedures does not preclude patients from receiving heart transplantation.
Patients who are not good candidates for transplantation include those who have severe obesity, active neoplastic disease, systemic or untreatable local infection, tobacco or drug dependency, lack of adequate support systems or the inability to comply with a strict medical regimen.
Our Approach
Our comprehensive program includes continual transplant team communication with patient/family regarding all aspects of medical care. Patients and families are also given general educational materials about what is expected post-transplantation.
We place value on our relationship with the referring physician and are committed to excellent communication to foster high-quality continuity of care. We are one of only a few centers on the West Coast that offers a “bridge” to transplantation, utilizing the left ventricular assist device (LVAD). We are also the test center for the electrical left ventricular assist device, a mobile device that allows patients to safely wait for transplantation while in the comfort of their own home. We are also extremely pleased and proud of our survival outcomes, with more than 90% of our patients returning to their everyday lives.
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Our Physicians

Practicing Locations
Children's Hospital Los AngelesKeck Hospital of USC
USC Healthcare Center 2
Specializing In
Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery

Practicing Locations
Children's Hospital Los AngelesKeck Hospital of USC
USC Healthcare Center 2
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Practicing Locations
Keck Hospital of USCUSC Healthcare Center 2
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Specializing In
Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery

Practicing Locations
Children's Hospital Los AngelesKeck Hospital of USC
Keck Medicine of USC - Pasadena
USC Healthcare Center 2
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Specializing In
Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery

Practicing Locations
Keck Hospital of USCUSC Healthcare Center 2
Specializing In
Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery

Practicing Locations
Keck Hospital of USCUSC Care Medical Group
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Practicing Locations
Keck Hospital of USCUSC Healthcare Center 1
Specializing In
Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Endovascular Surgery

Practicing Locations
Keck Hospital of USCUSC Healthcare Center 2
Specializing In
Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy

Practicing Locations
Keck Hospital of USCUSC Care Medical Group
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Specializing In
Cardiothoracic

Practicing Locations
Keck Hospital of USCUSC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Practicing Locations
Keck Hospital of USCUSC Healthcare Center 2

Practicing Locations
Children's Hospital Los AngelesKeck Hospital of USC
USC Healthcare Center 2
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Specializing In
Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery

Practicing Locations
Keck Hospital of USCUSC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Specializing In
Heart Failure