At UC Health, we lead the region in scientific discoveries and embrace a spirit of purpose – offering our patients and their families something beyond everyday healthcare. At UC Health, we offer hope.
Heart Transplant
Innovation, compassion and leading-edge heart expertise, right here in Greater Cincinnati.
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Heart transplant patients need extraordinary options and exceptional care nearby, not hours away. As the first and most experienced adult heart transplant program in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, we’ve committed our life’s work to delivering renowned heart disease treatments, from LVADs to heart transplants. We’re ranked in the top 10% nationwide for patient outcomes. It’s all part of our passion to improve heart transplants and cardiovascular health in patients, not just here, but all over the world.
Your Care
YOUR TRANSPLANT JOURNEY
We’ll Help You Understand Every Step.
We pioneered Greater Cincinnati transplantation in 1967, and since then, we’ve helped thousands of people start life anew with kidney, liver, pancreas and heart transplants. We understand the complex challenges that can come with eligibility evaluation, transplant preparation, surgery, recovery and post-transplant life. Begin your journey by learning how we will educate and prepare you for your new life.
Research
ACTIVE AND VIBRANT RESEARCH
We Are Committed To Advancing Medical Options.
The best medical programs in the world are part of leading-edge research aimed at improving public health and developing new medical treatments. As the Region’s only adult academic medical center, we house vibrant research programs that include ongoing clinical trials, actively initiating studies to bring new therapies and diagnostic tests to patients in Greater Cincinnati and around the world.
We Actively Seek Medical Discoveries.
Nationally and internationally recognized for its research efforts, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and UC Health has a long and distinguished history of medical discoveries. Our premier surgeon-scientists and postdoctoral researchers pursue innovative and exciting research, focused on applying their discoveries directly to the bedside to advance patient care.
Referrals
REFERRING A PATIENT
Our Teams Build Strong Collaborative Partnerships With Referring Providers.
We are committed to providing optimal care to your patient and open communication with you. As a referring physician, we understand that you need to be kept informed on your patient’s progress. That’s why we set up a toolbox to share detailed information about your patient’s health with you.
Our Providers
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Conditions We Treat
With research and experience, we’re helping patients like you overcome complex heart conditions every day.
- Abnormalities in the Heart Valves
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Heart-Damaging Toxins
- Heart Injury
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Ventricular Arrhythmias
Your Heart, Our Expertise
Your health deserves both world-renowned experts and the support system you can only find at home in Greater Cincinnati. With UC Health, you'll find both.
Our Treatments
TRIMS Metabolic Surgery Program
Transplants Made Possible For Overweight Patients
Weight shouldn’t be a barrier to transplantation, so we founded the Transplant-Related Interdisciplinary Metabolic Surgery, or TRIMS, program. One surgeon and one team coordinate both a gastric procedure for weight loss and a transplant, increasing the chance for a successful transplant.
Our Unique Approach
Your Care Team at Work
Advancements in science transform medicine
Greater Cincinnati's first adult heart transplant program
Top 10% in patient outcomes
Waitlist mortality above national benchmarks
INNOVATION AND FACTS
Every patient is our most important patient.
Physician Referrals Not Required
Unlike many health systems, patients are welcome to contact us directly for an evaluation.
Support Groups Provide Stability
Transplant patients are more successful with a safety net built with support from groups just like the ones we’ll introduce you to.
Toolbox Helps Inform Referring Physicians
Your referring physician needs to be kept up to date on how you’re doing, so we set up a toolbox that shares detailed information about your health. Our team also involves you in decisions about your care.
Patient Stories
A New Heart, Kidney and a New Life
Former president and CEO at Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio receives heart-kidney transplant after rare heart disease diagnosis.
Heart Transplant News
UC Health Uses Innovation to Set Records in Organ Transplantation
Exploring the Benefits of Machine Perfusion in Organ Transplantation
CardioMEMS: Remote Monitoring for Heart Failure Patients
Organ Donation Facts and Statistics
“Hope Stones” Art Installation Honors Organ Donors and Transplant Recipients
A New Heart, Kidney and a New Life
A Taylor-Made Story: Scott and Kyle’s Journey in the Cardiac ICU
UC Health Reaches Another Milestone with Heart Transplant Program
Giving Hope: Inside A Heart Transplant
