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    Last Updated: 10/30/2025

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    MediFind found 44 doctor with experience in Heart Transplant near La Jolla, CA. Of these, 29 are Experienced, 11 are Advanced and 4 are Distinguished.

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      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology
      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology

      Regents Of The University Of California

      9350 Campus Point Dr, 
      La Jolla, CA 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Eric Adler is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Adler is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Transplant, and Gastrostomy.

      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Advanced in Heart Transplant

      Regents Of The University Of California

      200 W Arbor Dr, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (8.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Laith Alshawabkeh is a Cardiologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Alshawabkeh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Ebstein's Anomaly, Tetralogy of Fallot, Heart Transplant, and Stent Placement.

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      Pam R. Taub
      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Cardiology | Nuclear Medicine
      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Cardiology | Nuclear Medicine

      Regents Of The University Of California

      200 W Arbor Dr, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (8.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Pam Taub is a Cardiologist and a Nuclear Medicine provider in San Diego, California. Dr. Taub is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Heart Failure, Familial Dysautonomia, High Cholesterol, and Heart Transplant.

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      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery
      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery
      3030 Childrens Way, Suite #202, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (7.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Eric Devaney is a Thoracic Surgeon in San Diego, California. Dr. Devaney is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Mitral Stenosis, Transposition of the Great Arteries, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), and Heart Transplant.

      Gert D. Pretorius
      Distinguished in Heart Transplant
      Family Medicine
      Distinguished in Heart Transplant
      Family Medicine

      Regents Of The University Of California

      200 W Arbor Dr, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (8.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Gert Pretorius is a Family Medicine provider in San Diego, California. Dr. Pretorius is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Arterial Embolism, Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis, Heart Transplant, and Patent Foramen Ovale Repair.

      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology
      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology

      Regents Of The University Of California

      200 W Arbor Dr, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (8.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      18+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Paul Kim is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Kim has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Patent Foramen Ovale Repair.

      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      General Surgery
      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      General Surgery

      Regents Of The University Of California

      200 W Arbor Dr, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (8.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Aleah Brubaker is a General Surgeon in San Diego, California. Dr. Brubaker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are MAGIC Syndrome, Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD), Liver Failure, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Experienced in Heart Transplant

      Regents Of The University Of California

      200 W Arbor Dr, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (8.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Matthew Carazo is a Cardiologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Carazo has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Transposition of the Great Arteries, Pulmonary Valves Agenesis, Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Carazo is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

      Regents Of The University Of California

      9350 Campus Point Dr, 
      La Jolla, CA 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Nicholas Wettersten is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Wettersten is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Prerenal Azotemia, Heart Transplant, and Gastrostomy.

      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Cardiology | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Cardiology | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

      Regents Of The University Of California

      9300 Campus Point Dr, 
      La Jolla, CA 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Antoinette Birs is a Cardiologist and an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Birs is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Ventricular Fibrillation, Atrial Myxoma, Carney Complex, Cardiac Arrest, and Heart Transplant.

      Distinguished in Heart Transplant
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology
      Distinguished in Heart Transplant
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology

      Regents Of The University Of California

      200 W Arbor Dr, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (8.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Marcus Urey is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Urey is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiac Amyloidosis, Heart Failure, Transthyretin Amyloidosis, Heart Transplant, and Patent Foramen Ovale Repair.

      Distinguished in Heart Transplant
      General Surgery
      Distinguished in Heart Transplant
      General Surgery
      200 W. Arbor Dr., Mc 8892, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (8.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jack Copeland is a General Surgeon in San Diego, California. Dr. Copeland is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Angiosarcoma, Heart Transplant, and Lung Transplant.

      Distinguished in Heart Transplant
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
      Distinguished in Heart Transplant
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

      Regents Of The University Of California

      200 W Arbor Dr, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (8.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kimberly Hong is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Hong is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Danon Disease, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Transplant, and Patent Foramen Ovale Repair.

      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery | Vascular Surgery
      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery | Vascular Surgery

      Regents Of The University Of California

      9444 Medical Ctr Dr, 
      La Jolla, CA 
       (3.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Eugene Golts is a Thoracic Surgeon and a Vascular Surgeon in La Jolla, California. Dr. Golts is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Dissection, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Cardiology
      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Cardiology
      9452 Medical Center Dr, 
      La Jolla, CA 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Iosif Taleb is a Cardiologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Taleb is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant.

      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Cardiology | Orthopedics
      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Cardiology | Orthopedics

      Regents Of The University Of California

      9300 Campus Point Dr, 
      La Jolla, CA 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Tripti Gupta, MD, is a board-certified cardiologist who specializes in caring for adults with congenital heart disease, an abnormality in the heart that is present at birth. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Double Discordia, Transposition of the Great Arteries, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Endocarditis, and Heart Transplant.

      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Transplant Surgery | General Surgery
      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Transplant Surgery | General Surgery

      Regents Of The University Of California

      3855 Health Sciences Dr, 
      La Jolla, CA 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Gabriel Schnickel is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in La Jolla, California. Dr. Schnickel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are MAGIC Syndrome, Liver Failure, Liver Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology | Orthopedics
      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology | Orthopedics

      Scripps Health

      9898 Genesee Ave, 
      La Jolla, CA 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Experience:
      18+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Rajeev Mohan is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Mohan has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Pulmonary Edema, Patent Foramen Ovale Repair, and Cardiac Ablation.

      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Internal Medicine
      10666 N Torrey Pines Rd, 
      La Jolla, CA 
       (4.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Matthew Jones is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in La Jolla, California. Dr. Jones is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), H1N1 Influenza, High Blood Pressure in Infants, Heart Transplant, and Lung Transplant.

      Barry H. Greenberg
      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology
      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology

      Regents Of The University Of California

      200 W Arbor Dr, Mc 8201, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (8.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Barry Greenberg is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Greenberg is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Danon Disease, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Heart Transplant?

      A heart transplant is surgery to remove a damaged or diseased heart and replace it with a healthy donor heart.

      When should I see a Heart Transplant doctor near La Jolla, CA?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing a Heart Transplant doctor near La Jolla, CA?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Heart Transplant doctors near La Jolla, CA?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Heart Transplant doctors near La Jolla, CA?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with a Heart Transplant doctor near La Jolla, CA?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Heart Transplant doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Heart Transplant doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with a Heart Transplant doctor near La Jolla, CA?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Heart Transplant doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Heart Transplant doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Heart Transplant doctors near La Jolla, CA?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Heart Transplant doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find a Heart Transplant doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Heart Transplant doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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