The 20 Best Heart Transplant Doctors near Palo Alto, CA

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 86 doctor with experience in Heart Transplant near Palo Alto, CA. Of these, 51 are Experienced, 19 are Advanced, 9 are Elite and 7 are Distinguished.

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    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Rosenthal is a Pediatric Cardiologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Rosenthal is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant.

    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Elite in Heart Transplant

    Office

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Hannah Valantine is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Stanford, California. Dr. Valantine is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Transplant, and Lung Transplant.

    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Elite in Heart Transplant

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford,, CA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    William Fearon is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Stanford,, California. Dr. Fearon is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 29 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

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

    Stanford Health Care

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jeffrey Teuteberg is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Stanford, California. Dr. Teuteberg is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation.

    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Thoracic Surgery
    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Thoracic Surgery

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    965 High St, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Yasuhiro Shudo is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Shudo is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Transplant, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

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

    Stanford Health Care

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kiran Khush is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Stanford, California. Dr. Khush is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. She is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure, Brugada Syndrome, and Heart Transplant.

    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Thoracic Surgery
    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Thoracic Surgery

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Y Joseph is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Stanford, California. Dr. Joseph is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 28 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Aortic Regurgitation, Heart Transplant, and Heart Valve Repair.

    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Betty Irene Moore Children's Heart Center

    725 Welch Rd Ste 120, 
    Palo Alto,, CA 
     (5.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Seth Hollander is a Pediatric Cardiologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto,, California. Dr. Hollander is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and Heart Transplant.

    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Betty Irene Moore Children's Heart Center

    725 Welch Rd Ste 120, 
    Palo Alto,, CA 
     (5.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christopher Almond is a Pediatric Cardiologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto,, California. Dr. Almond is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Malnutrition, Double Inlet Left Ventricle, and Heart Transplant.

    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Dykes is a Pediatric Cardiologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Dykes is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Malnutrition, Cardiomyopathy, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), and Heart Transplant.

    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Beth Kaufman is a Pediatric Cardiologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Kaufman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. She is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Becker Muscular Dystrophy, and Heart Transplant.

    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto,, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Elizabeth Profita is a Pediatric Cardiologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto,, California. Dr. Profita is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Mitral Atresia, Myocarditis, Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM), and Heart Transplant.

    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Thoracic Surgery
    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Thoracic Surgery

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    965 High St, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    William Hiesinger is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Hiesinger is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Dissection, Cardiogenic Shock, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Heart Transplant, and Lung Transplant.

    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    Cardiology
    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    Cardiology

    Office

    2680 Hanover St, 
    Palo Alto,, CA 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Paul Yock is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto,, California. Dr. Yock is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Heart Transplant, and Thrombectomy.

    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Daniel Bernstein is a Pediatric Cardiologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Bernstein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Cardiomyopathy, Mitral Atresia, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), and Heart Transplant.

    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Office

    780 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto,, CA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Doff Mcelhinney is a Pediatric Cardiologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto,, California. Dr. Mcelhinney is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Tetralogy of Fallot, Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Heart Transplant, and Angioplasty.

    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology
    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology

    Stanford Health Care

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Alan Yeung is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Stanford, California. Dr. Yeung is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 28 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Transplant, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Maxime Tremblay-Gravel is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Stanford, California. Dr. Tremblay-Gravel is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant.

    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    Cardiology
    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    Cardiology

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford,, CA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sharon Hunt is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Stanford,, California. Dr. Hunt is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation.

    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    Advanced in Heart Transplant

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ellamae Stadnick is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Stanford, California. Dr. Stadnick is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Vitamin D Deficiency, Heart Failure, Giant Cell Myocarditis, Myocarditis, and Heart Transplant.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    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 Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto, 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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