The 20 Best Heart Transplant Doctors near Santa Clara, CA

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 84 doctor with experience in Heart Transplant near Santa Clara, CA. Of these, 50 are Experienced, 18 are Advanced, 9 are Elite and 7 are Distinguished.

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    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Elite in Heart Transplant

    Office

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (13.3 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
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (13.3 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
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Betty Irene Moore Children's Heart Center

    725 Welch Rd Ste 120, 
    Palo Alto,, CA 
     (12.5 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.

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    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 
     (12.5 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.

    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Elite in Heart Transplant

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford,, CA 
     (13.3 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).

    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 
     (13.3 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 
     (12.6 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 
     (13.3 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 
     (13.3 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.

    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Cardiology | Hospital Medicine
    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Cardiology | Hospital Medicine

    Santa Clara Homestead Medical Center

    710 Lawrence Expy, 3rd Floor Dept 348, 
    Santa Clara, CA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Kent Feng is a Cardiologist and a Hospital Medicine provider practicing medicine in Santa Clara, California. He has been practicing medicine for over 10 years. Dr. Feng is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Coronary Heart Disease, Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Feng is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Stanford Health Care

    2585 Samaritan Dr, 
    San Jose, CA 
     (7.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Francois Haddad is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist practicing medicine in San Jose, California. Dr. Haddad is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 58 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pulmonary Hypertension, Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Heart Transplant, and Embolectomy.

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

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (13.3 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 
     (13.3 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 
     (13.3 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.

    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Experienced in Heart Transplant

    Santa Clara Homestead Medical Center

    710 Lawrence Express Way, 3rd Floor Dept 342, 
    Santa Clara, CA 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Brandon Varr is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Santa Clara, California. He has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Varr is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His clinical expertise encompasses Cardiogenic Shock, Ventricular Fibrillation, Sarcoidosis, Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Varr is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Thoracic Surgery
    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Thoracic Surgery

    Santa Clara Homestead Medical Center

    710 Lawrence Expy, 3rd Floor Dept 342, 
    Santa Clara, CA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Hanjay Wang is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Santa Clara, California. Dr. Wang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Interrupted Aortic Arch, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Wang is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Experienced in Heart Transplant

    Santa Clara Homestead Medical Center

    710 Lawrence Expy, 3rd Floor Dept 342, 
    Santa Clara, CA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Sirtaz Adatya is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Santa Clara, California. Dr. Adatya is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Hemolysis, Cardiogenic Shock, Pulmonary Edema, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Adatya is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Thoracic Surgery
    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Thoracic Surgery

    Santa Clara Homestead Medical Center

    710 Lawrence Expy, 3rd Floor,Department 342, 
    Santa Clara, CA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Sumanth Kidambi is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Santa Clara, California. Dr. Kidambi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His clinical expertise encompasses Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Heart Transplant, and Thymectomy. Dr. Kidambi is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Thoracic Surgery
    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Thoracic Surgery

    Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy #441

    710 Lawrence Expy, 
    Santa Clara, CA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Richard-tien Ha is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Santa Clara, California. Dr. Ha is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair.

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

    Stanford Health Care

    2585 Samaritan Dr, 
    San Jose, CA 
     (7.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ronald Witteles is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist practicing medicine in San Jose, California. Dr. Witteles is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 30 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Primary Amyloidosis, Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation.

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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 Santa Clara, 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 Santa Clara, 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 Santa Clara, 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 Santa Clara, 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 Santa Clara, 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 Santa Clara, 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 Santa Clara, 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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