The 20 Best Heart Transplant Doctors near New Haven, CT

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 32 doctor with experience in Heart Transplant near New Haven, CT. Of these, 24 are Experienced, 7 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    Tariq A. Ahmad
    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Cardiology | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Cardiology | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

    Yale University

    800 Howard Ave, 
    New Haven, CT 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Tariq Ahmad is a Cardiologist and an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Ahmad is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Thrombectomy.

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

    Yale University

    20 York St, 
    New Haven, CT 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christopher Maulion is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Maulion is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM), and Heart Transplant.

    Emmanuel Akintoye
    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    Advanced in Heart Transplant

    Yale New Haven Hospital

    20 York St, 
    New Haven, CT 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Emmanuel Akintoye is a Cardiologist in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Akintoye is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Cardiac Tamponade, Heart Transplant, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

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

    Yale University

    800 Howard Ave, 
    New Haven, CT 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sara Tabtabai is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Tabtabai has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Pulmonary Edema, and Heart Transplant.

    Cheyenne M. Beach
    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology | Pediatrics
    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology | Pediatrics

    Yale U School Of Medicine-Pediatrics

    Yale U Sch Med 333 Cedar St, LCI 302 PO Box 208064, 
    New Haven, CT 
     (0.1 miles away)
    Experience:
    16+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Cheyenne Beach is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Cardiologist in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Beach has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Ventricular Fibrillation, Congenital Heart Block, Arrhythmias, Cardiac Ablation, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Beach is currently accepting new patients.

    Jeffrey M. Vinocur
    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology | Pediatrics | Cardiac Electrophysiology
    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology | Pediatrics | Cardiac Electrophysiology

    Yale U School Of Medicine-Pediatrics

    Yale U Sch Med 333 Cedar St, LCI 302 PO Box 208064, 
    New Haven, CT 
     (0.1 miles away)
    Experience:
    20+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Jeffrey Vinocur is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Pediatrics provider in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Vinocur has been practicing medicine for over 20 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Block, Ventricular Fibrillation, Double Discordia, Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Vinocur is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    Cardiology
    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    Cardiology

    Yale New Haven Hospital

    20 York St, 
    New Haven,, CT 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nihar Desai is a Cardiologist in New Haven,, Connecticut. Dr. Desai is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Cardiogenic Shock, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Transplant.

    Eric Velazquez
    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Experienced in Heart Transplant

    Radiology And Biomedical Imaging-New Haven-Yale Physicians Building

    800 Howard Ave, 
    New Haven,, CT 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Eric Velazquez is a Cardiologist in New Haven,, Connecticut. Dr. Velazquez 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), Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Experienced in Heart Transplant

    Office

    20 York St Rm 226, 
    New Haven,, CT 
     (0.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Steffne Kunnirickal is a Cardiologist in New Haven,, Connecticut. Dr. Kunnirickal has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Coronary Artery Spasm, Angina, and Heart Transplant.

    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Yale University School Of Medicine

    333 Cedar St, 
    New Haven,, CT 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Robert Elder is a Pediatric Cardiologist in New Haven,, Connecticut. Dr. Elder is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Williams Syndrome, Double Discordia, Thymectomy, and Heart Transplant.

    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Experienced in Heart Transplant

    Yale New Haven Hospital

    20 York St, 
    New Haven,, CT 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Albert Sinusas is a Cardiologist in New Haven,, Connecticut. Dr. Sinusas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Cardiomyopathy Due to Anthracyclines, Atherosclerosis, and Heart Transplant.

    Muhammad Anwer
    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    Thoracic Surgery
    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    Thoracic Surgery

    Yale Medicine

    330 Cedar St, 
    New Haven, CT 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    35+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Muhammad Anwer is a Thoracic Surgeon in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Anwer has been practicing medicine for over 35 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM), Mitral Valve Prolapse, Ventricular Septal Defects, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Anwer is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Yale New Haven Childrens Hospital

    1 Park St, 
    New Haven, CT 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Britton Keeshan is a Pediatric Cardiologist in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Keeshan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Patent Foramen Ovale, Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Double Discordia, and Heart Transplant.

    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Yale New Haven Childrens Hospital

    1 Park St, 
    New Haven,, CT 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jeremy Steele is a Pediatric Cardiologist in New Haven,, Connecticut. Dr. Steele is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Myocarditis, Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), and Heart Transplant.

    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Experienced in Heart Transplant

    Office

    800 Howard Ave Ste 2, 
    New Haven, CT 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Edward Miller is a Cardiologist in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Miller is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiac Amyloidosis, Sarcoidosis, Primary Amyloidosis, Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis, and Heart Transplant.

    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Experienced in Heart Transplant

    Blood Draw Station-New Haven-Yale Physicians Building

    800 Howard Ave Fl 2, 
    New Haven, CT 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Forrester Lee Jr is a Cardiologist in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Lee Jr is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Pediatric Myocarditis, and Heart Transplant.

    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Experienced in Heart Transplant

    Blood Draw Station-New Haven-Yale Physicians Building

    800 Howard Ave Fl 2, 
    New Haven,, CT 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Damianos Kokkinidis is a Cardiologist in New Haven,, Connecticut. Dr. Kokkinidis has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Artery Disease, Atherosclerosis, Carotid Artery Disease, Angioplasty, and Atherectomy.

    Jeffrey M. Testani
    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Experienced in Heart Transplant

    Yale University

    20 York St, 
    New Haven, CT 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jeffrey Testani is a Cardiologist in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Testani 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), Low Blood Pressure, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), and Heart Transplant.

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

    Yale University

    800 Howard Ave, 
    New Haven, CT 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Lavanya Bellumkonda is a Cardiologist and a Nuclear Medicine provider in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Bellumkonda is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Sarcoidosis, Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

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

    Yale University

    800 Howard Ave, 
    New Haven, CT 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Sounok Sen is a Cardiologist and an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Sen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Cardiomyopathy, Cardiogenic Shock, 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 New Haven, CT?

    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 New Haven, CT?

    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 New Haven, CT?

    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 New Haven, CT?

    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 New Haven, CT?

    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 New Haven, CT?

    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 New Haven, CT?

    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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