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    MediFind found 31 doctor with experience in Heart Transplant near Kentucky, US. Of these, 17 are Experienced, 6 are Advanced, 6 are Distinguished and 2 are Elite.

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    31 providers found
      Mark S. Slaughter
      Elite in Heart Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery | General Surgery
      Elite in Heart Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery | General Surgery

      University Of Louisville Physicians Inc

      201 Abraham Flexner Way, Suite 1200, 
      Louisville, KY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Greek, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Mark Slaughter is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Slaughter is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Hemolysis, Aortic Dissection, Endocarditis, Heart Transplant, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Slaughter is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, Inc

      740 S Limestone St, 
      Lexington, KY 
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Masashi Kawabori is a Thoracic Surgeon in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Kawabori has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Regurgitation, Heart Transplant, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Kawabori is currently accepting new patients.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Distinguished in Heart Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery
      Distinguished in Heart Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery

      Norton Childrens Medical Group LLC

      411 E Chestnut St, 
      Louisville, KY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Bahaaldin Alsoufi is a Thoracic Surgeon in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Alsoufi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Interrupted Aortic Arch, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Mitral Atresia, Heart Transplant, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Alsoufi is currently accepting new patients.

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      Distinguished in Heart Transplant
      Pediatric Cardiology | Pediatrics | Cardiology
      Distinguished in Heart Transplant
      Pediatric Cardiology | Pediatrics | Cardiology

      Children's Hospital Medical Center

      2765 Chapel Pl, 
      Crestview Hills, KY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Chet Villa is a Pediatric Cardiologist and a Pediatrics provider in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. Dr. Villa is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Villa 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

      Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, Inc

      800 Rose St, 
      Lexington, KY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Navin Rajagopalan is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Rajagopalan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Rajagopalan is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, Inc

      740 S Limestone St, 
      Lexington, KY 
      Experience:
      41+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English, German, Italian, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Matthias Loebe is a Thoracic Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Loebe has been practicing medicine for over 41 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Fibrosis, Heart Tumor, Cardiomyopathy, Lung Transplant, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Loebe is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Heart Transplant
      Distinguished in Heart Transplant

      Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, Inc

      800 Rose St, 
      Lexington, KY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Emma Birks is a Cardiologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Birks is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Birks 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

      Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, Inc

      800 Rose St, 
      Lexington, KY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Andrew Kolodziej is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Kolodziej is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery
      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery

      University Of Louisville Physicians Inc

      201 Abraham Flexner Way, Suite 1200, 
      Louisville, KY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Michele Gallo is a Thoracic Surgeon in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Gallo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Stenosis, Atrial Myxoma, Aortic Regurgitation, Heart Transplant, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG). Dr. Gallo is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Pediatrics | Cardiology | Pediatric Cardiology
      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Pediatrics | Cardiology | Pediatric Cardiology

      Norton Childrens Medical Group LLC

      411 E Chestnut St, 
      Louisville, KY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Sarah Wilkens is a Pediatrics specialist and a Cardiologist in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Wilkens is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Cardiomyopathy, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), and Heart Transplant. Dr. Wilkens is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery
      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery

      Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, Inc

      2400 Greatstone Pt, 
      Lexington, KY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Michael Sekela is a Thoracic Surgeon in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Sekela is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Transplant.

      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Pediatric Cardiology
      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Pediatric Cardiology
      411 E Chestnut St # 5a, 
      Louisville, KY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Joshua Sparks is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Sparks is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Transposition of the Great Arteries, Heterotaxy Syndrome, Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Sparks is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery
      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery

      University Of Louisville Physicians Inc

      201 Abraham Flexner Way, Suite 1200, 
      Louisville, KY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Erin Schumer is a Thoracic Surgeon in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Schumer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Mediastinitis, Cardiogenic Shock, Endocarditis, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery | General Surgery | Pediatrics
      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery | General Surgery | Pediatrics

      Norton Childrens Medical Group LLC

      411 E Chestnut St, 
      Louisville, KY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Deborah Kozik is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Kozik is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Double Aortic Arch, Vascular Ring, Double Outlet Right Ventricle, Heart Transplant, and Aneurysm Repair. Dr. Kozik is currently accepting new patients.

      David C. Booth
      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Cardiology | Interventional Cardiology
      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Cardiology | Interventional Cardiology

      Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, Inc

      800 Rose St, 
      Lexington, KY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      David Booth is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Booth is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Heart Attack, Heart Transplant, and Pacemaker Implantation.

      Naoki Misumida
      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology
      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology

      Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, Inc

      800 Rose St, 
      Lexington, KY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Naoki Misumida is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Misumida is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Heart Block, Coronary Heart Disease, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      General Surgery
      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      General Surgery
      401 E Chestnut St, Suite 710, 
      Louisville, KY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jason Smith is a General Surgeon in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Delirium, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Heart Transplant, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Smith is currently accepting new patients.

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

      University Of Louisville Physicians Inc

      201 Abraham Flexner Way, Suite 1200, 
      Louisville, KY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Siddharth Pahwa is a Thoracic Surgeon and a Vascular Surgeon in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Pahwa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Constrictive Pericarditis, Cardiogenic Shock, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Pahwa is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Community Medical Associates Inc

      2355 Poplar Level Rd, Suite 200, 
      Louisville, KY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Kelly Mccants is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Mccants is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Hypertensive Heart Disease, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Mccants is currently accepting new patients.

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

      Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, Inc

      800 Rose St, 
      Lexington, KY 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Maya Ignaszewski is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Ignaszewski is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant.

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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 in Kentucky, US?

      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 in Kentucky, US?

      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 in Kentucky, US?

      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 in Kentucky, US?

      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 in Kentucky, US?

      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 in Kentucky, US?

      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 in Kentucky, US?

      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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