The 20 Best Heart Transplant Doctors in Louisiana, US

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The 20 Best Heart Transplant Doctors in Louisiana, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 22 doctor with experience in Heart Transplant near Louisiana, US. Of these, 14 are Experienced, 6 are Advanced, 1 are Distinguished and 1 are Elite.

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    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Cardiac Electrophysiology | Cardiology
    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Cardiac Electrophysiology | Cardiology

    Wk Pierremont Cardiology

    1811 E Bert Koun Loop, Suite 210, 
    Shreveport, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Abhishek Jaiswal is a Cardiac Electrophysiologist and a Cardiologist in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Jaiswal is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Low Blood Pressure, Heart Attack, Heart Transplant, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Jaiswal is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

    1514 Jefferson Highway, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Selim Krim is a Transplant Surgeon in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Krim is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Krim is currently accepting new patients.

    Hector Ventura
    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    Advanced in Heart Transplant

    Ochsner Clinic Foundation

    1514 Jefferson Hwy, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Hector Ventura is a Cardiologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Ventura is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, Heart Transplant, and Sleeve Gastrectomy.

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    Carl J. Lavie
    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    Advanced in Heart Transplant

    Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

    1514 Jefferson Highway, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Carl Lavie is a Cardiologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Lavie is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Atherosclerosis, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), and Heart Transplant. Dr. Lavie is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    General Surgery
    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    General Surgery

    Office

    1430 Tulane Ave Ste 8527, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sharven Taghavi is a General Surgeon in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Taghavi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Low Blood Pressure, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Lung Transplant, and Heart Transplant.

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

    Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

    1514 Jefferson Highway, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Aditya Bansal is a Thoracic Surgeon in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Bansal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiac Tamponade, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Necrosis, Heart Transplant, and Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. Dr. Bansal is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

    1514 Jefferson Highway, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Sapna Desai is a Transplant Surgeon in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Desai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Desai is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

    1514 Jefferson Highway, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Patrick Parrino is a Thoracic Surgeon in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Parrino is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Parrino is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

    1514 Jefferson Highway, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients

    Dr. Wever Pinzon received his medical degree from the Universidad de Panama in Panama City and completed his internship and residency at John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County in Chicago. He completed his fellowship in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant and the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Research at the University of Utah. Dr. James Wever Pinzon is board certified by the National Board of Echocardiography and the American Board of Internal Medicine. He has been on staff at Ochsner since June 2020. Dr. Pinzon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant.

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

    Office

    200 Henry Clay Ave Fl 1, 
    New Orleans,, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Tamara Bradford is a Pediatric Cardiologist in New Orleans,, Louisiana. Dr. Bradford is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Pediatric Myocarditis, COVID-19, Myocarditis, and Heart Transplant.

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

    Children's Hospital New Orleans

    200 Henry Clay Ave, 
    New Orleans,, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Melvin Almodovar is a Pediatric Cardiologist in New Orleans,, Louisiana. Dr. Almodovar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Truncus Arteriosus, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), and Heart Transplant.

    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Cardiology
    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Cardiology

    East Jefferson General Hospital

    4200 Houma Blvd, 
    Metairie, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ali Ayoub is a Cardiologist in Metairie, Louisiana. Dr. Ayoub is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Heart Attack, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Heart Transplant.

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

    Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

    1514 Jefferson Highway, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Senthil Anand is a Transplant Surgeon in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Anand is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Anand is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Experienced in Heart Transplant

    Children's Hospital New Orleans

    200 Henry Clay Ave, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Plato Alexander is a Pediatrics provider in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Alexander is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Hypoxia, Asthma in Children, Adenoidectomy, and Myringotomy.

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

    Ochsner Clinic LLC

    1514 Jefferson Hwy, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Clement Eiswirth is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Eiswirth is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. Dr. Eiswirth is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Neurosurgical Consultants LLC

    4228 Houma Blvd Ste 510, 
    Metairie, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jamil Borgi is a Thoracic Surgeon in Metairie, Louisiana. Dr. Borgi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Arterial Insufficiency, Lung Transplant, and Heart Transplant.

    Daniel L. Beckles
    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Transplant Surgery
    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Transplant Surgery

    Christus Ochsner Health, St Patrick Hospital

    401 Dr Michael Debakey Dr, Floor 2, 
    Lake Charles, LA 
    Experience:
    28+ years
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Beckles is double-boarded by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He is double fellowship trained in cardiac and thoracic surgery. His expertise is in minimally invasive cardiac and thoracic surgery, including off-pump CABG, hybrid coronary revascularization, robotic-assisted CABG, and minimally invasive valve repair and replacement. His thoracic surgery expertise is in minimally invasive lung surgery, VATS lobectomy, VATS Thymectomy, and VATS pneumonectomy. He also specializes in heart failure surgery, ventricular assist devices, and heart transplantation.Dr. Beckles earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry, a Master of Science degree in Chemistry, a Medical Degree, and a PhD Degree in Cardiac Molecular and Cellular Biology at the State University of New York. He completed his general surgery residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, his cardiovascular and thoracic surgery fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, and an additional thoracic surgery fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital- Harvard Medical School. Dr. Beckles is a respected clinician and researcher with peer-reviewed publications, including articles and book chapters in cardiovascular surgery and cardiac molecular biology, along with numerous abstracts. He has been awarded U.S. and international patents for his research. Dr. Beckles is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Thymic Epithelial Tumor, Lung Cancer, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Heart Valve Repair.

    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Cardiac Electrophysiology | Cardiology
    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Cardiac Electrophysiology | Cardiology

    Crescent City Physicians Inc

    2820 Canal St, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Nassir Marrouche is a Cardiac Electrophysiologist and a Cardiologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Marrouche is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure, Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), Cardiac Ablation, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Marrouche is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Pulmonary Medicine | Transplant Surgery
    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Pulmonary Medicine | Transplant Surgery
    1514 Jefferson Hwy, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Weill is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and a Transplant Surgeon in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Weill is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Hypoxia, Cystic Fibrosis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Transplant, and Heart Transplant.

    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Cardiology
    Experienced in Heart Transplant
    Cardiology

    Ochsner Clinic Foundation

    1514 Jefferson Hwy, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Austin Tutor is a primary care provider, practicing in Cardiologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Tutor is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Mitral Stenosis, Low Sodium Level, Obesity, and Heart Transplant.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    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 in Louisiana, 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 Louisiana, 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 Louisiana, 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 Louisiana, 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 Louisiana, 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 Louisiana, 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 Louisiana, 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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