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    MediFind found 71 doctor with experience in Heart Transplant near Los Angeles, CA. Of these, 43 are Experienced, 12 are Advanced, 9 are Elite and 7 are Distinguished.

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    71 providers found
      Jon A. Kobashigawa
      Elite in Heart Transplant
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology
      Elite in Heart Transplant
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology

      Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation

      8670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 200, 
      Beverly Hills, CA 
       (7.9 mi)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jon Kobashigawa is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Beverly Hills, California. Dr. Kobashigawa and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, Heart Transplant, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

      Michelle M. Kittleson
      Elite in Heart Transplant
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology
      Elite in Heart Transplant
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology

      Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation

      8670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 200, 
      Beverly Hills, CA 
       (7.9 mi)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michelle Kittleson is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Beverly Hills, California. Dr. Kittleson and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Heart Transplant, and Stent Placement.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Michele A. Hamilton
      Elite in Heart Transplant
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology
      Elite in Heart Transplant
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology

      Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation

      8635 W 3rd St, Suite 465w, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (8.0 mi)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michele Hamilton is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Hamilton and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Their top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation.

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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

      Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation

      8670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 200, 
      Beverly Hills, CA 
       (7.9 mi)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Evan Kransdorf is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Beverly Hills, California. Dr. Kransdorf and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

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

      Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation

      8670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 200, 
      Beverly Hills, CA 
       (7.9 mi)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Dael Geft is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Beverly Hills, California. Dr. Geft and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, and Heart Transplant.

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

      Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

      8700 Beverly Blvd, 
      West Hollywood, CA 
       (8.1 mi)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Fardad Esmailian is a Thoracic Surgeon in West Hollywood, California. Dr. Esmailian and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Their top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Tumor, Atrial Myxoma, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

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

      Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

      8700 Beverly Blvd, 
      West Hollywood, CA 
       (8.1 mi)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Lawrence Czer is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in West Hollywood, California. Dr. Czer and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy.

      Elite in Heart Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery | General Surgery
      Elite in Heart Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery | General Surgery

      Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

      8700 Beverly Blvd, 
      West Hollywood, CA 
       (8.1 mi)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Alfredo Trento is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in West Hollywood, California. Dr. Trento and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Heart Transplant, and Heart Valve Repair.

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

      Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation

      8767 Wilshire Blvd, 
      Beverly Hills, CA 
       (8.1 mi)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Babak Azarbal is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Beverly Hills, California. Dr. Azarbal and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

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

      USC Care Medical Group Inc

      1520 San Pablo St, Fl 4, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (2.3 mi)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Aaron Wolfson is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Wolfson and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM), Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation.

      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery
      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery
      1520 San Pablo St, Suite 4300, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (2.3 mi)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Mark Barr is a Thoracic Surgeon in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Barr and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Mediastinitis, Cardiogenic Shock, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, and Heart Transplant.

      Uri Elkayam
      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Cardiology
      Experienced in Heart Transplant
      Cardiology
      1520 San Pablo St, Suite 1000, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (2.3 mi)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Uri Elkayam is a Cardiologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Elkayam and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Marfan Syndrome, and Heart Transplant.

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

      USC Care Medical Group Inc

      1500 San Pablo St, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (2.4 mi)
      Experience:
      14+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ajay Vaidya is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Vaidya has been practicing medicine for over 14 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, and Gastrostomy.

      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Pediatric Cardiology | Cardiology
      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Pediatric Cardiology | Cardiology
      4650 W Sunset Blvd, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (4.0 mi)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Paul Kantor is a Pediatric Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Kantor and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Tetralogy of Fallot, and Heart Transplant.

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

      Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Medical Group Inc

      4650 W Sunset Blvd, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (4.0 mi)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jondavid Menteer is a Pediatric Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Menteer and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy Due to Anthracyclines, Cardiomyopathy, Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and Heart Transplant.

      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Pediatric Cardiology | Cardiology
      Advanced in Heart Transplant
      Pediatric Cardiology | Cardiology
      4650 W Sunset Blvd, 
      Los Angeles, CA 
       (4.0 mi)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jennifer Su is a Pediatric Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Su and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Cardiomyopathy, Pediatric Myocarditis, Myocarditis, and Heart Transplant.

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

      USC Care Medical Group Inc

      500 N Garfield Ave, Suite 304, 
      Monterey Park, CA 
       (6.9 mi)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jonathan Nattiv is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Monterey Park, California. Dr. Nattiv and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Transplant, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

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

      Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation

      8536 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 202, 
      Beverly Hills, CA 
       (7.7 mi)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Andriana Nikolova is a Cardiologist and an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist in Beverly Hills, California. Dr. Nikolova and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), and Heart Transplant.

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

      Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation

      8670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 200, 
      Beverly Hills, CA 
       (7.9 mi)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Antoine Hage is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Beverly Hills, California. Dr. Hage and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Failure, and Heart Transplant.

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

      Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation

      8670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 200, 
      Beverly Hills, CA 
       (7.9 mi)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Kambiz Ghafourian is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Beverly Hills, California. Dr. Ghafourian and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Their top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Heart Transplant, and Thyroidectomy. Dr. Ghafourian is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 05/01/2025

      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 near Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles, 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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