The 20 Best Heart Transplant Doctors in Michigan, US

Dr. Schumacher completed pediatric cardiology fellowship training at the University of Michigan. He has additional formal training in pediatric heart failure/transplantation and pediatric cardiac critical care. Dr. Schumacher the medical director of the Pediatric Heart Transplant Program at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. In his work, Dr. Schumacher provides care to children and adults with cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease) and severe structural heart disease.Dr. Schumacher completed a master’s degree in clinical research design and biostatistics in 2013. He has a significant interest in improving the lives of children with heart disease through clinical research. He currently serves as the associate director of M-CHORD (Michigan Congenital Heart Outcomes Research and Discovery clinical research unit) and the director of the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium (PC4) analytic center.Dr. Schumacher is committed to educating new cardiologists and oversees the research program for the pediatric cardiology fellowship. He received the Dennis Crowley Teaching Award for most outstanding teacher in pediatric cardiology as awarded by the fellows in 2018 and considers it to be his most outstanding achievement.When not at work, Dr. Schumacher most enjoys spending time with his family. He likes to both play and watch sports (his children's and the University of Michigan). He also enjoys cooking. Dr. Schumacher 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 Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Mitral Atresia, Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, and Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. Dr. Schumacher is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology.

Francis D. Pagani, M.D., Ph.D., is the Otto Gago MD Endowed Professor in Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Pagani’s clinical focus includes surgical therapies for advanced heart failure including heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support, complex re-operative surgery for valvular heart disease, and surgery for coronary artery disease. Dr. Pagani also serves as the surgical lead for the multidisciplinary Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy program and has an active practice in surgical treatments (myectomies) for this disorder. Dr. Pagani also serves as the surgical lead for The Center for Circulatory Support (VAD Program). Dr. Pagani’s has an active research program supported, in part, by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). His research focuses on the bioengineering development and clinical testing of mechanical circulatory support devices in the treatment of end-stage heart disease, clinical health outcomes research, and use of stem cell transplantation for myocardial regeneration. Dr. Pagani is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM), Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Pagani is board certified in Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery.

Dr. Monica Colvin is a Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Cardiovascular Division. She received her medical degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and completed her general cardiology fellowship at the University of Miami and Advanced Heart Failure Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. She completed a Master’s Degree in Clinical Research at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and served as the medical director of heart transplant at the University of Minnesota. She is now the medical director and section head of the Adult Heart Transplant Program at U-M Health. Her scholarly work focuses on improving post-transplant outcomes, and detecting and treating cardiac allograft vasculopathy. She is the clinical specialist for heart transplant for the national Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients where she participates in analyses and policy development involving heart allocation.Dr. Colvin's clinical focus is Advanced Heart Failure, Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support. She has been clinically involved in heart transplant and LVADs for greater than 20 years and has participated in clinical trials involving heart failure, transplant, and mechanical circulatory support. She has co-authored multiple national guidelines in this area. She brings this experience and expertise to the University of Michigan Health and MyMichigan Health where she cares for heart transplant recipients, patients with end stage heart failure, and patients with LVADs. Her approach to care involves education and shared decision making to allow patients to actively participate in the process and determine the management strategy that’s appropriate for them. Dr. Colvin is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. She is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Colvin is board certified in Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease.

Dr. Peng serves as the director of pediatric heart failure and mechanical circulatory support at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. He specializes in caring for patients with heart failure, cardiomyopathy, ventricular assist devices (VADs), and heart transplantation. He holds leadership positions within the Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network, Pediatric Heart Transplant Society, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Intermacs/Pedimacs, and International Pediatric Transplant Association. Outside of work, Dr. Peng loves traveling, trying new restaurants, and playing sports with his family. Dr. Peng is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pediatric Myocarditis, Heart Failure, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Mitral Atresia, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Peng is board certified in Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatrics.

Renzo Loyaga is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 27 years. Dr. Loyaga is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Loyaga is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Loyaga is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Jonathan Haft is an adult cardiac surgeon specializing in advanced heart failure, including heart transplantation and ventricular assist devices. He served as President of the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs, currently serves as the Chair of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Workforce on end stage cardiopulmonary disease, and chairs the Technology Committee for the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization. He is the Medical Director of the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Program at the University of Michigan and currently serves as the Associate Section Head for Quality in the Section of Adult Cardiac Surgery at Michigan Medicine. His clinical practice includes surgical treatment of advanced heart failure, coronary bypass grafting, heart valve repair or replacement, and treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms. Additionally, he initiated the pulmonary endarterectomy program for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, one of the largest programs in the Midwest. Dr. Haft is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM), Cardiogenic Shock, Atrial Myxoma, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Haft is board certified in Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.

Keith Aaronson, MD, PhD, MS, is the Bertram Pitt, MD Collegiate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, the Medical Director of the Cardiac Transplant Service and the Center for Circulatory Support and the Co-Director of the Heart Failure and Transplant Management Program for Michigan Medicine. Dr. Aaronson is actively engaged in clinical practice and clinical research in the areas of heart failure, heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. His research has focused on improving health, quality of life and economic outcomes in these populations, utilizing methodologies ranging from small to large scale observational analyses, Markov modeling, meta-analyses, and both industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated randomized clinical trials of standard pharmaceutical interventions, alternative medicines, patient education and mechanical circulatory support. Dr. Aaronson has had a particular interest in modeling outcomes in advanced heart failure, heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support to inform appropriate utilization of health resources. He co-developed the first prospectively validated survival model for patients with advanced heart failure, the Heart Failure Survival Score, which remains in use by heart failure specialists worldwide to help select the most appropriate candidates for heart transplantation and other advanced therapies. He was national Co-PI of the completed HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) Bridge to Transplant ADVANCE Trial, the NHLBI-funded REVIVE-IT trial and the ongoing REVIVAL registry. His present research includes investigations of novel devices for percutaneous circulatory support, cardiac remodeling and cardiorenal syndrome. Dr. Aaronson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Atherectomy. Dr. Aaronson is board certified in Internal Medicine and Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology.

Sangjin Lee is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 23 years. Dr. Lee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Lee is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Lee is currently accepting new patients.

Milena Jani is a Cardiologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She has been practicing medicine for over 18 years. Dr. Jani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. She is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiogenic Shock, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Jani is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Jani is currently accepting new patients.

Marzia Leacche is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Leacche is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Endocarditis, Cardiogenic Shock, Congenital Aneurysms of the Great Vessels, Heart Transplant, and Embolectomy.

Jennifer Cowger is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and an Adolescent Medicine provider practicing medicine in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Cowger is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. She is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Attack, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Cowger is currently accepting new patients.

Swati Sehgal is a Pediatric Cardiologist practicing medicine in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Sehgal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia, COVID-19, Kearns-Sayre Syndrome, Kawasaki Disease, and Heart Transplant.

Stefan Jovinge is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Grand Rapids,, Michigan. Dr. Jovinge is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Block, Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Heart Transplant, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Jean Ballweg is a Pediatric Cardiologist practicing medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She has been practicing medicine for over 25 years. Dr. Ballweg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome, Heart Murmurs, Cardiomyopathy, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), and Heart Transplant. Dr. Ballweg is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics and American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Ballweg is currently accepting new patients.

Heang Lim is a Pediatrics specialist and an Internal Medicine provider practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Lim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Mitral Atresia, Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy Due to Anthracyclines, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Lim is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology.

Michael Dickinson is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Holland, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 35 years. Dr. Dickinson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Dickinson is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Gabe E. Owens, M.D., Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology within the Department of Pediatrics. His clinical interests and expertise are in pediatric cardiac critical care for pre- or post-operative infants, children and young adults with congenital and acquired heart disease. Dr. Owens also follows patients in his general Pediatric Cardiology outpatient clinic. His research focuses on developing novel therapeutic interventions, such as non-invasive therapeutic ultrasound therapy for treatment of congenital heart diseases or deep vein thrombosis, an artificial placenta for premature infants, and a technique to optimize heart preservation for cardiac transplantation. As a cardiac intensivist, Dr. Owens is also interested in examining outcomes following congenital heart disease surgery, and he is investigating the role of certain monitoring devices and therapies in the cardiac ICU. Dr. Owens is a member of various associations such as the American Heart Association and serves as the Principle Investigator or Co-Investigator on several intramural, government-sponsored, or philanthropic foundation-sponsored research grants. Dr. Owens is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitral Atresia, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Coarctation of the Aorta, Lithotripsy, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Owens is board certified in Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatrics.

Matthew Gonzalez is a Cardiologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 14 years. Dr. Gonzalez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Pulmonary Edema, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Gonzalez is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, American Board Of Internal Medicine, and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Gonzalez is currently accepting new patients.

Katherine Bates is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Cardiologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Bates is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. She is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Mitral Atresia, Trisomy 18, Patent Foramen Ovale Repair, and Heart Transplant.

David Fermin is a Cardiologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 20 years. Dr. Fermin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. He is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Fermin is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Fermin is currently accepting new patients.