The 20 Best Heart Transplant Doctors Near Me

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Shin Lin
Advanced in Heart Transplant

Dr. Shin Lin

Cardiology
Emory health
Emory Heart & Vascular Center At Saint Joseph's
5671 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Fl5, 
Atlanta, GA 
Offers Telehealth
20 Years of Experience

Advanced in Heart Transplant
Emory health
Emory Heart & Vascular Center At Saint Joseph's
5671 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Fl5, 
Atlanta, GA 
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Overview

Shin Lin is a Cardiologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Lin has been practicing medicine for over 20 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 39 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Heart Transplant.

Graduate Institution
Johns Hopkins Univ School Of Medicine, 2006.0
Residency
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in WA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2016
Fellowships
UCLA Internal Medicine
University of California - Los Angeles
Stanford Hospital and Clinics
Hospital Affiliations
University Of Washington Medical Ctr
Emory University Hospital Midtown
Emory University Hospital
Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, Inc
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Emory Heart & Vascular Center at Saint Joseph's
5671 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Fl5, Atlanta, GA 30342
Call: 678-843-5801

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


39 Total Publications

Opportunistic Quantitative Analysis of Bone Mineral Density and Vertebral Height in Cardiac Transplant Recipients Using Routine Chest CT Scans.
Opportunistic Quantitative Analysis of Bone Mineral Density and Vertebral Height in Cardiac Transplant Recipients Using Routine Chest CT Scans.
Journal: Academic radiology
Published: July 08, 2025
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Dr. Robert T. Cole
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology
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Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology

Piedmont Cardiology Of Atlanta, LLC

95 Collier Rd Nw, Suite 3000, 
Atlanta, GA 
 (7.5 miles away)
404-605-5422
Languages Spoken:
English, Mandarin, Spanish
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Accepting New Patients
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Robert Cole is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Cole is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiomyopathy, Pulmonary Edema, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Cole is currently accepting new patients.

Distinguished in Heart Transplant
Dr. Alanna A. Morris
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology
Distinguished in Heart Transplant
Dr. Alanna A. Morris
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology

Georgia Heart Institute LLC

743 Spring St Ne, 
Gainesville, GA 
 (40.9 miles away)
770-534-2020
Languages Spoken:
English, German, Korean, Spanish
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Alanna Morris is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Gainesville, Georgia. Dr. Morris is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Morris is currently accepting new patients.

Gaurang N. Vaidya
Advanced in Heart Transplant
Dr. Gaurang N. Vaidya
Cardiology
Advanced in Heart Transplant
Dr. Gaurang N. Vaidya
Cardiology

Emory Heart & Vascular Center At Saint Joseph's

5671 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Fl5, 
Atlanta, GA 
 (0.1 miles away)
678-843-5801
Experience:
14+ years
Languages Spoken:
English, Hindi, Marathi
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Gaurang Vaidya is a Cardiologist in Atlanta, Georgia. 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 Protein C Deficiency, Heart Failure, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant.

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Areas of Expertise

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      • Heart Failure
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      • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
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      • Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)
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