​Our Heart Transplant Experts

UPMC's multidisciplinary heart transplant team offers a comprehensive continuum of care, from initial diagnosis through post-operative recovery and rehabilitation.

Heart Transplant Program Cardiologists

Dr. Dennis McNamara

Dennis M. McNamara, MD
Director, Heart Failure and Transplantation Program, UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute

Dr. Ravi Ramani

Ravi Ramani, MD
Associate Director, Cardiac Transplantation

Dr. Marc Simon

Marc Simon, MD
Director, Heart Failure Research

Dr. Jeffrey Teuteberg

Jeffrey Teuteberg, MD
Medical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support Program

Dr. Hunter Champion Hunter Champion, MD, PhD
Dr. David Ishizawar David Ishizawar, MD
Dr. Michael Mathier Michael Mathier, MD

Cardiothoracic Transplantation Program Surgeons

The following surgeons are members of the Cardiothoracic Transplantation Division of UPMC's Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Dr. Christian Bermudez

Christian Bermudez, MD
Chief, Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Surgical Director, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Dr. Robert Kormos

Robert Kormos, MD
Director, Artificial Heart Program
Co-director, Heart Transplantation

Dr. Jay Bhama

Jay Bhama, MD
Associate Director, Artificial Heart Program
Associate Director, Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation
Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Jonathan D'Cunha, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Associate Director, Lung Transplantation
Associate Program Director, Thoracic Surgery

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Contact Us

Contact the Cardiothoracic Transplantation Program: 412-648-6202 or cttransplant@upmc.edu

Referring physicians may use our 24-hour service at: 1-800-544-2500.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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