University Hospital Heart and Lung Clinic

Nationally Ranked in Cardiology

UT Southwestern Medical Center is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation's top 15 hospitals for cardiology and heart surgery. And five of our procedures and areas of care – abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, aortic valve surgery, heart attack, heart bypass surgery, and heart failure – have earned High Performing recognition from U.S. News.

The Heart and Lung Transplant Clinic cares for patients with advanced heart failure, ventricular assist devices, and pulmonary hypertension in a hospital-based outpatient setting.

Who We Are

Our transplant specialists provide the ongoing medical management and care both for patients who are waiting for a transplant and for those who have already received a transplant.

Transplant patients benefit from a multi-disciplinary team approach that includes physician, surgeon, social worker, dietician, pharmacist, financial coordinator, and transplant nurse coordinator.

What We Treat

The Heart and Lung Transplant Clinic manages care for patients with:

• Cardiac amyloidosis
• Congenital heart disease
• Congestive heart failure
• Coronary artery disease
• Dilated cardiomyopathy
• Heart failure
• Heart transplant
• Lung transplant
• Neuromuscular cardiomyopathy
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Ventricular assist device