Heart transplant and LVAD specialists · Decision guide
2 specialists with linked profiles, clinical focus and attributable evidence.
Heart transplant and LVAD specialists differ in the anatomy they treat, techniques they offer and evidence they publish. Advanced heart-failure care may treat a reversible coronary or valve problem, support the circulation with an LVAD, or assess transplantation. These are different pathways with different eligibility and long-term care requirements.
Jacob N. Schroder, Jan Gummert.
Sources: Jacob N. Schroder named Surgical Director for Advanced Heart Failure · Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Severe symptoms and intolerance of treatment despite maximally tolerated care are also referral indicators.
Sources: AHA: advanced heart-failure referral
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Durham, North Carolina · United States
cardiac surgeon
Schroder’s Duke surgical remit includes transplantation, durable LVADs, temporary ECMO and total artificial-heart support.
Sources: Jacob N. Schroder named Surgical Director for Advanced Heart Failure
Bad Oeynhausen · Germany
cardiac surgeon
Gummert directs cardiac surgery within HDZ NRW’s transplant and mechanical-support programme. Dedicated VAD coordinators connect implantation with ongoing device care and follow-up.
Sources: Medical leadership: Jan Gummert · Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · Heart failure centre
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Sources: AHA: advanced heart-failure referral
Sources: AHA: advanced heart-failure options
This list contains 2 specialists with a documented advanced heart failure focus in our source-linked directory. It is an editorial shortlist, not a census or an outcome ranking.
Institutional expertise and published study results are identified separately. An individual doctor may participate in several treatment pathways; a study of one procedure does not establish outcomes for another.
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