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These are different pathways with different eligibility and long-term care requirements.","research_credit":{"name":"Yevhenii Kozlov","role":"Co-Founder of Bookimed","url":"https://us-uk.bookimed.com/ceo/kozlov/","contribution":"Research personally prepared and reviewed","assistance":"AI tools assisted source research."},"editorial_scope":"Source-based patient information; an individual treatment plan requires clinical review.","research_method":"How this guide is researched and compared Research project led by Yevhenii Kozlov . We link clinical guidance, primary studies and named hospital or offer sources beside the relevant statements. Comparisons distinguish individual operators from programme results and preserve the study population, follow-up and limitations. Prices are dated examples with their stated scope. Research and editorial preparation are separate from clinical review; no named clinician has medically reviewed this edition. Bookimed provides care coordination. Partner and reference programmes are identified from their sources; paid ordering is not used in our published-cohort comparison. Read the editorial policy .","key_takeaways":[{"label":"2 named specialists","text":"Jacob N. Schroder, Jan Gummert.","sources":["SP06","SP08"]},{"label":"Repeated admissions can signal a need for specialist review","text":"Severe symptoms and intolerance of treatment despite maximally tolerated care are also referral indicators.","sources":["C15"]},{"label":"Transplant assessment is not a transplant slot","text":"Eligibility, listing and international access follow the programme’s own rules.","sources":[]}],"benefits":[{"text":"An advanced heart-failure centre brings medical, device and surgical options into one assessment.","sources":["C15"]}],"limitations":[{"text":"LVADs require ongoing equipment and device care; transplantation requires continuing anti-rejection treatment. Both need dependable support after discharge.","sources":["C16"]}],"sections":[{"id":"specialists","title":"Heart transplant and LVAD specialists","text":"Heart transplant and LVAD specialists Diagnosis or procedure Doctor, clinic or country 2 specialists shown How we find specialists and where coverage is still growing → Portrait source ↗ Durham, North Carolina · United States cardiac surgeon Jacob N. Schroder → Schroder’s Duke surgical remit includes transplantation, durable LVADs, temporary ECMO and total artificial-heart support. Duke University Hospital → Sources: Jacob N. Schroder named Surgical Director for Advanced Heart Failure View expertise and research → Portrait source ↗ Bad Oeynhausen · Germany cardiac surgeon Jan Gummert → 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. Heart and Diabetes Center NRW → Sources: Medical leadership: Jan Gummert · Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · Heart failure centre View expertise and research → No specialist in this selection matches both filters. Broaden the search to see the available specialists.","links":[{"label":"How we find specialists and where coverage is still growing →","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/specialist-research-method/"},{"label":"Portrait source ↗","url":"https://medschool.duke.edu/profile/jacob-niall-schroder"},{"label":"Jacob N. Schroder →","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/doctor-jacob-schroder/"},{"label":"Duke University Hospital →","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/clinic-duke/"},{"label":"Jacob N. 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Sources: AHA: advanced heart-failure referral Trade-offs and limits LVADs require ongoing equipment and device care; transplantation requires continuing anti-rejection treatment. Both need dependable support after discharge. Sources: AHA: advanced heart-failure options","links":[{"label":"AHA: advanced heart-failure referral","url":"https://professional.heart.org/en/science-news/guidance-for-timely-and-appropriate-referral-of-patients-with-advanced-heart-failure"},{"label":"AHA: advanced heart-failure options","url":"https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-failure/living-with-heart-failure-and-managing-advanced-hf/recognizing-advanced-heart-failure-and-knowing-your-options"}]},{"id":"selection","title":"How these specialists were selected","text":"How these specialists were selected 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. How we find specialists ↗ Heart failure, LVAD & transplant ↗","links":[{"label":"How we find specialists ↗","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/specialist-research-method/"},{"label":"Heart failure, LVAD & transplant ↗","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/heart-failure-surgery/"}]}],"introduction":"Heart surgery guide / Specialists / Heart transplant and LVAD specialists Heart transplant and LVAD specialists · Decision guide Heart transplant and LVAD specialists 2 specialists with linked profiles, clinical focus and attributable evidence. Research by Yevhenii Kozlov · Co-Founder of Bookimed Updated 8 October 2026 Sources linked throughout At a glance 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. 2 named specialists Jacob N. Schroder, Jan Gummert. Sources: Jacob N. Schroder named Surgical Director for Advanced Heart Failure · Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Repeated admissions can signal a need for specialist review Severe symptoms and intolerance of treatment despite maximally tolerated care are also referral indicators. Sources: AHA: advanced heart-failure referral Transplant assessment is not a transplant slot Eligibility, listing and international access follow the programme’s own rules.","related_documents":[{"id":"heart-surgery","title":"Heart surgery abroad: treatments, clinics and costs","kind":"home","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/","json_url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/wp-content/uploads/heart-surgery-hub-20261007/pages/heart-surgery.json"},{"id":"surgeons","title":"Find cardiac surgeons and heart specialists by procedure","kind":"surgeons","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/surgeons/","json_url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/wp-content/uploads/heart-surgery-hub-20261007/pages/surgeons.json"},{"id":"heart-failure-surgery","title":"Heart failure surgery: underlying causes, LVAD and transplant","kind":"guide","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/heart-failure-surgery/","json_url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/wp-content/uploads/heart-surgery-hub-20261007/pages/heart-failure-surgery.json"},{"id":"doctor-jacob-schroder","title":"Jacob N. 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