University Hospital Heart and Lung Clinic

Best in Texas, Nationally Ranked

UT Southwestern Medical Center is ranked the #1 hospital in Texas for cardiology and heart surgery – and #11 in the nation – according to U.S. News & World Report. And four of our procedures and areas of care – aortic valve surgery, heart bypass surgery, heart attack, 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