Heart Transplant

The UW Health Heart Transplant Program in Madison, Wisconsin serves patients with heart failure and advanced heart disease. We are a Center of Excellence for most insurance networks, a certified ECHMO Center of Excellence and a Veterans Affairs-approved center for ventricular assist devices and heart transplantation.

Our highly experience team has performed more than 800 heart transplants. Our wait times are among the shortest in the nation, and we’re transplanting patients with ventricular assist devices faster than other programs in the Midwest. We are the only program in Wisconsin performing open and minimally invasive mechanical assist device implantation. Our team cares for patients throughout their life and know what they need to avoid rejection and retain their new organ.

Read Sonny's heart transplant story here.

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Program Information

• Why Choose UW Health Heart Transplant?
• Heart Transplant Referrals
• Heart Transplant Process
• Heart Transplant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• Heart Transplant Team
• Ventricular Assist Devices
• Heart Transplant Quality Reports
• Transplant Mentor Program

Patient Education Resources

• Review These Slides to Learn More About the Heart Allocation Process (ppt)
• Frequently Asked Questions About Heart Allocation (pdf)
• Your Care After Heart Transplant
• Transplant Health Facts For You
• View All Health Facts For You
• Restoring Hope Transplant House

Internet Resources

• American Heart Association
• American Society of Transplantation
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Healthy Transplant
• Transplant Living
• United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
• donatelifewisconsin.org

Related Services

• Heart Failure Management Program
• Heart and Vascular Care
• Laboratory Services
• UW Organ and Tissue Donation
• Pharmacy Services