Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Program

The Heart Failure and Transplant Program serves patients in San Antonio and throughout Central and South Texas.

Comprehensive Heart Failure & Interdisciplinary Pulmonary Hypertension Disease Management Programs

Largest selection of percutaneous and surgical Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs) in South Texas

and Dr. Chandra Kunavarapu are board certified in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology--the new subspecialty in cardiology--and are San Antonio's only full-time transplant and heart failure cardiologists

Heart Failure and Transplant Team

Physicians, Cardiothoracic Surgeons and Hospital Staff

Heart Failure and Transplant Achievements

We are the largest program in South Texas and have performed more than 300 heart transplants and 100 cardiac assist device implantations to date.

Heart Failure and Transplant Results

We have excellent post-transplant 1-year patient survival rates (source: www.ustransplant.org).

Heart Failure and Transplant Success Stories

Read about patients who have a new lease on life thanks to the care they received from our Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant team.

Heart Failure and Transplant News

Heart Failure and Transplant Patient Information

Heart Failure and Transplant Research

Heart Failure and Transplant Links

Medical Education