Heart Transplant in San Diego

San Diego's Only Heart Transplant Center

Sharp HealthCare’s Heart Transplant Program is recognized as one of the premier programs in Southern California and the nation. 

Led by a medical team of experts, Sharp's Heart Transplant Center has one of the country’s highest one-year survival rates, consistently exceeding national averages. To learn more about our survival rates, visit the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients.

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Why Choose Us?

  • Patients who do not meet the criteria for a heart transplant may be referred to mechanical circulatory support  
  • Sharp has been performing heart transplants since 1985
  • Sharp is the only heart transplant center in San Diego, which performs both heart transplant and retransplant procedures

Meet the Team
Sharp's heart transplant medical team provides unparalleled expertise to ensure our patients receive the best care. Meet our heart transplant medical team.

How to Become a Heart Transplant Patient
Prospective heart transplant patients will need to be evaluated to determine transplant candidacy. To learn more, visit becoming a heart transplant patient and read answers to our frequently asked questions.

Read Sharp's heart transplant patient stories.

 Patient Stories
Meet some of our heart transplant patients by reading their life-changing patient success stories.

Free Support Group
Attend our free monthly heart transplant patient-family support group, which is led by a social worker and nurse practitioner who are available to answer questions.

For More Information
To learn more about the heart transplant program, please contact the program directly by calling the office at 858-939-3831, Monday through Friday, 7 am to 3:30 pm. After hours, please call 858-939-3400 and ask to speak to the on-call heart transplant coordinator who is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

To find a Sharp-affiliated doctor, search for a San Diego cardiologist or call 1-800-82-SHARP (1-800-827-4277), Monday through Friday, 8 am to 6 pm. To find general information about transplant, visit Transplantation in Adult Health or read the Transplant News archive.

Last Updated: November 18, 2009