Houston Methodist has one of the largest combined LVAD and heart transplant centers in the southern US (55+ heart transplant and 50+ LVADs per year). Our program is designed to provide widespread clinical and academic education with a dedicated team of 8 heart failure/transplant/VAD cardiologists and 4 dedicated thoracic surgeons (all with academic appointments). Our program also includes hands-on management of ventricular assist devices with an outpatient LVAD census of about 140 patients.