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Heart Failure Specialists

1,313 verified specialists treating heart failure from across the United States are listed on this page. Top affiliations among the highest-ranked specialists include Mayo Clinic, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, and Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital. Drill into a state below to find specialists nearer to you, or compare individual profiles for credentials, focus areas, and clinical depth.

Allan Jaffe

Allan Jaffe, M.D.

Chair, Division of Clinical Core Laboratory Services; Professor of Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, Mayo Clinic

Cardiology

Rochester, MN30+ years
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Gregg Fonarow

Gregg Fonarow, MD

Chief (Interim), UCLA Division of Cardiology; Director, Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center; Co-Director, UCLA Preventative Cardiology Program; Professor of Medicine; The Eliot Corday Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine and Science

Cardiology

Santa Monica, CA30+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & TransplantPreventive Cardiology
Paul Mather

Paul Mather, M.D.

Professor of Clinical Medicine; Physician Leader, Heart Failure Disease Management; Director, Faculty Development, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Cardiology

Collegeville, PA30+ years
Interventional CardiologyAdvanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Wai Hong Tang

Wai Hong Tang, MD

Research Director, Section of Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Medicine, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute at the Cleveland Clinic; Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University

Cardiology

Cleveland, OH30+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & TransplantCardio-Oncology
Jon Kobashigawa

Jon Kobashigawa, M.D.

Associate Director, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute; Director, Heart Transplant Program

Cardiology

Beverly Hills, CA30+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Anju Nohria

Anju Nohria, MD

Cardiology

Boston, MA30+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
John Heitner

John Heitner, MD

Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine

Cardiology

Brooklyn, NY20+ years
Advanced Cardiac Imaging
David Baran

David Baran, MD

Section Head of Advanced Heart Failure, Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital

Cardiology

Weston, FL30+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Meryl Cohen

Meryl Cohen, M.D.

Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Associate Chief, Division of Cardiology; Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Pediatrics

Philadelphia, PA
Pediatric Cardiology
Donna Mancini

Donna Mancini, M.D.

PROFESSOR | Medicine, Cardiology, PROFESSOR | Population Health Science and Policy

Cardiology

New York, NY30+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Teresa De Marco

Teresa De Marco, MD

Professor of Clinical Medicine; Medical Director, Heart Transplantation; Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension

Cardiology

San Francisco, CA30+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
James Januzzi

James Januzzi, MD

Hutter Family Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director GDMT Clinic, Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital; Chief Scientific Officer and C. Michael Gibson Chair, Baim Institute for Clinical Research

Cardiology

Boston, MA30+ years
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Sharmila Dorbala

Sharmila Dorbala, MD

Professor of Radiology and Director of Nuclear Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Cardiology

Boston, MA30+ years
Jason Katz

Jason Katz, MD, MHS

Professor, Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Cardiology

New York, NY20+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & TransplantCardiac Critical Care
Edward Kasper

Edward Kasper, M.D.

E. Cowles Andrus Professor in Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Director, Outpatient Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital

Cardiology

Baltimore, MD30+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Kevin Alexander

Kevin Alexander, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

Cardiology

Redwood City, CA15+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Mary Mullen

Mary Mullen, MD

Pediatrics

Boston, MA30+ years
Pediatric Cardiology
William Abraham

William Abraham, MD

Professor of Internal Medicine, Physiology, and Cell Biology; College of Medicine Distinguished Professor; Division Director, Cardiovascular Medicine

Cardiology

Dublin, OH30+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Lee Goldberg

Lee Goldberg, MD

Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine), Section Chief, Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant, Vice Chair for Informatics, Department of Medicine

Cardiology

Philadelphia, PA30+ years
Interventional CardiologyAdvanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Timothy Cornell

Timothy Cornell, M.D.

Division Chief, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine | Professor - University Medical Line, Pediatrics - Critical Care | Chambers-Okamura Endowed Professor of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Pediatrics

Palo Alto, CA30+ years
Pediatric CardiologyPediatric Critical Care

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is this national list of heart failure specialists built?
This page includes physicians in Convene Health's public directory whose profile lists Heart Failure as a clinical focus area, ranked by composite score (research output, peer recognition, frequency of care, and outcomes signals). Each profile is sourced from the NPI registry, peer-reviewed publication data, board certification records, and the physician's own bio where available.
What should I look for when choosing a heart failure specialist?
Start with clinical fit — the right specialist for heart failure depends on the specific subtype and severity of your condition. Compare credentials, hospital affiliations, years of experience, peer-reviewed publications, and how the profile describes their approach. Many top specialists are concentrated at academic medical centers; if you have flexibility on location, the top of this list is a strong starting set.
Are these heart failure specialists accepting new patients?
Profile detail on availability and accepted insurance varies. Open a specific provider profile to see what they've published about new-patient access, insurance accepted, and typical wait times. Coverage details can change — confirm directly with the practice before your visit.
What is Heart Failure?
Heart Failure is a clinical focus area covered by the specialists listed here. Each provider profile describes their training, sub-specialties, and the conditions they regularly treat — open a profile for the most authoritative description of how that specific physician approaches heart failure care.