Meet Our Staff
In addition to the care patients receive from their physicians, a broad team of professionals dedicated to each heart transplant's success supports, treats, and counsels every patient. Members of the heart transplant staff play a key role in supporting patients through the transplant process.
Care Coordination & Evaluation
Heart transplantation is a complex procedure. Stanford Hospital's nurses and coordinators are with you every step of the way.
Patient Care Coordinator
Patient care coordinators arrange evaluation appointments, medical studies, and consultations. They track test results performed outside of Stanford and manage medication refill requests. They work closely with the nurse coordinators and physicians to support patients after their heart transplant.
Pre-Transplant Coordinators
The pre-transplant coordinator manages tests, procedures, and medical appointments during the evaluation period and continues to coordinate care while patients are on the transplant waiting list.
Pre-Transplant Nurses
Pre-transplant nurses work closely with heart failure cardiologists to provide care to heart failure patients seen at Stanford Hospital & Clinics. They also facilitate the transplant evaluation process for potential heart transplant candidates.
Transplant Nurse Practitioners
Transplant nurse practitioners are advanced practice nurses who work in conjunction with cardiologists and surgeons to provide patients with the best clinical care possible.
Nurse Coordinators
Specially trained nurse coordinators work closely with all members of the transplant team to coordinate care throughout the entire transplant process. These nurses also provide extensive education and support to patients and their family members.
Ongoing Support & Resources
Before and after transplant, patients and their families receive continuous support to help make the changes they need to while adjusting to a new life.
Dieticians & Diabetes Educators
Dieticians provide nutritional counseling and education to patients and their families, and often work closely with diabetes educators. The Transplant Diabetes Program at Stanford Hospital & Clinics is a national and local award-winning program that addresses diabetes through a multidisciplinary approach.
Pharmacists
Pharmacists review and monitor patient's medications and provide detailed medication education and training to patients and their families prior to discharge from the hospital.
Researcher Nurse Coordinators
Research Nurse Coordinators screen, educate and gain informed consent from heart transplant candidates and recipients who are eligible and willing to participate in clinical research studies.
Social Workers
Transplant social workers conduct a formal psychosocial evaluation as part of the evaluation process for transplant candidacy. They assist with relocation and adjustment issues before and after transplant and also provide ongoing support, counseling and referral services as needed to patients and their families.
Transplant Financial Coordinators
Financial coordinators work closely with patients and insurance companies to obtain benefit information for the transplant process. They also serve as a resource to patients and their family members for transplant-related insurance and financial issues. Transplant financial coordinators can help answer all the questions you may have about paying for your heart transplant.
