The University of Washington has moved up one spot to be #3 in the nation. UCLA has joined the list at #7 by completing 57 heart transplants. The UCLA team is led by heart transplant director, Dr. Abbas Ardehali.  Also UCSD, and Northwestern have increased their numbers to become top 10 performers.  Since starting in 2002, Florida Hospital is now a Top 10 performer.

1. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

2. Vanderbilt University Medical Center

3. University of Washington Medical Center

4. New York-Presbyterian/Columbia

5. Duke University Hospital

6. Stanford University Medical Center

7. UCLA Medical Center

8. UCSD Medical Center

9. Northwestern Memorial Hospital

10. Florida Hospital Medical Center

*based on 2018 UNOS data.