SynCardia Certified Centers
The SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart is instantly available off the hospital shelf at the following SynCardia Certified Centers. To become a Certified Center, hospitals must apply for and complete a rigorous, four-phase certification program, including the first proctored implant by an experienced Total Artificial Heart surgeon.
›› Certification Overview
›› Who Is Being Certified
Australia/New Zealand
St. Vincent's Hospital
Sydney | Australia 
Surgeon(s): Dr. Phillip Spratt, Dr. Paul Jansz
Website
Europe:
Allgemeines Krankenhaus Wien (Vienna General Hospital)
Vienna | Austria 
Surgeon(s): Prof. Georg Wieselthaler, Prof. Gunther Laufer
Website
North America:
Medizinischen Universität Innsbruck
(University Hospital Innsbruck)
Innsbruck | Austria
Surgeon(s): Dr. Herwig Antretter
Dr. Daniel Hoefer
Website
Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center
Milwaukee, WI | United States 
Surgeon(s): Dr. Alfred Tector,
Dr. Michael Savitt, Dr. Frank Downey
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes
(University Hospital of Nantes)
Nantes | France 
Surgeon(s): Prof. Daniel Duveau, Dr. Ousama Al Habash,
Dr. Jean Christian Roussel
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University
St. Louis, MO | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. Scott Silvestry
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire
de Rouen
Rouen | France
Surgeon(s): Dr. Pierre-Yves Litzler
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. Fardad Esmailian, Dr. Alfredo Trento
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire
et Régional de Tours (CHRU Tours)
Tours | France
Surgeon(s): Prof. Michel R. Aupart
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The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. J. William Gaynor, Dr. Stephanie Fuller
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Groupe Hospitalier La Pitié-Salpêtrière
Paris | France
Surgeon(s): Prof. Alain Pavie,
Prof. Pascal Leprince
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Cleveland Clinic Heart and Vascular Institute
Cleveland, OH | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. Nicholas Smedira,
Dr. Gonzalo Gonzalez-Stawinski
Website
Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin
(German Heart Institute Berlin)
Berlin | Germany 
Surgeon(s): Prof. Roland Hetzer, Dr. Alexander Stepanenko,
Dr. Thomas Krabatsch
Website
Columbia/New-York Presbyterian
New York, NY | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. Yoshifumi Naka
Website
EJK Duisburg
Duisburg | Germany
Surgeon(s): Prof. Reiner Koerfer, Prof. Dr. Gero Tenderich
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. Michael Acker, Dr. Y. Joseph Woo
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Herz-und Diabeteszentrum Nordrhein Westfalen (Heart and Diabetes Center NRW)
Bad Oeynhausen | Germany
Surgeon(s): Prof. Jan F. Gummert,
Dr. Kavous Hakim-Meibodi,
Dr. Michiel Morshuis
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INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center
Oklahoma City, OK | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. James Long
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Herzzentrum Leipzig GmbH Universitaetsklinik
Leipzig | Germany
Surgeon(s): Dr. F.W. Mohr, Prof. Hartmuth Bruno Bittner
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Intermountain Medical Center
Salt Lake City, UT | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. Stephen Clayson
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Kerckhoff Klinik
Bad Nauheim | Germany
Surgeon(s): Prof. Dr. Thomas Walther, Dr. Markus Schönburg, Dr. Manfred Richter
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Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. Michael Bowdish
Website
Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover
(Hannover Medical School)
Hannover | Germany
Surgeon(s): Prof. Dr. Martin Strüber, Frau Dr. Anna Meyer,
Prof. Axel Haverich
Website
Mayo Clinic Arizona
Scottsdale/Phoenix, AZ | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. Francisco Arabia, Dr. Dawn Jaroszewski,
Dr. Patrick DeValeria
Website
Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (University Hospital Erlangen)
Erlangen/Nuremburg | Germany
Surgeon(s): Dr. Rene Tandler, Dr. Michael Weyand
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Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Houston, TX | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. Matthias Loebe
Website
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg (University Hospital of Freiburg)
Freiburg | Germany
Surgeon(s): Dr. Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Dr. Christian Schlensak
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Ohio State University, Ross Heart Hospital
Columbus, OH | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. Robert S.D. Higgins, Dr. C.B. Sai-Sudhakar
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Universitätsklinikum Köln (University Hospital of Cologne)
Cologne | Germany
Surgeon(s): Dr. Thorsten Wahlers, Dr. Thorsten Wittwer
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Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, PA | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. Walter Pae, Dr. Edward Stephenson
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Universitätsklinikum Münster (University Hospital of Muenster)
Munster | Germany
Surgeon(s): Prof. Dr. Hans Scheld, Prof. Dr. T.D.T. Tjan,
PD Dr. med. Andreas Hoffmeier
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Sacred Heart Medical Center
Spokane, WA | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. Timothy B. Icenogle
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Papworth Hospital
Cambridge | Great Britain 
Surgeon(s): Dr. Steven Tsui, Dr. John Dunning
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Sentara Heart Hospital
Norfolk, VA | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. Michael McGrath, Dr. Jonathan Philpott
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Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova
Padova | Italy 
Surgeon(s): Prof. Gino Gerosa, Dr. Antonio Gambino,
Dr. Roberto Bianco
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Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. David L.S. Morales
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Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini
Rome | Italy
Surgeon(s): Prof. Francesco Musumeci, Dr. Antonio Loforte
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Texas Heart Institute
Houston, TX | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. Igor Gregoric
Website
Hospital of Kaunas University of Medicine (HKUM)
Kaunas | Lithuania 
Surgeon(s): Prof. Dr. Rimantas Benetis,
Dr. Algimantas Busrikis
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The University of Arizona Medical Center
Tucson, AZ | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. M. Cristina Smith
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Bakoulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery
Moscow | Russia 
Surgeon(s): Prof. Leo Bockeria, Dr. Konstantin Shatalov
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University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. Stuart Jaimeson, Dr. Jack Copeland
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Univerzitetni Klinicni Center Ljubljana
Ljubljana | Slovenia 
Surgeon(s): Dr. Ivan Knezevic, Dr. Matija Jelenc
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University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, IL | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. Valluvan Jeevanandam
Website
Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset
(Sahlgrenska University Hospital)
Gothenburg | Sweden 
Surgeon(s): Dr. Lars Wiklund, Dr. Ulf Kjellman
Website
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, IA | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. James Davis
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Ege University
Izmir | Turkey 
Surgeon(s): Prof. Dr. Mustafa Ozbaran,
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tahir Yagdi,
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cagatay Engin
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University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. Bartley Griffith, Dr. Sina L. Moainie
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Florence Nightingale Hospital
Istanbul | Turkey
Surgeon(s): Prof. Dr. Suha Kucukaksu, Dr. Erman Pektok
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University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center
Ann Arbor, MI | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. Francis Pagani, Dr. Jonathan Haft
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University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, WA | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. Nahush A. Mokadam
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Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Richmond, VA | United States
Surgeon(s): Dr. Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Dr. Gundars Katlaps
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