Jose P. Garcia, M.D., a Harvard-educated and fellowship-trained cardiothoracic surgeon, has been named Chief of the Adult Heart Transplant Surgery and Mechanical Circulatory Support programs at Memorial Healthcare System. A longtime educator, Dr. Garcia has held leadership positions at multiple institutions, including Indiana University (Methodist Hospital), Harvard University (Massachusetts General Hospital), and the University of Maryland Medical Center.
Dr. Garcia was named one of “America’s Top Surgeons” five consecutive years by the Consumer’s Research Council of America and has also been principal investigator on numerous research studies. He has transplanted approximately 300 hearts and 400 lungs through the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), the nonprofit that oversees the U.S. transplant system for the federal government. Additionally, Garcia has personally implanted more than 700 VADs during a 25-year career.
