OHSU will reactivate heart transplant program in August


Oregon Health & Science University President Dr. Danny Jacobs said Friday he expects the university’s advanced heart failure program, which encompasses heart transplants, to be fully back up and running on Aug. 31, a year after it was deactivated.

“We’re delighted to be on track to bring the program back,” Jacobs said in an interview.

OHSU suspended heart transplants last summer after four advanced heart failure cardiologists quit. Two doctors who perform transplants, Dr. Howard Song and…

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