Dr. Brian Lima is a renowned leader and recognized authority on advanced heart failure, heart transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support devices that are surgically implanted to help provide full heart support for people with advanced heart failure. He serves as the Surgical Director of Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support at Medical City Heart Hospital in Dallas, Texas. Additionally, he is one of the foremost experts in the investigational NRP-DCD method for donor heart procurement and transplantation.
In addition to heart transplantation, Dr. Lima’s expertise encompasses the entire spectrum of adult cardiac surgery, including coronary artery bypass grafting, valve repair and replacement, aortic surgery, and the surgical management of heart failure with ventricular assist devices (LVADs) and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Dr. Lima is at the forefront of innovation and is excited to work with the latest generation of assist devices, such as the HeartMate 3, which allows the team to improve quality of life for patients.
