Dr. McCants

Kelly McCants, M.D. 

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Assistant Director of Advanced Heart Failure

Medical Director, Cardiac Transplantation

Email: kellycmccants@aol.com

Tel: 502-852-7959/sec 1835

Dr. Kelly C. McCants is a graduate of Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency in 2005 here at the University of Louisville. After a faculty appointment as Clinical Instructor of Medicine based primarily at The Veterans Hospital in 2005, he joined the Division of Cardiology as a clinical fellow and later chief clinical fellow for the academic year of 2007.  He currently serves as the Director of Cardiac Transplantation and Assistant Director of Advanced Heart Failure after completing a fellowship at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia. He continues to be actively involved in the mentorship and training of clinical fellows. He is experienced in right heart catheterizations, myocardial biopsies, management of Left Ventricular Assist Devices, and other therapies for advanced heart failure.