Kelly C. McCants, M.D.

Kelly C. McCants, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine Medical Director, Cardiac Transplantation Program Assistant Director, Advanced Heart Failure Program University of Louisville Health Care Outpatient Center 401 East Chestnut Street, Ste. 310 Louisville, KY 40202 502-852-7959 - Academic Office 502-813-6500 - Patient Appointments

Clinical Expertise

Cardiovascular Medicine; Heart Failure; Heart Transplantation

Board Certifications

• American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine / Cardiovascular Disease

Education and Training

• Medical School: Meharry Medical College

• Residency: University of Louisville Hospital

• Fellowship: University of Louisville; Columbia University

Recent Publications

• Bartoli CR, McCants KC, Birks EJ, Flaherty MP, Slaughter MS. Percutaneous Closure of a Patent Foramen Ovale to Prevent Paradoxical Thromboembolism in a Patient With a Continuous-Flow LVAD. J Invasive Cardiol. 2013 Mar;25(3):154-6. PubMed PMID: 23468448.

• Vongooru H, McCants KC, Prabhu SD. Mitral valve prolapse after long-term mechanical ventricular unloading. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Sep;30(9):1067-8. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.02.010. Epub 2011 Apr 7. PubMed PMID: 21474339.

• Williams ML, Trivedi JR, McCants KC, Prabhu SD, Birks EJ, Oliver L, Slaughter MS. Heart transplant vs left ventricular assist device in heart transplant-eligible patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 May;91(5):1330-3; discussion 1333-4. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.062. Epub 2011 Mar 24. PubMed PMID: 21439545.