Rafael S Garcia-cortes, MDAdvanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology in Indianapolis, IN

Rafael S. Garcia-Cortes, MD, MPH, is an advanced heart failure & transplant cardiologist with fellowship training in cardio-oncology at Ascension St. Vincent in Indianapolis, Linton and Marion, Indiana. Dr. Garcia-Cortes provides advanced care for cardiovascular disease, such as narrowed or blocked coronary arteries, high blood pressure, atrial fibrillation (AFib), a leaky heart valve, and inherited conditions that can cause congestive heart failure. Dr. Garcia-Cortes treats cardiovascular conditions that are caused or worsened by cancer treatments. He starts by listening to understand you and your health. Then, Dr. Garcia-Cortes works with you to create a care plan that's right for you. Our care team delivers personalized care for all stages of congestive heart failure, using medication therapies, minimally invasive heart procedures, heart valve replacement, structural heart surgery and heart transplantation.

Whether you have new symptoms or want to talk to a specialist about a diagnosis of congestive heart failure, Dr. Garcia-Cortes is here for you. He helps manage all stages of congestive heart failure (CHF) due to a weak or diseased heart. And you'll have an entire heart care team dedicated to your physical and emotional health needs.

Dr. Garcia-Cortes has a clinical interest in congestive heart failure, cardiac amyloidosis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, advanced echocardiography, diagnostic heart catheterization, and evaluates patients for potential need of advanced heart failure therapies (i.e., Left Ventricular Assist Devices and/or Heart Transplantation) and specializes in chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and radiation heart disease. With our multispecialty approach, he works with a team of cancer specialists to deliver comprehensive, compassionate care.

Dr. Garcia-Cortes believes in preventing cardiovascular disease through good healthy habits, diet, and exercise, but also provides state-of-the-art care for his patients in need of potentially life-saving medical interventions.

Dr. Garcia-Cortes is a member of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), ACC Cardio-Oncology and Imaging sections, and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT).

Dr. Garcia-Cortes has been leading the Cardio-Oncology program since 2017 and the Sports Cardiology program at his group since 2023. He actively participates in clinical research within his areas of expertise and continues to publish in peer reviewed medical journals.

Dr. Garcia-Cortes was recently recognized as an Indianapolis Top Doctor.

When not caring for patients, Dr. Garcia-Cortes is a novelist (fiction) and enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters, traveling, hiking, biking, and is an avid long distance runner.