Sara J. Shumway, MD

The most meaningful part of my career has been the rewarding experience of helping patients and trainees through upholding the University of Minnesota’s long history of excellence in medical devices and heart care.My wealth of experience ensures excellent judgment in all matters related to the heart, lungs or aorta. "I love what I do."

• Top Doctors (Cardiothoracic Surgery) Minneapolis/St Paul Magazine. 
• Best Doctors for Women, Minnesota Monthly 
• The Best Doctors in America: Central Region 
• Listed in Guide to America’s Top Surgeons

• American Association for Thoracic Surgery 
• American College of Surgeons; Fellow (FACS) 
• American Society of Transplant Surgeons 
• American Surgical Association 
• Central Surgical Association 
• International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons 
• Society of University Surgeons 
• The Transplantation Society 
• American Heart Association; Fellow (FAHA)

Current research focuses on improving heart and lung transplant outcomes, cardiac resuscitation, studying new medical devices (currently working on a clinical trial testing a new LVAD device (left ventricular modeling), which supports a failing heart; testing new heart valves, pediatric heart devices. and new approaches to managing organ rejection (new immunosuppressant techniques and non-invasive detection of cardiac allograft rejection). She and her team are also studying approaches to treating pump thrombosis.