Print this Page Cardiac Care News, Events & Media News Services & Programs Advanced Heart Failure Treatment Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement Advanced Treatment for Interventional Cardiology Cardio Thoracic Surgery Structural Heart Cardiac Rehab Cardiac Electrophysiology Pediatric Cardiology Locations & Contact Meet the Physicians At the UMC Heart Center we provide the very best cardiac care, with heart. With ongoing research and cutting-edge technologies, we always have new and exciting things going on! News UMC Heart Center performs region’s first LVAD surgery Cardiologists at the UMC Heart Center recently performed the first left ventricular assist device (LVAD) surgery in our region, which greatly improves access to life-saving cardiac care in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. Aug 26, 2016 | Full story View all News