H. Luise Holzhauser, MD
Cardiology
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H. Luise Holzhauser, MD

Cardiology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Heart and Vascular Center
Headshot of H. Luise Holzhauser, MD
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

My education and training

  • Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav CarusMedical School
  • Charité University Medicine BerlinResidency
  • Jacobi Medical CenterResidency
  • University of Chicago Medical CenterFellowship

Spoken languages

English
English
Deutsch
German

Reviews

Average Rating

204 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Anonymous
September 2026
I'm truly thankful I found Dr Holzhauser. She is an amazing doctor and has helped me to improve many of my health issues.
Anonymous
August 2026
can't imagine better
Anonymous
August 2026
already recommended her to my dad who is going through a similar heart path
Anonymous
August 2026
very thorough, empathetic, and good documentation.

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
Dr. Holzhauser is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Holzhauser HL, Skowronski J, Farr M. Increased Federal Oversight of Donation After Circulatory Death Heart Transplant: Time for a Pause? , J Card Fail: 2026


Harrington J, Severino A, Yanek L, Fida N, Ishaq F, Al-Saffar F, Song E, Clark K, De Marco T, Holzhauser HL, Vest A, Umapathi P. Safety and efficacy of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in post-heart transplant patients: A multi-center retrospective cohort study. , JHLT Open: 2025


Tharusan Thevathasan, Sophie Berlinghof, Daniel Elschenbroich, Julia M Wiedenhofer, Sêhnou Degbeon, Luise Holzhauser, Fabian Barbieri, Mario Kasner , Anna Brand, Henryk Dreger, Steffen Desch, Ulf Landmesser, Markus Reinthaler, Carsten Skurk A nationwide analysis of resource utilization and safety in patients undergoing mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair , Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc, 10(59): 2025,doi:10.1016


Nikolova AP, Bellumkonda L, Bhardwaj A, Fida N, Holzhauser L, Umapathi P, De Marco T, Contreras J. Practical Guide on the Use of Induction Immunosuppression in Heart Transplantation , Circ Heart Fail., 15: 2025,e012382


Luise Holzhauser, Maxwell Norris, Maria Molina, Susan Chambers, Swethika Sundaravel, Eman Rashed, Ketan Gala, Tara Fallah, Therese Bittermann, Nosheen Reza, Teresa Wang, Pavan Atluri, Lee Goldberg, Rhondalyn McLean, Eliot Peyster A heart transplant center experience with basiliximab induction strategies: A double edged sword? , Clin Transplant, 38(4): 2024,e15307


Luise Holzhauser, Nosheen Reza, Jonathan J Edwards, Edo Y Birati, Anjali T Owens, Rhondalyn McLean, Katsuhide Maeda, Matthew J O'Connor, Joseph W Rossano, Antara Mondal, Hannah Katcoff, Jonathan B Edelson Emergency Department Use and Hospital Mortality Among Heart Transplant Recipients in the United States , J Am Heart Assoc ., 13(5): 2024,e032676


Ersilia M DeFilippis, Andriana Nikolova, Luise Holzhauser, Kiran K Khush Understanding and Investigating Sex-Based Differences in Heart Transplantation: A Call to Action , JACC Heart Fail, 11(9): 2023,1181-1188


Luise Holzhauser MD, Ersilia M. DeFilippis MD, Andriana Nikolova MD PhD, Mirnela Byku MD PhD, Johanna P Contreras MD, Teresa De Marco MD, Shelley Hall MD, Kiran K. Khush MD, MAS, Amanda R Vest MBBS MPH The End of Endomyocardial Biopsy? A Practical Guide for Non-Invasive Heart Transplant Rejection Surveillance , JACC Heart Fail, S2213-1779(22): 2023,00643-6


Nosheen Reza , Jonathan J Edwards , Hannah Katcoff , Antara Mondal , Heather Griffis , Joseph W Rossano , Kimberly Y Lin , H Luise Holzhauser , Joyce W Wald , Anjali T Owens , Thomas P Cappola , Edo Y Birati , Jonathan B Edelson Sex Differences in Left Ventricular Assist Device-related Emergency Department Encounters in the United States , J Card Fail, 28(9): 2022,1445-1455


Chung BB, Grinstein JS, Imamura T, Kruse E, Nguyen AB, Narang N, Holzhauser LH, Burkhoff D, Lang RM, Sayer GT, Uriel NY Biventricular Pacing Versus Right Ventricular Pacing in Patients Supported With LVAD , JACC Clin Electrophysiol, 7(8): 2021,1003-1009


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