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Throughout his career, Dr. Macoviak wrote and contributed to articles, research projects, and publications on the topics of heart health and wellness. John Macoviak MD first gained recognition as the first and sole cardiac specialist in Washington, D.C., where he performed not only the very first heart transplant in the area but the next 30 as well. Dr. Macoviak was the Executive Director and an initial founder of the Washington, D.C. Heart Transplant Consortium a group of hospitals in Washington, D.C. area on staff for which he served as their lead heart transplant surgeon. Those hospitals included three academic hospitals, including Georgetown University Medical Center, George Washington University Medical Center, Howard University Medical Center. There were three non-academic hospitals in the consortium as well, including Children’s National Medical Center, Washington Hospital Center and the Fairfax Hospital in Virginia.