Cardiovascular Medicine Clinical Faculty

DIVISION DIRECTOR

Jane Freedman MD

Jane Freedman, MD

Director, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Physician-In-Chief, Vanderbilt Heart & Vascular Institute

Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

SECTION LEADERSHIP

Michael Baker MD

Michael T. Baker, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Director, Anticoagulation

Medical Director, Echocardiography

Colin Barker,MD, MA

Colin Barker, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Director, Interventional & Structural Cardiology

Joshua Beckman MD, MS

Joshua Beckman, MD

Director, Vascular Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Julie Damp MD

Julie B. Damp, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program

Benjamin Frischhertz MD

Benjamin P. Frischhertz, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Gregory Michaud MD

Gregory F. Michaud, MD

Director, Arrhythmia / Electrophysiology

Professor of Medicine

Kelly Schlendorf MD, MHS

Kelly H. Schlendorf, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Director, Heart Failure and Transplant

EXECUTIVE MEDICAL DIRECTOR

Daniel Munoz MD, MPA

Daniel Munoz, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Executive Medical Director and Chief Medical Officer, Vanderbilt Heart & Vascular Institute

Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program

Benjamin Byrd III, MD

Benjamin F. Byrd, III, MD

Professor of Medicine

Frank Fish MD

Frank A. Fish, MD

Professor, Pediatrics

Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellowship Program

Benjamin Frischhertz MD

Benjamin P. Frischhertz, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Robert Piana MD

Robert N. Piana, MD

Professor of Medicine

Adult Congenital Interventional Heart Disease Faculty

Angela Weingarten MD, MSCI

Angela J. Weingarten, MD, MSCI

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Arrhythmia / Electrophysiology Program

Robert Abraham MD

Robert L. Abraham, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Walter Clair MD, MPH

Walter K. Clair, MD

Professor of Medicine

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Program Faculty

Vice Chair for Diversity and Inclusion

George Crossley III, MD

George H. Crossley, III, MD

Professor of Medicine

Medical Director, Electrophysiology Lab

Medical Director, Cardiac Research Enterprise

Christopher Ellis MD, FACC

Christopher R.. Ellis, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

JC Estrada MD

Juan Carlos Estrada, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Arvindh Kanagasundram MD

Arvindh N. Kanagasundram, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Fellowship Director, Electrophysiology

Gregory Michaud MD

Gregory F. Michaud, MD

Director, Arrhythmia / Electrophysiology

Professor of Medicine

Jay Montgomery MD

Jay A. Montgomery, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Associate Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Program

Kathy Murray MD

Katherine T. Murray, MD

Professor of Medicine, Divisions of Clinical Pharmacology and Cardiology

Travis Richardson MD

Travis D. Richardson, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Dan M. Roden MDCM

Dan Mark Roden, MD

Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, and Biomedical Informatics

Director, Oates Institute for Experimental Therapeutics

Senior Vice President for Personalized Medicine

Pablo Saavedra MD

Pablo J. Saavedra, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Sharon Shen MD

Sharon T. Shen, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Benjamin Shoemaker MD, MSCI

Benjamin Shoemaker, MD, MSCI

Assistant Professor of Medicine

William G. Stevenson, MD

William G. Stevenson, MD

Professor of Medicine

Cardio-Oncology Program

Eiman Jahangir MD, MPH

Eiman Jahangir, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Medicine

David Slosky MD

David A. Slosky, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Advanced Heart Failure Program

Vineet Agrawal MD, PhD

Vineet Agrawal, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Marshall Brinkley MD

Marshall Brinkley, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Rebecca Hung MD, PhD

Rebecca R. Hung, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

JoAnn Lindenfeld MD, FHSA

JoAnn Lindenfeld, MD

Professor of Medicine

Jonathan Menachem MD

Jonathan N. Menachem, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Allen Naftilan MD, PhD

Allen J. Naftilan, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Henry Ooi MBBCh, MRCPI

Henry H. Ooi, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Diversity Liaison

Dawn Pedrotty MD, PhD

Dawn Pedrotty, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Mamatha Pinninti MBBS

Mamatha Pinninti, MBBS

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Lynn Punnoose MD

Lynn R. Punnoose, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Associate Director, Vanderbilt Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Fellowship Program

Aniket Rali MD

Aniket Rali, MD

Assistant Professor, Heart Failure

Suzanne Sacks MD, MS

Suzanne Brown B. Sacks, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Kelly Schlendorf MD, MHS

Kelly H. Schlendorf, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Director, Heart Failure and Transplant

Ravi Shah MD

Ravi Shah, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Hasan Siddiqi MD, MS

Hasan Siddiqi, MD

Lynne Stevenson MD

Lynne W. Stevenson, MD

Professor of Medicine

Fellowship Director, Heart Failure

Mark Wigger MD

Mark A. Wigger, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Sandip Zalawadiya MBBS

Sandip K. Zalawadiya, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

General Cardiology Program

Matt Alexander MD, PhD

Matt Alexander, MD, PhD

Justin Bachmann MD

Justin M. Bachmann, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Michael Baker MD

Michael T. Baker, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Director, Anticoagulation

Medical Director, Echocardiography

Susan Bell MBBS, MSCI

Susan P. Bell, MBBS

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Vanderbilt Heart One Hundred Oaks

Vanderbilt Center for Quality Aging

Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE) Unit, 7 Round Wing

Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center

Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program Faculty

Evan Brittain MD, MSCI

Evan L. Brittain, MD, MSCI

Associate Professor of Medicine

Jonathan Brown MD

Jonathan D. Brown, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

W Barton Campbell MD

W Barton Campbell, MD

Professor of Medicine

Geoffrey Chidsey MD

Geoffrey Chidsey, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Andre Churchwell MD

Andre Lemont. Churchwell, MD

Levi Watkins Jr., M.D. Chair

Professor of Medicine

Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Diversity Liaisons

Julie Damp MD

Julie B. Damp, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program

Giovanni Davogustto MD

Giovanni E. Davogustto, MD

Instructor in Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Andrew DeFilippis MD, MSc

Andrew DeFilippis, MD, MSc

Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine

Medical Director, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit

Jeffrey Dendy MD

Jeffrey M. Dendy, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Christopher Scott English MD

Christopher Scott English, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Mark Glazer MD

Mark D. Glazer, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Diversity Liaison

Holly Gonzales MD

Holly M. Gonzales, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Shawn Gregory MD

Shawn A. Gregory, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Deepak Gupta MD, MSCI

Deepak K. Gupta, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

David Hansen MD

David E. Hansen, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Medical Director, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular (Lebanon, TN)

David Harrison MD, FACC, FAHA

David G. Harrison, MD

Director, Division of Clinical Pharmacology

Professor, Department of Medicine

Betty and Jack Bailey Chair in Cardiology

Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

Rob Reid Hood MD

Rob Reid Hood, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Director, One Hundred Oaks Associate Chief Medical Officer, Vanderbilt Medical Group

Xiangke Huang MD

Xiangke Huang, MBBS, MS

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Sean Hughes MD

Sean G. Hughes, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Medical Director, MRI

Steven Humphrey MD

Steven Humphrey, MD

Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine

Waleed Irani MD

Waleed N. Irani, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Director, Medical Center East Outpatient Clinic

Henry Jennings III, MD

Henry S. Jennings, III, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Kathleen Kearney-Gray MD

Kathleen R. Kearney-Gray, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Marvin Kronenberg MD

Marvin W. Kronenberg, MD

Professor of Medicine

Brian Lindman MD, MSCI

Brian R. Lindman, MD, MSCI

Medical Director, Structural Heart and Valve Center

Associate Professor of Medicine

Meenakshi Madhur MD, PhD

Meenakshi Madhur, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Ravinder Reddy Manda MD

Ravinder Reddy Manda, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Lisa Mendes MD

Lisa A. Mendes, MD

Director, Schaffner Society

Diversity Liaison

David Meoli MD, PhD

David F. Meoli, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Ken Monahan MD, MS

Ken J. Monahan, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

James Muldowney III, MD

James A. Muldowney, III, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Daniel Munoz MD, MPA

Daniel Munoz, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Executive Medical Director and Chief Medical Officer, Vanderbilt Heart & Vascular Institute

Young-Jae Nam MD, PhD

Young-Jae Nam, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Henry Okafor MD

Henry E. Okafor, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

David Patrick MD, PhD

David Patrick, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Joel Phares MD

Joel M. Phares, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Nagendra Ramanna MD, MBBS

Nagendra Ramanna, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Raphael See MD

Raphael See, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Wenliang Song MD, MTR, FNLA

Wenliang Song, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Janice Vinson MD

Janice M. Vinson, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Quinn Wells MD, PharmD, MSCI

Quinn S. Wells, MD, PharmD, MSCI

Associate Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Informatics, and Pharmacology

Kevin Young MD

Kevin M. Young, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Interventional Cardiology Program

Ahmad Abu-Halimah MD

Ahmad J. Abu-Halimah, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Brent Anderson MD

Brent C. Anderson, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Ahmad Arham MD

Ahmad Z. Arham, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Jayant Bagai MD

Jayant Bagai, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Colin Barker,MD, MA

Colin Barker, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Director, Interventional & Structural Cardiology

Matthews Chacko MD

Matthews Chacko, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Director of Peripheral Vascular Interventions

David Dantzler Jr., MD

David M. Dantzler, Jr, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Temujin Dinaram MD

Temujin Dinaram, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Pete Fong MD

Pete P. Fong, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical Director, Cardiology Inpatient Step Down Units

Kashish Goel, M.B.B.S.

Kashish Goel, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Amit Keswani MD

Amit N. Keswani, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Murali Kolli MD

Murali K. Kolli, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Brian Long MD

Brian R. Long, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Angela Lowenstern MD

Angela Lowenstern, MD

Assistant Professor, Interventional Cardiology

Kevin Maquiling MD, FACC, FSCAI

Kevin M. Maquiling, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

FACC - Fellow of the American College of Cardiology

Medical Director,, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular (Columbia, TN)

FSCAI - Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography

John McPherson MD

John A. McPherson, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Vice Chair for Education

Director, Residency Program

Drs. Sol and Marvin Rosenblum Chair in Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Diversity Liaisons

Jared O Leary MD

Jared M. O Leary, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Associate Program Director, Interventional Cardiology

Medical Director for Quality, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute

Robert Piana MD

Robert N. Piana, MD

Professor of Medicine

Adult Congenital Interventional Heart Disease Faculty

Thomas Richardson MD

Thomas R. Richardson, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Joseph Salloum MD

Joseph G. Salloum, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

David Slosky MD

David A. Slosky, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Prevention and Lipid Management Program

Sharmin Basher MD

Sharmin Basher, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Amanda Doran MD, PhD

Amanda C. Doran, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation (VI4), Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

MacRae Linton MD

MacRae F. Linton, MD

Dr. Stephen J. Schillig, Jr. and Mary Schillig Chair in Medicine

Director, Prevention and Lipid Management Program

Professor of Medicine

Professor of Pharmacology

Vascular Medicine Program

Aaron Aday MD, MS

Aaron Aday, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Joshua Beckman MD, MS

Joshua Beckman, MD

Director, Vascular Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Soo Hyun (Esther) Kim MD, MPH, RPVI

Soo Hyun (Esther) Kim, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Medicine

Medical Director, Vascular Labs

Assistants in Medicine

Rachel Allison MSN, ACNP-BC

Rachel K. Allison, RN, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Katherine Anderson MS, CSG

Katherine Anderson, MSc

Assistant in Medicine

Whitney Anderson MSN, ACNP-BC

Whitney M. Bratcher, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Alyssa Bartok MSN, AGNP-BC

Alyssa Bartok, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Ashley Blye MSN, AGNP-BC

Ashley C. Blye, RN, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Madeline Crego MSN, AGNP-BC

Madeline G. Crego, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Cindy DeSio MSN, ACNP-BC

Cindy A. DeSio, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

April Edwards MSN, ACNP-BC, CCTN

April S. Edwards, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Ryan Gant MSN, AGNP-BC

Ryan A. Gant, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Donnalita Harmon MSN, ACNP-BC

Donnalita B. Harmon, RN, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Deborah Harrington MSN, AGNP-BC

Deborah R. Harrington, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Amy Howard, MSN

Amy Howard, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Jennifer Koonce MSN, ACNP-BC

Jennifer H. Koonce, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Christi Locklear MSN, ACNP-BC

Christi M. Locklear, RN, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Melissa Long MSN, FNP-BC

Melissa Long, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Ashley Lord MSN, ACNP-BC

Ashley J. Lord, RN, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Jamie Lowe McCord MSN, ANP-BC

Jamie Lowe McCord, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Beth Meador MSN, CNS

Beth P. Meador, RN, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Alexandra Moran MSN, AGNP-BC

Alexandra M. Moran, DNP

Assistant in Medicine

Margaret Morrison MSN

Margaret A. Chotard, DNP, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Deborah Payne MSN, ACNP-BC

Deborah M. Payne, RN, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Director of Advanced Practice

Jennifer Pendergrast MSN, ANP-BC

Jennifer L. Pendergrast, RN, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Holly Pierce MSN, ANP-BC

Holly R. Pierce, RN, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Ashlee Piercey, MSN

Ashlee Piercey, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Rachel Schreier MSN, ACNP-BC

Rachel L. Schreier, RN, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

John Schuerlein MS, PA-C

John Schuerlein, MS

Assistant in Medicine

Angelique Shapman MSN, ACNP-BC

Angelique M. Shapman, RN, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Barbara Simpson MSN, ACNP-BC

Barbara C. Simpson, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Teresa Simpson MSN, ACNP-BC

Teresa L. Carroll, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Douglas West MSN

Douglas C. West, RN, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Leah Whiteman MSN, ANP-BC, CCRN

Amanda L. Baker, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Alexandria Wilson MSN, AGNP-BC

Alexandria M. Wilson, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Meghann Wilson, MSN

Meghann D. Wilson, MSN

Assistant in Medicine

Molly Woods MSN, ACNP-BC

Molly Woods, MSN

Assistant in Medicine