Distinguished in Heart Failure

Dr. Lisa Mendes

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Vanderbilt Heart
1215 21st Ave S # 5, 
Nashville, TN 
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Distinguished in Heart Failure
Vanderbilt Heart
1215 21st Ave S # 5, 
Nashville, TN 
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Overview

Lisa Mendes is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Mendes is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pediatric Myocarditis, Arrhythmias, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 43 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 5 articles in the study of Heart Failure.

Specialties
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in TN
Hospital Affiliations
Williamson Medical Center
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Vanderbilt Heart
1215 21st Ave S # 5, Nashville, TN 37232
Call: 615-555-1212

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


38 Total Publications

2025 ACC/AHA/ASE/ASNC/SCCT/SCMR Advanced Training Statement on Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging: A Report of the ACC Competency Management Committee.
2025 ACC/AHA/ASE/ASNC/SCCT/SCMR Advanced Training Statement on Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging: A Report of the ACC Competency Management Committee.
Journal: Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Published: November 20, 2025
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Nashville, TN 
 (0.1 miles away)
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