The 20 Best Heart Transplant Doctors in Tennessee, US

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The 20 Best Heart Transplant Doctors in Tennessee, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 75 doctor with experience in Heart Transplant near Tennessee, US. Of these, 40 are Experienced, 18 are Advanced, 13 are Distinguished and 4 are Elite.

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    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Vanderbilt University

    2200 Childrens Way, 
    Nashville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Justin Godown is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Godown is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Pediatric Myocarditis, Heart Failure, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), and Heart Transplant.

    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Cardiology | Transplant Surgery | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Cardiology | Transplant Surgery | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    1301 22nd Ave S, 
    Nashville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Kelly Schlendorf is a Cardiologist and a Transplant Surgeon in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Schlendorf is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Hepatitis C, Heart Transplant, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Schlendorf is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Cardiology | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Nuclear Medicine
    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Cardiology | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Nuclear Medicine

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    719 Thompson Ln, 
    Nashville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Sandip Zalawadiya is a Cardiologist and an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Zalawadiya is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Arrhythmias, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Heart Transplant, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Zalawadiya is currently accepting new patients.

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    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology
    Elite in Heart Transplant
    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    1301 22nd Ave S, 
    Nashville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Jonathan Menachem is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Menachem is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis, Cor Triatriatum, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Menachem is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Vanderbilt Heart Transplant

    1215 21st Ave S, 
    Nashville,, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Debra Dodd is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Nashville,, Tennessee. Dr. Dodd is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Pediatric Myocarditis, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), and Heart Transplant.

    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Vanderbilt Pediatric Heart Institute

    2200 Childrens Way # 5, 
    Nashville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Bearl is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Bearl is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), and Heart Transplant.

    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Vanderbilt Pediatric Heart Institute

    2200 Childrens Way # 5, 
    Nashville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jonathan Soslow is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Soslow is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Cardiomyopathy, Pediatric Myocarditis, and Heart Transplant.

    Joann Lindenfeld
    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Distinguished in Heart Transplant

    Office

    1215 21st Ave S Ste 5209, 
    Nashville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Joann Lindenfeld is a Cardiologist in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Lindenfeld is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Heart Transplant, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

    John M. Craig
    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    Thoracic Surgery
    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    Thoracic Surgery

    The Chattanooga Heart Institute - Cardiothoracic Surgery

    2525 De Sales Ave, Suite 1009, 
    Chattanooga, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Dr. Craig completed his fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Harvard Medical School, training at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital. Previously he completed a fellowship in vascular and endovascular surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis where he also completed his general surgery residency and received his medical degree. He completed his undergraduate education at Southern Adventist University in Chattanooga, TN. Dr. Craig previously served as the surgical director of cardiac transplantation and mechanical circulatory support at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. He is board certified in cardiothoracic surgery and vascular surgery. Dr. Craig is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Arterial Embolism, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Patent Foramen Ovale Repair.

    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

    Vanderbilt Heart

    1215 21st Ave S # 5, 
    Nashville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Mark Wigger is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Wigger is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Renovascular Hypertension, Heart Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Thoracic Surgery
    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Thoracic Surgery

    Vanderbilt Heart And Vascular Institute

    1215 21st Ave S Ste 5025, 
    Nashville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Brian Lima is a Thoracic Surgeon in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Lima is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Saddle Pulmonary Embolism, Mediastinitis, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Distinguished in Heart Transplant

    Vanderbilt Heart

    1215 21st Ave S # 5, 
    Nashville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Lynn Punnoose is a Cardiologist in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Punnoose is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pediatric Myocarditis, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation.

    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Cardiology | Intensive Care Medicine
    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Cardiology | Intensive Care Medicine

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    1301 22nd Ave S, 
    Nashville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Aniket Rali is a Cardiologist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Rali is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Myocarditis, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Rali is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Cardiology | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Cardiology | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    719 Thompson Ln, 
    Nashville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Douglas Brinkley is a Cardiologist and an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Brinkley is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), and Heart Transplant. Dr. Brinkley is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Thoracic Surgery
    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Thoracic Surgery

    Vanderbilt Heart

    1215 21st Ave S # 5, 
    Nashville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    John Trahanas is a Thoracic Surgeon in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Trahanas is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aberrant Subclavian Artery, Endocarditis, Heart Transplant, and Lung Transplant.

    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Internal Medicine
    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Internal Medicine

    Vanderbilt Heart

    1215 21st Ave S # 5, 
    Nashville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Hasan Siddiqi is an Internal Medicine provider in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Siddiqi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Marfan Syndrome, Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Transplant, and Tissue Biopsy.

    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Transplant Surgery
    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Transplant Surgery
    7794 Kings College Ave Apt 421, 
    Germantown, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Martin Strueber is a Transplant Surgeon in Germantown, Tennessee. Dr. Strueber is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Fibrosis, Lung Transplant, and Heart Transplant.

    Distinguished in Heart Transplant
    Distinguished in Heart Transplant

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    1301 Medical Ctr Dr, 
    Nashville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Telugu
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Kaushik Amancherla is a Cardiologist in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Amancherla is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Giant Cell Myocarditis, Myocarditis, Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Transplant, and Craniectomy. Dr. Amancherla is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

    Vanderbilt Heart

    1215 21st Ave S # 5, 
    Nashville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Suzanne Sacks is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Sacks is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Pediatric Myocarditis, Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation.

    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Advanced in Heart Transplant
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

    848 Adams Ave, 
    Memphis,, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Bret Mettler is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Memphis,, Tennessee. Dr. Mettler is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Transposition of the Great Arteries, and Heart Transplant.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Heart Transplant?

    A heart transplant is surgery to remove a damaged or diseased heart and replace it with a healthy donor heart.

    When should I see a Heart Transplant doctor in Tennessee, US?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Heart Transplant doctor in Tennessee, US?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Heart Transplant doctors in Tennessee, US?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Heart Transplant doctors in Tennessee, US?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Heart Transplant doctor in Tennessee, US?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Heart Transplant doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Heart Transplant doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Heart Transplant doctor in Tennessee, US?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Heart Transplant doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Heart Transplant doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Heart Transplant doctors in Tennessee, US?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Heart Transplant doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Heart Transplant doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Heart Transplant doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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