The 20 Best Patent Foramen Ovale Doctors Near Me in Nashville, TN

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 42 doctor with experience in Patent Foramen Ovale near Nashville, TN. Of these, 33 are Experienced, 8 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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42 providers found
    Distinguished in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Cardiology
    Distinguished in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Cardiology

    Vanderbilt Heart

    1215 21st Ave S # 5, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Robert Piana is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Piana is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Patent Foramen Ovale, Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Apoplexy, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Cardiac Ablation.

    Advanced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
    Advanced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

    Vanderbilt Heart

    1215 21st Ave S # 5, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Lisa Mendes is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Mendes is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. She is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Pediatric Myocarditis, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

    Advanced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Interventional Cardiology
    Advanced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Interventional Cardiology

    Vanderbilt Heart

    1215 21st Ave S # 5, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Baker is an Interventional Cardiologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Baker is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Regurgitation, Pediatric Myocarditis, Atrial Fibrillation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, and Endoscopy.

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    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale

    Vanderbilt Heart

    1215 21st Ave S # 5, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Benjamin Frischhertz is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Frischhertz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Atrioventricular Septal Defect, Endocardial Cushion Defect, Partial Atrioventricular Canal, Heart Transplant, and Stent Placement.

    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale

    Vanderbilt Heart

    1215 21st Ave S # 5, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jeffrey Dendy is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Dendy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Atrial Fibrillation, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Angina, and Heart Transplant.

    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Interventional Cardiology
    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Interventional Cardiology

    Ascension Saint Thomas Heart Midtown

    301 21st Ave N # 100, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Miller is an Interventional Cardiologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Miller is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Angina, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, and Atrial Fibrillation.

    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Cardiology
    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Cardiology

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    1301 Medical Center Dr, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Deepak Gupta is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, and Constrictive Pericarditis.

    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Cardiology
    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Cardiology

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    1211 Medical Center Dr, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jayant Bagai is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Bagai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Attack, Cardiogenic Shock, Apoplexy, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Bypass Surgery.

    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale

    Tennessee Valley Hcs-Nashville And Murfreesboro

    1310 24th Ave S, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Joseph Salloum is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Salloum is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. His clinical expertise encompasses Angina, Heart Attack, Apoplexy, and Arterial Embolism.

    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale

    Office

    719 Thompson Ln, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kathryn Lindley is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Lindley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. She is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD), Hypertension, and Heart Failure.

    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Interventional Cardiology
    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Interventional Cardiology

    Vanderbilt Heart One Hundred Oaks

    719 Thompson Ln Ste 22100, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (3.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Sharmin Basher is an Interventional Cardiologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Basher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Atrial Fibrillation, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, and Angina.

    Advanced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Interventional Cardiology
    Advanced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Interventional Cardiology

    Vanderbilt Heart

    1215 21st Ave S # 5, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Waleed Irani is an Interventional Cardiologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Irani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. He is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Patent Foramen Ovale Repair, and Pacemaker Implantation.

    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Interventional Cardiology
    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Interventional Cardiology

    Vanderbilt Heart

    1215 21st Ave S # 5, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Geoffrey Chidsey is an Interventional Cardiologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Chidsey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. He is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Ectopic Heartbeat, Arrhythmias, Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia, Pacemaker Implantation, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

    Advanced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Cardiology
    Advanced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Cardiology

    Centennial Heart

    2400 Patterson St Ste 502, 
    Nashville,, TN 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Parag Patel is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Nashville,, Tennessee. Dr. Patel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. He is also highly rated in 31 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Regurgitation, Pediatric Myocarditis, Necrosis, Vasculitis, and Cardiac Ablation.

    Advanced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Interventional Cardiology
    Advanced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Interventional Cardiology

    Vanderbilt Heart One Hundred Oaks

    719 Thompson Ln Ste 22100, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (3.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Raphael See is an Interventional Cardiologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. See is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. He is also highly rated in 23 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pediatric Myocarditis, Arrhythmias, Angina, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

    Advanced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Interventional Cardiology
    Advanced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Interventional Cardiology

    Ascension Saint Thomas Heart West

    4230 Harding Pike Ste 330, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (6.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Mark Stankewicz is an Interventional Cardiologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Stankewicz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Coronary Heart Disease, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Necrosis, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Interventional Cardiology
    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Interventional Cardiology

    Vanderbilt Heart

    1215 21st Ave S # 5, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kenneth Monahan is an Interventional Cardiologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Monahan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Regurgitation, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Pediatric Myocarditis, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale

    Vanderbilt Heart

    1215 21st Ave S # 5, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Benjamin Byrd is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Byrd is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Arachnodactyly, Marfan Syndrome, Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly, Double Inlet Left Ventricle, and Cardiac Ablation.

    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Cardiology
    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Cardiology

    Vanderbilt Heart

    1215 21st Ave S # 5, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kashish Goel is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Goel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. He is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Sengers Syndrome, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Interventional Cardiology
    Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale
    Interventional Cardiology

    Vanderbilt Heart

    1215 21st Ave S # 5, 
    Nashville, TN 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Shawn Gregory is an Interventional Cardiologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Gregory is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Ectopic Heartbeat, Pediatric Myocarditis, Atrial Fibrillation, and Coronary Artery Aneurysm.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Patent Foramen Ovale?

    Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a hole between the left and right atria (upper chambers) of the heart. This hole exists in everyone before birth, but most often closes shortly after being born. PFO is what the hole is called when it fails to close naturally after a baby is born.

    When should I see a Patent Foramen Ovale doctor near Nashville, TN?

    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 Patent Foramen Ovale doctor near Nashville, TN?

    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 Patent Foramen Ovale doctors near Nashville, TN?

    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 Patent Foramen Ovale doctors near Nashville, TN?

    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 Patent Foramen Ovale doctor near Nashville, TN?

    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 Patent Foramen Ovale doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Patent Foramen Ovale 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 Patent Foramen Ovale doctor near Nashville, TN?

    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 Patent Foramen Ovale 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 Patent Foramen Ovale 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 Patent Foramen Ovale doctors near Nashville, TN?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Patent Foramen Ovale 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 Patent Foramen Ovale doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Patent Foramen Ovale 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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