Overview
Brian Lima is a Thoracic Surgeon in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Lima is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Saddle Pulmonary Embolism, Mediastinitis, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Lima is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 95 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Heart Bypass Surgery.
Insurance
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Locations
1301 Medical Ctr Dr, Nashville, TN 37232
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.
4 Clinical Trials
Saint Thomas Medical Partners
Chandrashekhar Ramaiah is a Thoracic Surgeon in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Ramaiah is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Ramaiah is currently accepting new patients.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Duc Nguyen is a Thoracic Surgeon in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Nguyen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Arterial Embolism, Pleurisy, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG). Dr. Nguyen is currently accepting new patients.
Saint Thomas Medical Partners
Clayton Kaiser is a Thoracic Surgeon and a Vascular Surgeon in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Kaiser is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Kaiser is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Lima isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- Heart TransplantDr. Lima isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- Experienced
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Lima isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Lima isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Lima isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation
- EmbolectomyDr. Lima isExperienced. Learn about Embolectomy.
- GastrostomyDr. Lima isExperienced. Learn about Gastrostomy.