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Distinguished in Heart Transplant

Dr. David Bearl

Pediatric Cardiology
Vanderbilt Pediatric Heart Institute
2200 Childrens Way # 5, 
Nashville, TN 
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Distinguished in Heart Transplant
Vanderbilt Pediatric Heart Institute
2200 Childrens Way # 5, 
Nashville, TN 
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Overview

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.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 51 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 37 articles in the study of Heart Transplant.

Specialties
Pediatric Cardiology
Licenses
Pediatric Cardiology in TN
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Vanderbilt Pediatric Heart Institute
2200 Childrens Way # 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.


51 Total Publications

Antibody-independent microvascular inflammation impacts long-term risk in heart transplantation.
Antibody-independent microvascular inflammation impacts long-term risk in heart transplantation.
Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Published: August 06, 2025
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615-555-1212
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