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Dr. Dawn Pedrotty

Cardiology
Vanderbilt Heart
1215 21st Ave S # 5, 
Nashville, TN 
Offers Telehealth

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

Dawn Pedrotty is a Cardiologist in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Pedrotty is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Sarcoidosis, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Ventricular Tachycardia, and Heart Transplant.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 27 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 10 articles in the study of Heart Transplant.

Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in TN
Hospital Affiliations
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Cigna
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Farm Bureau Health Plans
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Managed Medicaid
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TeamCare
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Wellcare
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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.


27 Total Publications

Rapid Recovery of Donor Hearts for Transplantation after Circulatory Death.
Rapid Recovery of Donor Hearts for Transplantation after Circulatory Death.
Journal: The New England journal of medicine
Published: July 17, 2025
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center

1301 22nd Ave S, 
Nashville, TN 
 (0.1 miles away)
615-322-3000
Languages Spoken:
English
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Kelly Schlendorf is a Cardiologist and a Transplant Surgeon in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Schlendorf is rated as a Distinguished 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.

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center

719 Thompson Ln, 
Nashville, TN 
 (3.0 miles away)
615-322-3000
Languages Spoken:
English, Hindi
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Offers Telehealth

Sandip Zalawadiya is a Cardiologist and an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Zalawadiya is rated as a Distinguished 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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Office

1215 21st Ave S Ste 5209, 
Nashville, TN 
 (2.1 miles away)
615-322-2318
Languages Spoken:
English
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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).

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