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Experienced in Heart Transplant

Dr. Jeffrey Dendy

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

Jeffrey Dendy is a Cardiologist in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Dendy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Angina, and Heart Transplant.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 19 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Heart Transplant.

Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in TN
Hospital Affiliations
Baptist Health Paducah
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Anthem
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
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CareFirst
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Cigna
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Devoted Health
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Farm Bureau Health Plans
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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.


19 Total Publications

The Therapeutic Impact of Genetic Evaluation in an Atrial Fibrillation Precision Medicine Clinic.
The Therapeutic Impact of Genetic Evaluation in an Atrial Fibrillation Precision Medicine Clinic.
Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Published: April 08, 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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Vanderbilt University Medical Center

719 Thompson Ln, 
Nashville, TN 
 (3.1 miles away)
615-322-3000
Languages Spoken:
English, Hindi
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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 
 (2.0 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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    • Distinguished
    • Atrial Fibrillation
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    • Angina
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    • Atherosclerosis
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    • Cardiomyopathy
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    • Coronary Heart Disease
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    • Heart Failure
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    • Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
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    • Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency
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    • Aortic Regurgitation
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    • Arrhythmias
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    • Arterial Embolism
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