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Heart Failure Specialists in Nashville, TN

19 verified specialists treating heart failure are listed for Nashville, Tennessee. Profiles cover focus areas including Pediatric Cardiology, Cardiac Critical Care, and Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant. Common hospital affiliations include Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Frank Fish

Frank Fish, MD

Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Professor of Medicine, and Director, Pediatric Electrophysiology Laboratory

Pediatrics

Nashville, TN30+ years
Pediatric Cardiology
Ann Kavanaugh-Mchugh

Ann Kavanaugh-Mchugh, MD

Professor of Pediatrics; Director, Fetal Cardiology Program

Pediatrics

Nashville, TN
Pediatric Cardiology
Johann Brandes

Johann Brandes, MD, PHD

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine

Cardiology

Nashville, TN20+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Hasan Siddiqi

Hasan Siddiqi, MD, MSCR

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Cardiology

Nashville, TN10+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Margaret Salisbury

Margaret Salisbury, M.D.

Director, Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis Program; Assistant Professor of Medicine

Pulmonology

Nashville, TN15+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Erin Wilfong

Erin Wilfong, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology

Cardiology

Nashville, TN15+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
William Lawson

William Lawson, M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Section Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Cardiology

Nashville, TN30+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Jonathan Casey

Jonathan Casey, M.D.

Director, Coordinating Center for the Pragmatic Critical Care Research Group

Cardiology

Nashville, TN15+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Ciara Shaver

Ciara Shaver, MD, PHD

Associate Director, Center for Transplant Science

Pulmonology

Nashville, TN15+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Carla Sevin

Carla Sevin, MD

Director, Pulmonary Patient Care Center and ICU Recovery Center

Pulmonology

Nashville, TN20+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Vineet Agrawal

Vineet Agrawal, MD, PHD

Director, Invasive Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Laboratory

Cardiology

Nashville, TN10+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Lorraine Ware

Lorraine Ware, MD

Professor of Medicine and Professor of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology

Cardiology

Nashville, TN30+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Matthew Semler

Matthew Semler, M.D., M.S.C.I.

Cardiology

Nashville, TN15+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Michael Lester

Michael Lester, MD

Cardiology

Nashville, TN10+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Kelly Carden

Kelly Carden, MD

Sleep Medicine Specialist

Pulmonology

Nashville, TN30+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Vern Kerchberger

Vern Kerchberger, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics

Pulmonology

Nashville, TN10+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Stephanie Norfolk

Stephanie Norfolk, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Pulmonology

Nashville, TN20+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Mark Peacock

Mark Peacock, MD

Cardiology

Nashville, TN30+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Douglas Brinkley

Douglas Brinkley, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Cardiology

Nashville, TN15+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is this list of heart failure specialists in Nashville built?
This page includes physicians in Convene Health's public directory whose profile lists Heart Failure as a clinical focus area and whose practice city is Nashville, Tennessee. Providers are ordered by composite score (research output, peer recognition, frequency of care, and outcomes signals).
What should I look for when choosing a heart failure specialist?
Start with clinical fit. Specialists on this page include focus areas like Pediatric Cardiology, Cardiac Critical Care, and Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant. Then compare credentials, hospital affiliations, years of experience, and how the profile describes their approach to heart failure.
Are these heart failure specialists accepting new patients in Nashville?
Profile detail on availability and accepted insurance varies. Open a specific provider profile to see what they've published about new-patient access, insurance accepted, and typical wait times.
What is Heart Failure?
Heart Failure is a clinical focus area covered by the specialists listed here. Each provider profile describes their training, sub-specialties, and the conditions they regularly treat — open a profile for the most authoritative description of how that specific physician approaches heart failure care.