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Ashish S. Shah MD

Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Surgical Director, Heart Transplant Program, and Alfred Blalock Endowed Director and Chair, Department of Cardiac Surgery
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  • 156 ratings
  • 16 comments
Insurance Plans Accepted

Areas of Expertise

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    Aortic Center
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    Cardiac Surgery
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    Cardiac Tumors
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    Cardiac Valve Disease
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    Heart Assist Devices
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    Heart Valve Center
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    Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy & Inherited Disease
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    Pulmonary Endarterectomy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Conditions and Treatments

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    Cardiac Surgery
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    Heart Assist Devices
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    Pulmonary Endarterectomy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Locations

Vanderbilt Heart
1215 21st Avenue South, 5th Floor
Nashville, TN 37232
Vanderbilt Heart Transplant
1215 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37232

Languages

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    English

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - University of Pittsburgh, 1995
  • Internship - Duke University Health System, 1996
  • Research Fellowship - Duke University Health System, 1999
  • Residency - Duke University Health System, 2002
  • Residency - Duke University Health System, 2005

Board Certifications

  • Thoracic Surgery - American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2007

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Patient Comments

Patient Comments are gathered from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey and displayed in full. Patients are not identified in order to respect patient privacy.
Dr Shah was patient, considerate and informative
February 26, 2023
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Couldn't have been better! Thank you Doctor!!!
February 7, 2023
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I would highly recommend Dr. Shah's staff.
January 28, 2023
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Would recommend *Dr. Shah to anyone.Best experience I have had with Vanderbilt Heart Physician.
January 26, 2023
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Excellent care provided.
January 13, 2023
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Grateful.
December 15, 2022
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Excellent - caring, efficient, took time!
November 30, 2022
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I immediately had confidence in him. He was also very informative. He was kind and concerned. Very important to me at this time.
September 22, 2022
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*Dr. Shah & his nurse practitioner were fantastic! From the first moment I felt that I could not have been in better hands!
July 28, 2022
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