Overview
Brian Lima is a Thoracic Surgeon in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Lima is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Saddle Pulmonary Embolism, Mediastinitis, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Lima is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 77 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Cigna
- Friday Health
- UnitedHealthcare
- Oscar
Locations
1301 Medical Ctr Dr, Nashville, TN 37232
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.
4 Clinical Trials
Saint Thomas Medical Partners
Clayton Kaiser is a Thoracic Surgeon and a Vascular Surgeon in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Kaiser is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Kaiser is currently accepting new patients.
Saint Thomas Medical Partners
Chandrashekhar Ramaiah is a Thoracic Surgeon in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Ramaiah is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Infective Endocarditis, Aortic Regurgitation, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Ramaiah is currently accepting new patients.
Saint Thomas Medical Partners
Ward Houck is a Thoracic Surgeon in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Houck is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Hiatal Hernia, Pleurisy, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Houck is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
When evaluating expertise, MediFind pulls from factors such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
To learn more about how MediFind determines the expertise levels, check out our expert tiers page.
- Distinguished
- Cardiogenic Shock
- Heart Transplant
- Experienced
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Arterial Embolism
- Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation
- Embolectomy