
Bruno Lima MD PhD
Cardiothoracic Imaging, Non-Invasive Cardiology
Advanced Multimodality Imaging Cardiologist
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3601 21st Ave SNashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-3000
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Summary
- Dr. Bruno Lima is a cardiologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with Brigham & Women's Hospital-Harvard Medical School. He received his dual MD-PhD degree from Universidade Federal do Ceara Fortaleza, CE, Brazil, then completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA and a cardiovascular disease fellowship at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Currently, he is a Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Disease Imaging Fellow at the Brigham and Women's Hospital-Harvard Medical School. He also speaks multiple languages, including Portuguese, French, and Spanish. He is experienced in general cardiology, hypertension, coronary artery disease, cardiac imaging.
Education & Training
- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Advanced Cardiac Imaging, 2021 - 2023
- Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2017 - 2021
- UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 2014 - 2017
- Federal University of Ceara Faculty of MedicineClass of 2014, MD PhD, Magna cum Laude
Certifications & Licensure
- TN State Medical License 2023 - 2027
- MA State Medical License 2021 - 2024
- GA State Medical License 2017 - 2020
- PA State Medical License 2014 - 2017
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- ACC Heart Tank (one of 3 finalists) American College of Cardiology, 2021
- ACC.19 Clinical Young Investigator Award (Finalist) American College of Cardiology, 2019
- APS - Young Investigator Award American Psychosomatic Society, 2018
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- How to prepare patients for fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography myocardial viability assessment.Bruno B Lima, Marvin W Kronenberg, Chloe M Carr, Jessica Duran, Panithaya Chareonthaitawee
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. 2025-09-02 - Photon-counting CT: seeing the heart in a whole new light.Bruno Lima, Tuna Ustunkaya
Heart. 2025-06-10 - Highlights of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2025 conference: Leading the way to accessible, efficient, and sustainable cardiovascular magnetic reso...Claudia Prieto, Bradley D Allen, Clerio F Azevedo, Bruno Bezerra Lima, Christopher Z Lam
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 2025-05-23
Journal Articles
- Use of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin for the Exclusion of Inducible Myocardial Ischemia: A Cohort StudyMuhammad Hammadah, Bruno B Lima, Amit J Shah, J Douglas Bremner, Pratik Sandesara, Laurence S Sperling, David S Sheps, Kobina Wilmot, Arshed A Quyyumi, Ronnie Ramadan,..., Annals of Internal Medicine
Press Mentions
- Number of COVID-19 Patients in French Intensive Care Falls AgainApril 17th, 2021
- Elevated Troponin After Exercise Refines Cardiac Risk PredictionSeptember 23rd, 2020
- Stress-Induced Blood Vessel Problems Linked to Poorer CVD OutcomesSeptember 12th, 2019
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Other Languages
- Portuguese, French, Spanish
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